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    1. Communication, information sharing, and advisory services to raise awareness for fall armyworm detection and area-wide management by farmers

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Toepfer, Stefan (author), Kuhlmann, Ulrich (author), Kansiime, Monica (author), Onyango Owino, David (author), Tamsin, Davis (author), Cameron, Katherine (author), and Day, Roger (author)
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019-04
    Published:
    Germany: Springer
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10360
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Plant Diseases and Protection
    Journal Title Details:
    126(2) : 103–106
    Notes:
    4 pages., Via online journal., This is an opinion paper to the perspective paper “The spread of the Fall Army Worm Spodoptera frugiperda in Africa—what should be done next?” from the “Section Plant Protection in the Tropics and Subtropics” at the 61st German Congress of Plant Protection, held at the University of Hohenheim, Germany, on 11 September 2018. It highlights the best approaches in communication, information sharing, and advisory services to raise awareness for fall armyworm detection and area-wide management by farmers.

    2. Facilitating conditions for farmer learning behaviour in the student-to-farmer university outreach

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Kalule, Stephen W. (author), Sseguya, Haroon (author), Ongeng, Duncan (author), Karubanga, Gabriel (author), and Makerere University Gulu University
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019-04-12
    Published:
    Uganda: Taylor & Francis
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 109 Document Number: D10981
    Journal Title:
    The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension
    Journal Title Details:
    25(3)
    Notes:
    16 pages, via online journal, Purpose: This study elucidates on how faculty supervision support to students during farm placements and other facilitating conditions influence farmer learning in the student-centred university outreach. Methodology/Design/Approach: Cross-sectional data were collected from a sample of 283 farmers who had previously hosted students of Gulu University in the student-to-farmer university outreach. Structural equation modelling was used to analyse how faculty supervision support to students in combination with other facilitating conditions affect the formation of intentions for learning and actual farmer learning behaviour. Findings: Faculty supervision support in the student-to-farmer outreach was found to significantly influence formation of intentions for learning (β = 0.380; t = 5.263; P &lt; .01) and actual farmer learning behaviour (β = 0.182; t = 2.081; P &lt; .05). Practical implications: Faculty supervision support to students is critical to fostering lasting learning relationships in university outreach. Thus, it needs to be a part of the transformation agenda of the higher education sector for improved community linkages and innovation. Theoretical implications: Empirical data obtained from the context of student-centred university outreach is used to extend the model of facilitating conditions. Originality/Value: The study addresses how faculty supervision support together with farmers’ perception of student attitudes and the value of the learning content influence farmers’ learning behaviour during university outreach.