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    1. Agricultural information on air: analyzing farm radio through contemporary models of science communication. A comparison of three cases in rural Kenya

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Oswald, Fabian (author) and Kalsruhe Institute of Technology
    Format:
    Dissertation
    Publication Date:
    2019-04-02
    Published:
    Germany: Kalsruhe Institute of Technology
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 121 Document Number: D11122
    Notes:
    196 pages., via institutional depository., Fabin's work is based on Kilimo Media’s work. He sought to investigate how information flow through agricultural radio programs in local languages is structured and whether contemporary theories of science communication are observable in the practice of farm radio through a cross-case study approach. Fabian held qualitative interviews with local actors and group discussions with farmers in Kajiado, Marsabit and Kitui counties and three radio stations Bus radio, Radio Jangwani and Syokimau FM.

    2. Blending digital and physical tools to deliver CSA information

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Ndirangu, Stella (author)
    Format:
    Opinion
    Publication Date:
    2019
    Published:
    International: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, ACP-EU, Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D11614
    Notes:
    3 pages., Online from publisher., Author addresses "large gap between African extension services ... and the number of farmers being reached." ... "Africa's existing mobile network (currently the second biggest mobile market in the world) could be better utilised to bridge this gap and provide mobile-based agricultural information, advice and support to smallholder farmers."

    3. Decoding agricultural digitalisation in Africa

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Boloh, Yanne (author) and Cartmell-Thorp, Susanna (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019
    Published:
    International: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, ACP-EU Wageningen, The Netherlands
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D11615
    Journal Title:
    Spore
    Journal Title Details:
    194 : 4-7
    Notes:
    4 pages., Online from publisher., "For the first time, a landmark report on digitalisation for agriculture (D4Ag) in Africa compiles and highlights data on digital solutions that are enabling the transformation of African agriculture."

    4. The formation of agricultural e‐commerce clusters: a case from China

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Zeng, Yiwu (author), Hongdong, Guo (author), Yao, Yanfei (author), and Huang, Lu (author)
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019-08
    Published:
    Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 78 Document Number: D10821
    Journal Title:
    Growth and Change
    Notes:
    19 pages., via online journal., Agricultural e‐commerce clusters are new phenomena that have emerged in rural China. In examining the case of Shuyang County in Jiangsu Province, this paper puts forward an integrated model revealing the formation mechanism of agricultural e‐commerce clusters. The paper shows that the formation of agricultural e‐commerce clusters involves four processes of technology introduction, technology diffusion, quality crisis, and industrial agglomeration based on elements such as industry bases, e‐commerce platforms, network facilities, logistics services, entrepreneurial talent, local government, and market demand. Rural social networks and imitation behaviors promote technology diffusion by reducing the cost of technology introduction, and industrial agglomeration is found in the economies showing a deepening of labor divisions and geographic agglomeration. Throughout the formation process, a quality crisis may occur due to a race to the bottom and the opportunistic behaviors of local farmers. This work suggests that regional e‐commerce development is a systematic project. Governments of developing countries should not only realize the positive impacts of e‐commerce for the development of the agricultural industry but also recognize the premise and logic of how e‐commerce can play a prominent role.