Ragona, M. (author), Raley, M. (author), Sijtsema, S.J. (author), and Frewer, L.J. (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2013-06
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 190 Document Number: D02468
Notes:
Paper presented at the 2nd Associazione Italiana di Economia Agraria e Applicata (AIEAA) Conference, Parma, Italy, June 6-7, 2013. 10 pages., Conference theme: "Between crisis and development: which role for the bio-economy"
16 pages., Via online journal., This contribution deals with the ethical challenges arising from the IoT landscape with reference to a specific context, i.e. the realm of agri-food. In this sector, innumerable web-connected tools, platforms and sensors are constantly interacting with consumers/users/citizens, by reshaping and redefining the core elements and functions of machine–human being relationships. By sketching out the main pillars which ethics of the Internet of Food (IoF) is founded on, my argument posits that the civic hybridization of knowledge production mediated by IoT technologies may create breeding ground for the move towards an ‘ethical in-design’ approach to the IoF-driven smart systems.
Bosnia-Hercegovina: Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications SEAsiaCenter (ISAAA), and AgBiotechNet
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 130 Document Number: C19421
Buckwell, Allan (author), Moxey, Andrew (author), and Buckwell: Professor of Agricultural Economics, Department of Agricultural Economics, Wye College, University of London, UK.; Moxey: Center for European Agricultural Studies Research Scholar, Department of Agricultural Economics, Wye College, University of London, UK.
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1990-02
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 83 Document Number: C05158
Online via UI electronic subscription., Examines "a case of cross-border, data-driven investigative journalism that is creating an alternative public sphere for the discussion of issue of food and agriculture in the European Union..."
15 pages, online journal article, Purpose: This paper examines the attitudes and perceptions of Irish adolescents towards potential careers in dairy farming within the context of generational renewal for a dynamic agri-food sector.
Design/methodology/approach: The lens of occupational choice theory was used to present a framework within which potential careers are considered. A questionnaire-survey was undertaken with 490 Irish adolescents (15–18 yrs).
Findings: While parents have the greatest influence on the career choices of adolescents, there was a positive correlation between studying agricultural science in school and considering an agricultural related career. Adolescent's attitudes towards careers in dairy farming were subject to perceptions about gender, farm ownership, potential income and work-life balance. There was a high degree of openness to gaining work experience on dairy farms.
Practical implications: With an increased interest in agricultural science in second level schools in Ireland, the findings point to opportunities to influence awareness and attitudes of adolescents and their parents about career possibilities in dairy farming and to encourage both familial and non-familiar generational renewal.
Theoretical implications: The paper contributes an understanding of career choices and aspirations in adolescence to add to the growing body of literature on generational renewal in farming.
Originality/value: This paper focuses specifically on dairy farming, providing more detailed information about adolescents’ perceptions of dairy farming careers. The study highlights the positive relationship between studying agricultural science in school and subsequent interest in agricultural related careers. The results indicate that generation renewal in agriculture can be enhanced by giving increased attention to agriculture in school curricula.
11 pages., Online via Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Concept paper summarized "key 'hotspots' for waste generation along the food supply chain and identified a range of existing solutions/measures that can help producers, retailers and consumers reduce the amount of food wasted. Emphasis placed on reducing waste of perishable, fresh produce.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D07366
Notes:
Pages 215-228 in Peter Bennett, Kenneth Calman, Sarah Curtis and Denis Fischbacher-Smith (eds.). Risk communication and public health. Second edition. Osvord University Press, Oxford, England. 339 pages.
Van Winsen, Frankwin (author), Wauters, Erwin (author), Lauwers, Ludwig (author), De Mey, Yann (author), Van Passel, Steven (author), and Vancauteren, Marc (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2011-08
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 186 Document Number: D00651
Notes:
Paper presented at the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) 2011 Congress, Zurich, Switzerland, August 30-September 2, 2011. Via AgEcon Search. 10 pages.
Cox, Rosie (author), Holloway, Lewis (author), Venn, Laura (author), Dowler, Liz (author), Hein, Jane Ricketts (author), Kneafsey, Moya (author), and Tuomainen, Helen (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2008
Published:
England
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 161 Document Number: D07823
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23385
Notes:
Checkbiotech via Food Safety Network. 3 pages., Author highlights the comments of a speaker who urged fellow biotechnology scientists: "You have to take the time to communicate to the public. If you don't, the activists will."
15 pages., via online journal., This paper presents selected highlights from the ‘Engaging with society’ session of EFSA's third Scientific Conference ‘Science, Food and Society’ (Parma, Italy, 18–21 September 2018). The social dimension for scientific advisory bodies largely concerns science communication and public engagement. The political, economic and technological transformation of contemporary societies is challenging conventional structures and approaches in these areas. The disintermediation of communication and the proliferation of misinformation, it is argued, herald the onset of the post‐truth society. A better understanding of the way individuals consume information today has led to the development of tools to guide mediators such as journalists and communication specialists in countering these trends. Public engagement can reinforce confidence in regulatory bodies and potentially contribute to the quality of the scientific process. Scientific advisory bodies in Europe have created strategies and mechanisms to engage the public that are designed to increase transparency and representativeness. To be effective, several engagement mechanisms are needed, although factors such as resource constraints, institutional culture and public/stakeholder attitudes may limit their development. In conclusion, a more vigorous role for social research is needed to place scientific risk assessment within broader socio‐economic and political contexts. Social science expertise can help to define more impactful public information strategies and to explore the potential opportunities that engaged stakeholders and citizens can make to sustain and strengthen regulatory science.
Romer, B. (author / Universitat Kiel, Kiel, Germany)
Format:
Conference paper
Language:
German
Publication Date:
1987
Published:
Germany
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 86 Document Number: C05707
Notes:
AGRICOLA IND 88035251; Paper presented at the "Btx-Agrar" meeting, 1986, Kiel, West Germany., In: Schiefern, Gerhard and Graumann, Ulrich, eds. Information, Beratung, Markt : Bildschirmtext in der Landwirtschaft : Vortrage der Anbietertagung "Btx-Agrar 86." Kiel, Germany : Wissenschaftsverlag Vauk, 1987. p. 37-55
Penders, J.M.A. (author / Director of Agricultural Extension, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, The Hague) and Director of Agricultural Extension, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, The Hague
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1963
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 44 Document Number: B05310
Notes:
cited reference, In: J.M.A. Penders, ed. Rural Extension at the Crossroads. Wageningen, The Netherlands: International Agricultural Centre, 1963. p. 27-38.
18 pages, Government interventions in the agricultural sector have been historically justified by the existence of an income disparity between farmers and non-farmers. However, recent studies have found that such disparity is disappearing over time, particularly in the United States. This work offers the first longitudinal systematic assessment on the average income disparity between farm and non-farm units in the European Union, differentiating between old and new Member States. Using the EU-SILC dataset, both broad (having some farm income) and narrow (living mainly on agriculture) farm households are compared with a general sample of non-farm households and a more restricted sample of self-employed non-farm households. To control for household observable characteristics and time-constant unobserved factors, we use a fixed effects regression. Results suggest that the farm/non-farm income disparity has disappeared in the European Union unless we compare narrow farm households with all non-farm households: in this case, the former are more likely to be better off than the latter. A limited income disparity is found only in the case of new Member States for broad farm households only. Results are used to draw policy implications regarding the role of CAP in supporting farm income.
Costa, Ana Isabel (author) and Cone, John W. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2009
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C29851
Notes:
Pages 235-253 in Adam Lindgreen, Martin K. Hingley and Joelle Vanhamme (eds.), The crisis of food brands: sustaining safe, innovative and competitive food supply. Gower Publishing Limited, Surrey, England. 352 pages.
