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    2. Closing the extension gap: Information and communication technology in sustainable agriculture

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Lubell, Mark (author), McRoberts, Neil (author), and University of California, Davis
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2018-10
    Published:
    Richmond, CA: University of California, Oakland, Division of Agriculture & Natural Resources
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 7 Document Number: D10260
    Journal Title:
    California Agriculture
    Journal Title Details:
    74(4) : 236-242
    Notes:
    7 pages., As the information revolution sweeps through the agricultural sector, extension professionals may be lagging behind their clients in the use of information and communication technology (ICT) such as social media, which could be a valuable tool for outreach and education. We surveyed sustainable agriculture stakeholders in California - extension professionals, county agricultural commissioners, and members of farm bureaus and producer groups - to measure their ICT behavior and attitudes. Drawing on diffusion of innovation theory, we characterized the innovation attributes of ICT that may influence the adoption and use of new technology among extension professionals. We also studied their demographic characteristics to establish whether there was a connection with ICT use. The main perceived benefit of ICT was that it can quickly reach larger, more diverse and more distant audiences. The perceived challenges included lack of professional support, the potential for misinformation on social media platforms, and the time requirements and technical complexity of technology use. Extension professionals experienced these challenges more than other sustainable agriculture stakeholders, creating a technology gap between extension professionals and their clientele. An ICT community of practice and clear organizational guidelines for measuring and reporting performance relating to ICT might help extension professionals dose the gap.

    3. Factors influencing farmers' adoption of best management practices: a review and synthesis

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Liu, Tingting (author), Bruins, Randall J.F. (author), and Heberling, Matthew T. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2018
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 198 Document Number: D09653
    Journal Title:
    Sustainability
    Journal Title Details:
    10, 432

    4. Information provision by public library to agricultural extension agents in a developing country

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Idiegbeyan-Ose, Jerome (author), Owolabi, Ayotunde (author), Segun-Adeniran, Chidi (author), Aregbesola, Ayooluwa (author), Emmanuel Owolabi, Sola (author), and Eyiolorunshe, Toluwani (author)
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2018-12-10
    Published:
    Taylor & Francis
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 114 Document Number: D10996
    Journal Title:
    Public Library Quarterly
    Journal Title Details:
    38(1) : 103-115
    Notes:
    14 pages., One of the bedrock of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is eradication of poverty and hunger. In an attempt to actualize this goal, the role of public libraries in information provision to agricultural extension agents in Nigeria becomes paramount. This paper discusses provision of information to agricultural extension agents in a developing country. It starts with the concept of extension agents and the essence of information provision to them. It further discusses types, sources and challenges of public libraries in information provision to agricultural extension workers in a developing country. Some of the challenges are as follows: poor funding of public libraries, demotivated staff, and so on. Based on these discussions, the paper recommended adequate training and retraining of staff, adequate funding of public libraries by the federal, state and local government, the revitalization of the abandoned mobile library services among others. The paper therefore concludes that information provision to agricultural extension agents by public library is very crucial for national development. The current state of poverty, hunger and lack in Nigeria and some other African countries could be reduced to a great extent if current, relevant and up-to-date information are provided by libraries to the concerned agencies.