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42. Management of fertiliser research in Pakistan and suggestions for improvement
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Saleem, M. Tahir (author), Bertilsson, G.O.B. (author), Arnott, G.W. (author), and National Fertilizer Development Centre, Planning and Development Division
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1981
- Published:
- Pakistan: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Box 170 Document Number: D07766
- Journal Title:
- Agricultural Administration
- Journal Title Details:
- 8 (2): 147-158
43. Marketing channel, production technique and farm profitability in vegetables marketing: empirical evidence from micro data in Punjab, Pakistan
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Yasmin, Bushra (author) and Fatima, Hina (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-09-27
- Published:
- Pakistan: Directorate of Agricultural Information Lahore
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12855
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Research
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 60, N.4
- Notes:
- 13 pages, Current study was conducted during 2020 by Department of Economics, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan to study evaluate the marketing channel of vegetables in Punjab pertaining to farm’s profitability and the factors determining this profit based on primary data collected from 100 farmers each for 4 selected vegetables . Data were collected through structured questionnaire from 36 villages out of 7 cities of Faisalabad division while from 28 villages out of 5 cities of Bahawalpur division through purposive sampling technique. Gross margin analysis and mean regression was done to estimate the determinants of profit both at division level and for the pooled data. The gross margin per acre was calculated at Rs.171,676 for cucumber, Rs. 171,649 for green chilies, Rs. 315,229 for tomatoes and Rs. 33,002 for onions. The regression results showed age, farming experience, credit and storage facilities, production cost and commission to the middle man as significantly contributing factors in profit while the choice of production technique appeared to be particularly depending on the educational qualification of selected farmers. The peak age that yielded maximum profit was calculated at 49 and 42 years in Faisalabad and Bahawalpur division, respectively. Experience of farmers was significantly increased in profit. The commission to agent surpasses all other payments that farmers incurred during marketing process. The margin was around 39% and 33% of total cost for cucumber and chilies in Faisalabad while 34% and 43% percent for tomatoes and onion in Bahawalpur. So the enactment of farmers with middle man for the sale of crop was due to heavy reliance on them for loans; around 80 percent famers in Faisalabad while about 40 percent in Bahawalpur sought loans from middle man. The study suggested that healthy competition among farmers by providing them adequate storage facilities, sufficient credit, perfect market information and education could contribute positively in adopting advanced modes of production to minimize the production and marketing cost.
44. Navigating farming risks by simultaneous diversification and credit through formal and informal communication channel
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ullah, Raza (author), Rehman, Mariam (author), Anjum, Maria (author), Kamran, Muhammad Asif (author), Bakhsh, Khuda (author), Saboor, Abdul (author), and Lahore College for Women University, Lahore Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology, Faisalabad COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Published:
- Pakistan: Asianet-Pakistan
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08246
- Journal Title:
- Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research
- Journal Title Details:
- 29 (4): 381-391
45. Re-entry and professional integration workshop
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Myers, Oval (author) and Woods, John L. (author)
- Format:
- Workshop report
- Publication Date:
- 1991-08
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 195 Document Number: D08010
- Notes:
- John L. Woods Collection, Ring binder containing agenda and resources for a workshop sponsored by the TIPAN Project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. Held at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, August 5-9, 1991. Irregular page numbering., Addresses problems agricultural scientists from Pakistan face in returning to their home university from doctoral programs at U.S. universities.
46. Recent additions to the SEA-Extension Repository - International 1980
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Byrn, Darcie (author)
- Format:
- Bibliography
- Publication Date:
- 1980
- Published:
- USA: SEA-Extension, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 169 Document Number: D08733
- Notes:
- James F. Evans Collection, Directory of citations, organized by country. 22 pages.
47. Role of agricultural journalism in diffusion of farming technologies
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Yaseen, Muhammad (author), Karim, Mujahid (author), and Luqman, Muhammad (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- Pakistan
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11830
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Research
- Journal Title Details:
- 57(4) : 289-294
- Notes:
- Online via keyword search of UI Library e-Catalog., Farmer interviews revealed that various forms of agricultural journalism were significant: radio, television, cable network, print media, social media, mobile phone service, and internet websites. Use of some of these was strongly dependent on education level.
48. Role of agricultural journalism in diffusion of farming technologies
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Yaseen, Muhammad (author), Karim, Mujahid (author), Luqman, Muhammad (author), and Mehmood, Muhammad Umer (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020
- Published:
- Pakistan
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12176
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Research
- Journal Title Details:
- 57(4) : 289-294
- Notes:
- Online via UI Library Catalog search. 10 pages., Findings of a survey among a sample of 100 farmers in District Sargodha revealed 99% used agricultural radio/TV/FM, 96% used mobile phones, 66% used magazines/newspapers/periodicals, and 61% used social media. Respondents placed highest value on enhancing their productivity.
49. Role of mass media in promoting agricultural information among farmers of district Nankana
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Javaid, Umbreen (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Published:
- Pakistan: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 32 Document Number: D10647
- Journal Title:
- Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences
- Journal Title Details:
- 54(3) 711-715
- Notes:
- 6 pages., via online journal., The role of media in agricultural sector in Pakistan is considerably high and in case of Punjab its role becomes manifold. In such a backdrop, this study was carried out to explore the relevance and effectiveness of media (TV and Radio) for farmers in providing agricultural information. The effectiveness of media was assessed by investigating the access to and availability of the sources used, frequency, preferred medium (language) of the source and the coverage of factors affecting agricultural productivity by the source. For this purpose, District Nankana Sahib of Punjab was selected. Multistage sampling technique was employed to select two tehsils (Shahkot and Sangla Hill) of Nankana Sahib randomly. Further, five villages from these two tehsils were selected conveniently and 90 farmers were approached employing convenient sampling technique. The findings imply that TV and Radio subscribers are considerably high but the usage of media for agriculture information is not as effective as it should be. The study revealed that most of the participants had access to TV and radio but preferred brochures, pamphlets, newspapers, agents of pesticide companies and fellow farmers for acquiring relevant information. Most of the agricultural information delivered through TV and radio was in Urdu while the participants showed their preference for Punjabi or local language as a medium of such information. As for coverage of factors affecting agricultural productivity, weather forecast, plant protection measures, livestock and sowing methods were given extensive coverage while machinery and crop variety were slightly covered.
50. Rural farmers perception and coping strategies towards climate change and their determinants: Evidence from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ali, Sajjad (author), Ying, Liu (author), Nazir, Adnan (author), Ishaq, Muhammad (author), Shah, Tariq (author), Ye, Xinyue (author), LLyas, Aasir (author), and Tariq, Azam (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-04-01
- Published:
- Interational: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Box 204 Document Number: D12476
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Cleaner Production
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 291
- Notes:
- 14 pages, Climate change has severe consequences not at just local, regional but also at a global scale. Since such shifts in the climate, the substantial agriculture sector of Pakistan has been suffering widely from its drastic change. The present study is carried out in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province of Pakistan, to explore the perception of smallholder farmers related to climate change. Data is collected from 400 smallholder farmers of Malakand, Mardan and Swabi districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. This study expounds the perception of farmers and their farming adaptations to variations in climatic occurrence. Binary logistic regression was employed to discover the aspects that shape smallholder farmer’s adaptation strategies. Our results depicted that the awareness and farm household’s exploits methods for climate change adaptation were common throughout the study area. The main adaptation strategies carried out or executed by the smallholder farmers were irrigation, non-farm activities and early planting schemas. This research identified the barriers to climate change adaptation were lack of money, unavailability of required seed, nonexistence of market access, insecure land tenure system and shortage of information. The findings of the study recommend improving farmer’s awareness and providing timely information about climate change. To improve farmer’s well-being, adequate extension services and greater investment facilities are required to support farmers to sustain their livelihoods in the long run to cope with climate change.
51. Rural household preferences for cleaner energy sources in Pakistan
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Imran, Muhammad (author), Ozcatalbas, Orhan (author), and Bakhsh, Khuda (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- Pakistan: Springer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 25 Document Number: D10536
- Journal Title:
- Environmental Science and Pollution Research
- Notes:
- 11 pages., via online journal., Dependence of rural population on traditional fuel sources namely biomass has increased because of easy accessibility and affordability. The use of biomass fuels results in many environmental and health-related hazards. Rural households have little awareness about the ill effects of using biomass energy sources. This study investigated the patterns of rural household energy use and identified the role of information on the effects of biomasses on human health, in addition to other factors influencing households’ choices of energy sources. For this purpose, primary data from 196 households were collected from four districts of the Punjab province in Pakistan. Results showed that use of clean energy sources was limited to basic appliances and 90% of the respondents depended on biomass fuels. Estimates of the multivariate probit model showed that awareness about adverse impacts of biomass fuels as energy sources were significantly related with the choice of energy sources. Further, household head’s education level, household income, landholding, children under the age of 5 years and higher number of adult females were significantly related with the cleaner energy source choices. Distance to market increased the probability of the use of biomass energy sources. The study concluded that awareness campaigns regarding the benefits of using clean energy sources should be launched through print and electronic media while targeting rural women.
52. Study on role of radio for rural education in Pakistan
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Jumani, Nabi Bux (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2009
- Published:
- Pakistan
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: D07579
- Journal Title:
- Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education
- Journal Title Details:
- 10 (4): 176-187
53. Sustainability
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Willoughby, Ann (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2007
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D07086
- Journal Title:
- Communication Arts
- Journal Title Details:
- 49(1) : 123-125
54. Sustaining agriculture with information: An assessment of rural citrus farmers’ information behaviour
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hassan, Ali (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-07-14
- Published:
- United States: Sage Journals
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D12411
- Journal Title:
- Information Development
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 37 Issue (3)
- Notes:
- 15 pages, Information needs, surveys, extension agents, information seeking, small farmers, small farms, development, Pakistan(Southern Asia), This study investigated information behaviour of citrus farmers residing in rural areas of Sargodha, Pakistan. The data were collected from 120 adult male farmers through face to face interviews using preformulated questionnaire and analyzed by applying descriptive statistics. The citrus farmers required information on land preparation, soil fertility management, better citrus varieties, citrus trees protection, harvesting techniques, pest and diseases control, fertilizer applications, plantation techniques, finance, Government policies and programs, better pricing, labor information in the locality, agrochemicals, how to stop fruit drop, weather, irrigation management, pesticides application, health and safety information, buyers, collections and traders, and herbicide. These farmers relied overwhelmingly on their prior experience and interpersonal relationships such as fellow farmers/friends, progressive farmers, for agricultural information. More than two-third of these farmers did not seem to have any contact, either written or oral, with government agricultural officials. The farmers’ farm size, education, and income appeared to predict their information needs and sources. Lack of timely access, inaccessibility, unawareness, bad timing of television programs, poor economic conditions, infrequent visits of extension staff, low level of education and language barriers were the primary obstacles in information acquisition. The results will be helpful for extension agents and librarians of the public libraries in the area while making adjustments for efficient and effective information delivery. This study would make a contribution in the existing research on farmers’ crop-specific information behaviour.
55. TIPAN Project - Agricultural Communications, University of Illinois
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Agricultural Communications faculty (author / University of Illinois)
- Format:
- Project files
- Publication Date:
- 1982-01-01
- Published:
- Pakistan: Office of Agricultural Communications, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois, Urbana
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D10034
- Notes:
- The project file is maintained in records of the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois > "International" section > "Pakistan - TIPAN" file folder., This project file describes formation and early activities of the Office of Agricultural Communications, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois participation in the Northwest Frontier Province in Pakistan. This $15.2 million project, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, was a collaborative effort with the Northwest Frontier Province Agricultural University. Agricultural communications faculty and staff members were involved in several initiatives, including development of courses and curricula, a learning resources center, and a continuing education center.
56. The Indo-Pakistani conflict and environmental cooperation
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Klímová, Nikola (author)
- Format:
- Book chapter
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08901
- Notes:
- Pages 75-95 in Waisová, Šárka, Environmental cooperation as a tool for conflict transformation and resolution. United Kingdom: Lexington Books, London. 196 pages.
57. The use of social media on political participation among university students: an analysis of survey results from rural Pakistan
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ahmad, Taufiq (author), Alvi, Aima (author), and Ittefaq, Muhammad (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- Pakistan
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: D11381
- Journal Title:
- SAGE Open
- Journal Title Details:
- July-September 2019: 1-9
- Notes:
- 9 pages., Online via Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)., An online survey among undergraduate and graduate university students in rural Pakistan revealed that the majority used social media for political awareness and information. Findings of the study suggested that "online political activities strongly correlate to political awareness and offline political participation. In rural areas of Pakistan, the younger generations are very active on social media to participate in online and offline political happenings."
58. Transforming systems: Pakistan outreach case
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Seiders, William (author)
- Format:
- Article
- Publication Date:
- 1990
- Published:
- International: International Program for Agricultural Knowledge Systems (INTERPAKS), College of Agriculture, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 123 Document Number: D11176
- Journal Title:
- INTERPAKS Interchange
- Journal Title Details:
- 7(2) : 6-7
- Notes:
- In an issue located in a chronological file entitled "INTERPAKS - Newsletter" from the International Programs records of the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois., From the International Programs records of the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign., First-hand experience in a technical assistance program aimed at the transfer of the extension function from an established government base to a new university base, capitalizing on the university's competencies in instruction and capacities in technology development - and experience with the next-best alternative when the optimum could not be realized.
59. Water users associations in bank-assisted irrigation projects in Pakistan; Volume I: Technical report
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Byrnes , Kerry J. (author)
- Format:
- Technical report
- Publication Date:
- 1991-09-15
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: KerryByrnes1 Document Number: D09148
- Notes:
- Kerry J. Byrnes Collection, World Bank, 133 pages.
60. Water users associations in bank-assisted irrigation projects in Pakistan; Volume II: Case studies
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Byrnes , Kerry J. (author)
- Format:
- Case study
- Publication Date:
- 1991-09-01
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: KerryByrnes1 Document Number: D09149
- Notes:
- Kerry J. Byrnes Collection, World Bank, 127 pages.
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