"The recent global food crisis shows that agro-technology and markets alone cannot reduce hunger. A ground-breaking three-year study recently concluded that the agriculture sector should use the know-how of smallholder farmers better." For details about the study, see www.agassessment.org.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 171 Document Number: C28720
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Presented at the World Conference on Agricultural Information and IT (IAALD-AFITA-WCCA2008), Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan, August 2008. 11 pages.
Matthess, Annemarie (author) and Kreutz, Christian (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2008
Published:
International: Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische, Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, Eshborn, Germany.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 172 Document Number: C29014
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41 pages., Provides a systematic overview of Web 2.0 experiences made to date in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It serves as a practice-oriented introduction to the theme and discusses both the potentials and the possible limits to the participatory web..
Pattanaik, Debashis (author) and Sarkar, Runa (author)
Format:
Article
Publication Date:
2008
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C29017
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Posted at http://www.crisscrossed.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/1/the-participatory-web.pdf, Pages 20-25 in Annamarie Matthess and Christian Kreutz, Participatory web - new potentials of ICT in rural areas, Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische, Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany. 41 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 172 Document Number: C29141
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1 page., Notes decreased public interest in agricultural science, education and training and extension. "The authors have assessed evidence across a wide range of knowledge that is rarely brought together"
Gelb, E. (author), Maru, A. (author), Brodgen, J. (author), Dodsworth, E. (author), Samii, R. (author), Pesce, V. (author), and Global Forum on Agricultural Research.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2008-08
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 174 Document Number: C29701
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Summary of a pre-conference ICT Adoption Workshop - AFITA, IAALD and WCCA Conference in Atsugi, Japan. 20 pages., Participant organizations: Asian Federation of Information Technology in Agriculture (AFITA) , International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD ) and the World Congress on Computers in Agriculture (WCCA).
Kanjo, Chipo (author) and Centre for Community Networking Research, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2008-10-27
Published:
Malawi
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 178 Document Number: C35693
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Community Informatics Research Network (CIRN) Conference 2008, Prato, Italy, October 27-30, 2008. 17 pages., Examines the gap between planning and practice, using two case examples: needs-driven and donor-driven ICT initiatives. Suggests need for a hybrid approach.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C37032
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Pages 21-36 in Bill Vitek and Wes Jackson (eds.), The virtues of ignorance: complexity, sustainability and the limits of knowledge. University Press of Kentucky, Lexington. 354 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C37033
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Pages 37-49 in Bill Vitek and Wes Jackson (eds.), The virtues of ignorance: complexity, sustainability and the limits of knowledge. University Press of Kentucky, Lexington. 354 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C37034
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Pages 81-99 in Bill Vitek and Wes Jackson (eds.), The virtues of ignorance: complexity, sustainability and the limits of knowledge. University Press of Kentucky, Lexington. 354 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C37035
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Pages 119-134 in Bill Vitek and Wes Jackson (eds.), The virtues of ignorance: complexity, sustainability and the limits of knowledge. University Press of Kentucky, Lexington. 354 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C37036
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Pages 165-187 in Bill Vitek and Wes Jackson (eds.), The virtues of ignorance: complexity, sustainability and the limits of knowledge. University Press of Kentucky, Lexington. 354 pages.
