Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 141 Document Number: D06189
Notes:
See original document in file for Document D06187, Pages 27-29 in L. Johnson, Alhassan WS Anthony V, and P. Rudelsheim (eds.), 2011, Agricultural Biotechnology in Africa: stewardship case studies. Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa. 60 pages., Emphasizes need for labeling of plants and communications among all staff members, not just scientists.
Apentibadek, Norbert (author) and Koopman, Martine (author)
Format:
Brief
Publication Date:
2011-01
Published:
The Netherlands: International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD)
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 149 Document Number: D10108
Notes:
8 pages., Via Website., This learning brief describes the lessons learned in the ACDEP Rural Access to Information project. This project established a multimedia centre at the ACDEP Secretariat and five satellite information centres. The project explored the opportunities for knowledge sharing, communication and information exchange to accelerate community (health and agriculture) development programmes.
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) (author)
Format:
Book
Publication Date:
2011
Published:
International: Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, Accra, Ghana.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 141 Document Number: D06192
Notes:
42 pages., Includes section on level of biotechnology awareness in African countries and channels used to create awareness of biotechnology by institutions in those countries. Literature review indicated inadequate diffusion of science-based information on GE crops at both grassroots and policymaker levels.
Sampong, D.D. (author), Egyir, I.S. (author), and Yaw, Osei-Asare (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2007
Published:
Ghana
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 102 Document Number: D10923
Notes:
Paper presented at the African Association of Agricultural Economists second international conference, Accra, Guana, August 20-22, 2007. 4 pages., The traditional way of information dissemination has been through people; the modern way is through the electronic media – improved information and communication technologies (ICTs). For effectiveness, modern ICTs should help women to improve on their income generating capacity. Issues of level of resource capacity of women, information needed, and current sources of such information become important. This study sought to investigate the issues above with respect to rural women food producers in the Mfantsiman District of Ghana. Simple descriptive statistics and econometric models were employed in the data analysis of 91 randomly selected respondents. The results of the study showed that: In general, the women food producers were aged, subsistence food crop farmers. They depended on the natural rainfall cycle and had inadequate funds, so they use traditional inputs for production and sell surpluses in the community. The most important agricultural information needed was on inputs, specifically, low cost in-kind or cash credit. Currently, the major information sources are relatives and other farmers in the locality, agricultural extension agents, the radio and television. This suggests that the women food producers have low resource capacity and this could limit the adoption of modern ICTs as a source of and media for information dissemination. Yet, the regression results show that the few (6) mobile phone users have a higher income generating capacity. In order to improve on capacity to use modern ICTs for increased access to other resources, women farmers’ should organize themselves into formidable groups so local institutions can assist easily.
Boafo, S. T. Kwame (author / Lecturer, School of Journalism and Communication, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana) and Lecturer, School of Journalism and Communication, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1984
Published:
Ghana
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 79 Document Number: C04512
Anderson, H. Calvert (author / Inter-American Popular Information Program, American International Association), Vieira, Phil (author / Farm broadcaster, West Indies), Appiah, Ofosu (author / Radio Ghana), and Jain, G.P. (author / Sevagram, Delhi, India)
Format:
Panel report
Publication Date:
1967-06
Published:
International: First International Congress of Farm Writers.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 73 Document Number: D10794
Notes:
Item located in Document 10786. Claude W. Gifford Collection. Beyond his materials in the ACDC collection, the Claude W. Gifford Papers, 1919-2004, are deposited in the University of Illinois Archives. Serial Number 8/3/81. Locate finding aid at https://archives.library.illinois.edu/archon/, Pages 78-86 in J.S. Cram (ed.), Proceedings of the first International Congress of Farm Writers at Macdonald College, Quebec, Canada, June 18-21, 1967. 112 pages.
