Singh, Amit (author) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2005-11
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: C26291
Notes:
6 pages., Case study of an information distribution service providing farmers and traders with access to market and technical information on crops and other commodities with which they deal in the form of a newspaper, magazines, short message service by mobile phone, and web services.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2005-11
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: C26293
Notes:
10 pages., Case study of TARAhaat, an e-business "created to bring the benefits of the Internet to India's rural population." The title combines an Indian NGO intiative (Technology and Action for Rural Alternatives, TARA) with "haat" (meaning a village bazaar).
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: C24722
Notes:
Retrieved September 16, 2006, Via South Asian Media Net. 2 pages., National readership survey in India shows a significant increase in the reach of the press (dailies and magazines) over the past three years. The numbers of readers in rural India is now almost equal to those in urban India.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23737
Notes:
From Indo-Asian News Service via The Hoot, Media South Asia. 2 pages., "News stories in the media of developing nations often lack critical analysis of the issues at stake and rarely represent the farmer's view."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 143 Document Number: C22269
Notes:
Science and Development Network. 2 pages., Summarizes results of a survey of media coverage relating to genetically modified crops in five developing countries. Reports that "news stories often lack critical analysis of the issues at stake, and rarely represent the views of farmers."
Prasad, Ram (author), Sreenivasulu, M. (author), and Rao, Parisa Punna (author)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
2005-05-25
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: C24594
Journal Title Details:
21
Notes:
Reviewed 9 August 2006, 10 p. Paper presented at the International Agricultural and Extension Education group's 21st annual conference May 25-31, 2005, in San Antonio, TX
Samy, Mohamed Mahmoud (author) and Swanson, Burton E. (author)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
2005-05-25
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: C24582
Journal Title Details:
21
Notes:
Reviewed 9 August 2006, 11 p. Paper presented at the International Agricultural and Extension Education group's 21st annual conference May 25-31, 2005, in San Antonio, TX
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 159 Document Number: C25910
Notes:
Posted at www.thehoot.org > "Grassroots media" section, Women's Feature Service via Media South Asia. 3 pages., Describes the development and pioneering role of a rural magazine for which rural women handle all the reporting, writing, editing, layout, artwork, photography and circulation.
