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    1. Bayer's chairman of the board announces new transparency, R&D efforts

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Format:
    News release
    Publication Date:
    2019-06-14
    Published:
    International: Henderson Communications, LLC
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 30 Document Number: D10563
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    2 pages., From Bayer AG - online via AgriMarketing Weekly., Leverkusen, Germany - Bayer is raising the bar in transparency, sustainability and engagement, reflecting its heightened responsibility and potential as a new leader in agriculture. "We're making good progress on integrating the acquired agriculture business, and are now starting to implement a series of measures to drive transparency and sustainability across our business," Werner Baumann, Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer AG, said on Friday.

    2. Participatory environmental communication for sustainable natural resource management in Ethiopia

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Atinafu, Behailu (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019
    Published:
    Ethiopia: Asian Institute for Development Communication (AIDCOM)
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11915
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Development Communication
    Journal Title Details:
    30(2) : 72-81
    Notes:
    Online from UI Library subscription., Reports a case study of efforts to control an infestation of water hyacinth in Lake Tana, largest lake in Ethiopia. Findings revealed that participatory communication was equated to a public relations activity of organizing campaigns with the local people urged to participate by providing labour contribution of harvesting and collecting the weed from the lake. The communication approach was found to be a one-way, top-down approach which does not facilitate a horizontal dialogue among stakeholders.

    3. Taylor Guitars, guardians of the forest

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Page, Janis Teruggi (author / George Washington University) and Page, William S. (author / Mediawerks PR)
    Format:
    Book chapter
    Publication Date:
    2019
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 102 Document Number: D10903
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    See also D10895, Pages 283-289 in Brigitta R. Brunner and Corey A. Hickerson (editors), Cases in public relations: translating ethics into action. Oxford University Press, New York City, New York. 359 pages., Traces the public relations efforts and impacts of Taylor Guitars, El Cajon, California, through collaboration with stakeholders involved in the production, forest preservation and use of an exotic wood, ebony. The firm assumed the role of guardian of the forest and operated "with the philosophy to use what the forest gives us." The approach involved changing the perception of what defined ebony.

    4. The impact of sugarcane expansion in Brazil: Local stakeholders' perceptions

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Marques, Andreia (author), Kamali, Farahnaz Pashaei (author), Asveld, Lotte (author), Osseweijer, Patricia (author), Silveira, Jose Maria F. J. de (author), and Delft University of Technology, Netherlands Unicamp Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019-11-05
    Published:
    Netherlands: Elsevier
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 124 Document Number: D11216
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Rural Studies
    Journal Title Details:
    73(2020) : 147-162
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    16 pages, via online journal, Sugarcane expansion in Brazil during the 2000s was partly restricted by several discussions about the sustainability aspects of its cultivation. These discussions were mainly based on surveys that sometimes use highly aggregated data not including local perspectives and particularities, and sometimes used case studies with small samples which, while listening to local perspectives, cannot be considered representative of the whole sector. This work aims at filling this gap by considering both the perceptions of the local community, which add primary data on impact, and a large sample, to increase the research representativeness. To do so, we present the results of 353 interviews, covering 33 municipalities in five states of the Center-South region of Brazil (the largest cultivation area in the country). The results show that the expansion of biofuels has generated conflict mostly related to environmental and social issues, although there is good acceptance of the sugarcane mills in general. Our conclusions point to the importance of including local voices for a deeper understanding of the advantages and limitations of the expansion of biofuels.