Torero, Maximo (author) and von Braun , Joachim (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2006
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25433
Notes:
Pages 64-89 in Maximo Torero and Joachim von Braun (eds.), Information and communication technologies for development and poverty reduction: the potential of telecommunications. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland. 362 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23390
Notes:
Reuters via Food Safety Network. 1 page., Reports that a consultant at the International Rice Research Institute believes opposition to genetically modified rice in Asia is likely to dissipate in the next 5 to 7 years as the region struggles to feed its growing population.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23462
Notes:
International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. 14 pages., Identifies and summarizes nearly 50 news articles about this threat in various countries and regions.
Tripp, Robert (author / Overseas Development Institute, London, UK), Wijeratne, Mahinda (author / University of Ruhuna, Kamburupitiya, Sri Lanka), and Piyadasa, V. Hiroshini (author / University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2005-10
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: C23161
15 p., The results of a study in Sri Lanka, combined with a review of the literature, provide evidence that Farmer Field Schools (FFS) can contribute to increasing farmers' skills and lowering insecticide use in rice. However, there are questions about their capacity to reach the majority of farmers and there's little evidence that skills learned are passed to nonparticipants, or that an FFS is a likely basis for sustained group activity. The results draw attention to the problems of relying on simple formulas in agricultural programs and point to inadequacies in the assessment of donor projects.
