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Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Hirvonen, Kalle (author) and Headey, Derek (author)
Format:
Online journal article
Publication Date:
2018-12
Published:
Science Direct
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 7 Document Number: D10242
Journal Title:
Global Food Security
Journal Title Details:
19 : 40-47
Notes:
Low intake of fruits and vegetables is a major cause of micronutrient deficiencies in the developing world. Since the 1980s, various non-governmental organizations have promoted homestead gardening (HG) programs, first in Asia, but now increasingly in Africa. Longstanding concerns with HG programs are: (1) they lack scalability, particularly for governments; (2) they only work in areas with/without good access to markets; and (3) they are only suitable for more water-abundant ecologies. We assess these concerns by analyzing a large and novel survey on the adoption of a nationwide HG program implemented by the Ethiopian government. We find that better market access encourages HG adoption; so too does greater public promotion of HGs, but only in more water-abundant ecologies. © 2018 The Authors
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Kaske, Deribe (author), Mvena, Zebedayo S. K. (author), and Sife, Alfred S. (author)
Format:
Online journal article
Publication Date:
2018-01
Published:
Taylor & Francis
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10492
Journal Title:
Journal of Agricultural & Food Information
Journal Title Details:
19(3): 284-298
Notes:
16 pages., via online journal., This study was conducted in Ethiopia to determine the use of mobile phones in agriculture. The study included 320 household heads who owned mobile phones. Data were collected using an interview schedule. The results revealed that the majority (90.6%) of household heads made phone calls for agricultural purposes. Over three quarters (85.9%) of the household heads received phone calls related to agriculture. Short message service (SMS) was poorly used. It is concluded that mobile phones are playing an important role as an informational medium. Therefore, the Ministry of Agriculture in Ethiopia needs to develop a mobile-based agricultural information dissemination system to enhance information delivery to rural farming households.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Deichmann, Uwe (author), Goyal, Aparajita (author), and Mishra, Deepak (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2016
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: D08261
Journal Title:
Agricultural Economics
Journal Title Details:
47 Supplement, 21-33
Notes:
Focuses on results in World Development Report 2016: Digital Divide, published by the World Bank.