Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 149 Document Number: C23929
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Via The Hoot, Media Foundation, New Delhi, India. Reprinted from the Hindu, December 19, 2004. 3 pages., "The rural news network is live and well." Two newspapers compete in starting local editions, using stringers. Article describes the careers and activities of these rural reporters.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C22983
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Pages 57-63 in V.S. Gupta, Rural press: problems and prospects. Press Institute of India, New Delhi. 78 pages., Reports that there are about 250 farm periodicals published in India, of which about 190 are in Hindi and other regional languages. About 8,000 small newspapers operating in and for the countryside. "Although there are 21 agricultural universities and 33 research institutes of the ICAR, there seems to be a near absence of concern for using farm periodicals as media for transfer for technology."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36952
Notes:
Posted at http://leisaindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/PLDP-FINAL-PDF-medium.pdf, Pages 22-26 in Strengthening people-led development: a joint effort of local communities, NGOs and donors to redefine participation. 56 pages.
Yongling, Zhong (author), Riggs, Michael (author), Heller, Nathaniel (author), and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2005-11
Published:
China
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: C26294
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8 pages., Case study of a government-supported information service center, called "Service Station," that provides (and gathers) information from farmers at county, township and village levels. Uses electronic and other channels.
Bangladesh: Council on Library and Information Resources, Washington, D.C.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C24688
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14 pages., Describes activities of a recipient of the 2005 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Access to Learning Award. Shidhulai is a village in one of the country's flood-prone areas. Using specialized, indigenous boats, the villagers employed cellular technology and solar power to provide Internet access and online training to thousands of rural residents.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 10 Document Number: B01366
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AgComm Teaching, Ithaca New York: Department of Extension Teaching and Information, New York State Colleges of Agriculture and Home Economics at Cornell University. 43pp (ETT Seres No. 2)
Mexico: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Participation Programme
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 135 Document Number: C20631
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Burton Swanson Collection, 116 pages, Partcipation, Report no. 85.2, Translated from the original Spanish text "Estado y Ejido en Mexico : el caso del Credito Rural en La Laguna"
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36953
Notes:
Posted at http://leisaindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/PLDP-FINAL-PDF-medium.pdf, Pages 27-30 in Strengthening people-led development: a joint effort of local communities, NGOs and donors to redefine participation. 56 pages.
