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2. Advancement of rural women: the emerging networks
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ahmad, Zubeida (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1986-03
- Published:
- International: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08966
- Journal Title:
- Ceres
- Journal Title Details:
- 19(2) : 31-35
- Notes:
- AgComm Teaching
3. Agriculture related injuries: spectrum and management outcome in general surgical unit
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Mehmood, Riffat (author), Aziz, Sajid (author), Jehan, Shazia (author), and Ateeq, Muhammad (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2015
- Published:
- Pakistan
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 197 Document Number: D09453
- Journal Title:
- Professional Medical Journal
- Journal Title Details:
- 22(2) : 175-180
4. An analysis of comparative effectiveness of public and private extension services regarding potato production in district Gujranwala
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Riaz, Imran (author), Ashraf, Ijaz (author), Mahmood Ch, Khalid (author), Muhammad Usman (author), Usman, Sohaib (author), and Ejaz, Raza (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-03-24
- Published:
- Pakistan: Directorate of Agricultural Information Lahore
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12854
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Research
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 60, N.4
- Notes:
- 5 pages, The current research was planned and conducted at Institute of Agricultural Extension, Education and Rural Development, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan during the year 2019-20 and restricted to district Gujranwala with respect to potato crop. The main objective of this study was to compare the extension services provided by the public and private sector along with different teaching methodologies adopted by them. However, 36 respondents from each tehsil of district Gujranwala were selected through convenient sampling technique. Thereby, getting a sample size of 144 for the purpose of data collection for which interviews were conducted. Data were analyzed through SPSS. Results were explained through weighted score and mean values of all variables. According to results it was found that both sectors were giving useful knowledge to farmers with different teaching methods. It was also concluded that farmers had desire to take information from public sector but they have to go to private sector for products. Furthermore, it was also concluded that performance of public sector was better than private sector.
5. An integrated information system to facilitate farmers in wheat, sugarcane, and other crop diseases identification
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Naeem, Arshia (author), Anjum, Maria (author), Rehman, Mariam (author), Mahmood, Zahid (author), Kamran, Muhammad Asif (author), and Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology, Faisalabad, Pakistan National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Published:
- Pakistan: Asianet-Pakistan
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: D08248
- Journal Title:
- Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Research
- Journal Title Details:
- 29 (4): 373-380
6. Analysis of factors affecting dissemination of agricultural information among farmers through ict in punjab,Pakistan
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ahmad, Waqar (author), Ali, Tanvir (author), Shahbaz, Babar (author), and Siddiqui, Muhammad Tahir (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-06-10
- Published:
- Pakistan: Directorate of Agricultural Information Lahore
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12690
- Journal Title:
- journal of agricultural research
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 59, N.2
- Notes:
- 7 pages, Present study was carried out in 2018-19, in the three districts of Punjab i.e., Faisalabad, Sargodha and Muzaffargarh to analyse the factors affecting dissemination of agricultural information to farmers through ICT tools. One hundred and twenty respondents were selected randomly from each district, making a total sample of 360 respondents. Concerning the general use of ICT tools in the dissemination of agricultural information, the findings indicated a change in trend from the radio (11.1%) towards TV (85.6%) and mobile phone SMS (75.8%). The relevance of information and ICT tools’ cost appeared as common determinant factors for technology transfer effectiveness by ICT tools. Furthermore, farmers also indicated that the most effective tool to disseminate agricultural information was television, followed by the mobile phone and social media. Moreover, most of the farmers (81.7 % and 73.1%, respectively) indicated that the lack of innovative information and difficulties in using ICT tools were significant barriers while communicating via these tools. The use of television and mobile phones in extension should be improved because they were relatively more popular among farmers. It was recommended that the Punjab government should also design a system of periodic monitoring and evaluation of the use of information and communication technologies in the extension with agricultural universities’ participation and relevant non-governmental organizations in Punjab. A dynamic feedback system should be designed, based on the local advisory committees’ recommendations, to determine the local farmers’ needs/problems, which should be sent immediately to the Directorate of Agricultural Information to suggest some suitable solution and disseminate through ICTs.
7. Attention, access and dialogue in the global newspaper sample: notes on the dependency, complexity and contingency of climate summit journalism
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kumpu, Ville (author) and Kunelius, Risto (author)
- Format:
- Book chapter
- Publication Date:
- 2012
- Published:
- International: Nordicom, Goteborg, Sweden.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D06848
- Notes:
- Pages 313-330 in Elisabeth Eide and Risto Kunelius (eds.), Media meets climate: the global challenge for journalism. Nordicom, Goteborg, Sweden. 340 pages.
8. Challenges to rural journalism in Pakistan
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Riaz, Saqib (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2015
- Published:
- Pakistan
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D09308
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Social Sciences
- Journal Title Details:
- 9(2) : 72-81
9. Climate change and farmer’s perception for the sustainability of farming in khyber pakhtunkhwa-pakistan
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Israr, Muhammad (author), Faraz, Muhammad (author), and Jay-Russell, Michelle T. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-05-31
- Published:
- International: Science and Education Publishing
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12459
- Journal Title:
- American Journal of Rural Development
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 8, No. 1
- Notes:
- 9pgs, This research was conducted in Swabi district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the aims to study the knowledge of farmers and to evaluate the perceptions of the farmers about Climate Change (CC). To accomplish these objectives primary data was collected from 98 randomly selected farmers by structure questionnaire through face to face interview method and was analysed by using descriptive statistics. Findings revealed that majority (93%) of farmers were aware of CC phenomena and perceived changes in temperature (89%) and precipitation (86%) during the last decade. Crop diversification, soil and water management practices and application of necessary farm inputs were the farmer’s preferred adaptive strategies to CC. Barriers to adaptive strategies were the ineffective government support, lack of capital, information and extension services, traditional beliefs and high cost of farm inputs. The study concludes that climate is changing and the farmers are practicing different adaptive strategies to overcome this problem, but still there is a space for more scientifically verified strategies which can boost the farmer’s productivity and increased the overall wellbeing for the future sustainability of farming.
10. Climate change vulnerability, adaptation and risk perceptions at farm level in Punjab, Pakistan
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Abid, Muhammad (author), Schilling, Janpeter (author), Scheffran, Juergen (author), Zulfiqar, Farhad (author), and Univ Hamburg, Inst Geog, Res Grp Climate Change & Secur CLISEC, Grindelberg 7, D-20144 Hamburg, Germany Sch Integrated Climate Syst Sci, Grindelberg 5, D-20144 Hamburg, Germany Int Alert, London, England Asian Inst Technol, Sch Environm Resources & Dev, Bangkok, Thailand
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-03-15
- Published:
- Pakistan: Elsevier B.V.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: D08226
- Journal Title:
- Science of the Total Environment
- Journal Title Details:
- 547: 447-460
11. Cultural change and persistence: new perspectives on development
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ascher, William (author) and Heffron, John M. (author)
- Format:
- Book
- Publication Date:
- 2010
- Published:
- International: Palgrave Macmillan, New York City, New York.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08684
- Notes:
- 263 pages.
12. Engagement with extension services by small-acreage sugarcane farmers in selected districts of Pakistan
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Khan, Faheem (author), Wegener, Malcolm (author), and Khan, Muhammad Zafarullah (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Published:
- Pakistan: Australasia-Pacific Extension Network (APEN)
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 124 Document Number: D11211
- Journal Title:
- Rural Extension and Innovation Systems Journal
- Journal Title Details:
- 14(2) : 34-42
- Notes:
- Personal interviews with 336 small-acreage sugarcane growers indicated that less than half had any knowledge of the public extension services available. Growers who were aware of extension services and sought information from extension achieved substantially higher average yields than growers who did not. Authors recommended that the Pakistan government review current extension services and consider strengthening them.
13. Environmental cooperation as a tool for conflict transformation and resolution
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Waisová, Šárka (author)
- Format:
- Book
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Published:
- United Kingdom: Lexington Books, London.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08898
- Notes:
- 196 pages.
14. Ethnobotany for food security and ecological transition: wild food plant gathering and consumption among four cultural groups in Kurram District, NW Pakistan
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hussain, Sayed Taufiq (author), Muhammad, Sayed (author), Khan, Sheharyar (author), Hussain, Wahid (author), and Pieroni, Andrea (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2023-09-01
- Published:
- United Kingdom: BioMed Central
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12948
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
- Journal Title Details:
- V.19, N.35
- Notes:
- 15 pages, Background In traditional food systems, especially those of rural populations around the world, wild food plants remain crucial. These resources need to be urgently documented to lay the foundations for sustainable livelihoods and food security. Methods In the present field study, we gathered information about wild food plants and mushrooms consumed by four ethnic groups (Turis, Khushis, Hazaras, and Christians) living in Kurram District, NW Pakistan, by conducting semi-structured interviews and holding group discussions. Results A total of 57 wild edible plants and mushrooms were reported, with the documented taxa belonging to 50 genera and 34 families. Turis reported the highest number of wild food plants (41), followed by Hazaras (37), Khushis (35), and then Christians, who reported only 11 plants. The most dominant families were Rosaceae, followed by Polygonaceae, Brassicaceae, Fabaceae, Lamiaceae, Moraceae, and Plantaginaceae. The comparative analysis we conducted with the pre-existing Pakistani ethnobotanical studies revealed that 23 wild edible plants have not been previously reported as food items in the area under study, which included Fragaria nubicola, Lepidium draba, Pinus wallichiana, Podophyllum emodi, Prunus jacquemontii, Sambucus nigra, Sideroxylon mascatense, and Thymus linearis. Four wild edible mushrooms are also reported for the area for the first time: Calvatia gigantea, Morchella esculenta, Pisolithus albus, and Tulostoma squamosum. The cross-cultural analysis of wild edible plants and their uses revealed remarkable similarity between Khushis and Hazaras. The overlapping pattern of wild edible plant use among these two groups, as well as Turis, confirms the existence of cross-cultural interactions among these communities, which have shared the same environmental and socio-cultural space for several decades. Food heritage and some unique dishes are linked to wild edible plants in the area, such as Zamda, prepared by Turis, and Saba, famous among Khushis and Hazaras. Conclusion This study suggests that some wild edible plants could be cultivated to protect a few threatened species from overexploitation, while the overall wild food plant heritage should be promoted and revitalized; for example, within educational platforms aimed at improving the wellbeing of local communities and the global ecological transition we must deal with.
15. Evaluating determinants of climate-change perception among farming communities in district Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Raza, Muhammad Afnan (author) and Ullah, Sana (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-08-30
- Published:
- Pakistan: Directorate of Agricultural Information Lahore
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12856
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Research
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 60, N.3
- Notes:
- 10 pages, This research endeavor, conducted in year 2019-20, explores farmers’ perception regarding climate change and the impacts of socioeconomic indicators affecting these perceptions in district Mardan, KP-Pakistan. For this purpose, total of 140 sampled respondents, seventy from each village were selected for primary data collection. Ordered probit model was used to quantify the determinants of climate change perception. Demographic characteristics revealed that average age of the respondents was 44.42 years, with average schooling, household size, farming experience and farm size of 7.73 years, about 9.96 members, 27.90 years and 3.1 acres, respectively. The study findings indicated that age, education, household size, farming experience, total income and nature of land significantly (p < 0.05) affect farmers’ perception of climate change specifying that younger farmers perceive climate change impacts more as compared to older farmers, while experienced were more likely to perceive than inexperienced. Educated farmers perceived changes in climate more than less educated or uneducated. Small holders perceived more than big landlords, rain-fed farm holders perceived more than irrigated farm holders, high income farmers perceived more than low income farmers, owners perceived more than owner-cum tenants and tenants and small families perceived more than big families. The study recommended climate change awareness programs through government and nongovernment organizations, i.e. education programs, farmer field schools (FFS), agricultural extension agencies to bridge the farmer- research gap, government role in realistic land reforms, establishment of farm services centers (FSCs), climate information centers and diversify farm income opportunities.
16. Evaluation of information seeking behavior of farmers in Punjab
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Riaz, Saqib (author), Shah, Babar Hussain (author), and Iqbal, Muhammad Kamran (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-04-27
- Published:
- Pakistan: Directorate of Agricultural Information Lahore
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12686
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Research
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 60, N. 2
- Notes:
- 5 pages, Information plays important role in agriculture development. This study investigated the nature and extent of available agricultural information sources and information seeking patterns of farmers in Punjab Pakistan. To conduct this study, survey method was used and the population of the study was the farmers of Punjab, the largest province of Pakistan. The sample of 60 farmers was selected during the year 2020 by using convenient sampling technique. Furthermore, these farmers were selected from Attock, Kasur and Bahawalnagar to ensure the representation from northern, central, and southern parts of the province of Punjab. The responses of the framers were collected in the form of questionnaire and researcher used adopted descriptive statistics. Results revealed that majority 41 percent of farmers seek information to enhance their agricultural knowledge. It was found that comparatively interpersonal channels were mostly preferred with the 56 percent whereas mass media occupied second position with 42 percent. It was also found that numerous types of information sources such as interpersonal sources, mass media and new media were available to disseminate information related to farmers’ needs. It was also revealed that among information needs, market and weather forecast trends were on top priority ranked 1st and 2nd respectively.
17. Exploring usage of smartphone among farmers of district bahawalnagar for agricultural extension information
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Riaz, Saqib (author), Iqbal, Ashraf (author), and Husain, Basharat (author)
- Format:
- journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-09-02
- Published:
- Pakistan: Directorate of Agricultural Information Lahore
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12678
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Research
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 60, N. 3
- Notes:
- 5 pages, The current study also focuses and analyses the farmers’ inclination and their usage of smart phone for agricultural extension. This research is based on survey research method in which a closed-ended questionnaire was developed after the review of relevant literature. Furthermore, purposive and convenient sampling techniques were used to collect the data from the respondents who are farmers in Punjab. The study was conducted during the year 2020 in the selected district of Bahawalnagar. Overall results elaborate that age and education were among the factors that accounted for familiarity with apps. However, 42.9 percent of the respondents with the age 30 to 40 were somehow familiar with Agri-apps and 17.3 percent of respondents with twelve years of schooling were familiar with the apps usage. Likewise, 37 respondents in age bracket of 20 to 30 were of the view that usage of apps have resulted in increased agricultural production. It was concluded that age and education of the respondents had significant impact on the usage and familiarity of the apps available on smart phones.
18. Extension Agents Perceptions Regarding Constraints to Adoption of Improved Agricultural Practices by Farmers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Khan, Ayesha (author), Khan, Zubair Ahmad (author), Pervaiz, Urooba (author), and Iqbal, Mehmood (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-05-18
- Published:
- Pakistan: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D12394
- Journal Title:
- Sarhad Journal of Agriculture
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 35 (2)
- Notes:
- 8 pages., The present study was conducted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)-Pakistan. Three districts were randomly selected from zone C i.e. Peshawar, Swabi and Mardan with the objective to investigate the information sources of extension agents, views of extension agents on adoption constraints and the extension methods used by them. All agricultural officers and 40% of field assistants were interviewed making a sample of 81 extension agents; 10 agricultural officers and 71 field assistants. The study results indicate that 77% field assistants were educated up to Matric with two years diploma while 10% agricultural officers had M.Sc. (Hons) degree with the majority of extension agents having job experience of more than 20 years. The main sources of information for the majority (79%) of extension agents were extension publications and training. Extension agents viewed that poverty (49%), expensive inputs (21%) and illiteracy (16%) were the main adoption constraints faced by farmers. Majority (86%) extension agents reported that the extension services are farmer friendly. The most appropriate teaching methods were group meetings (38%) and method demonstration (24%), while the most frequently used method for farmers contact was individual contact method (63%) as identified by extension agents. Non- significant association exist between diffusion of improved practices with adoption constraints and best teaching method used, while significant association exist with frequently used contact method. It is recommended that necessary inputs on subsidised rates should be provided to extension agents to make extension services more farmers friendly.
19. Factors Influencing Use of Information and Communication Technologies among Farmers in Rural Punjab, Pakistan
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Luqman, Muhammad (author), Yaseen, Muhammad (author), Ashraf, Saleem (author), Mehmood, Muhammad Umer (author), and Karim, Mujahid (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-04
- Published:
- African Journals Online
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 121 Document Number: D11068
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 23 (2)
- Notes:
- 12 pages., via online journal., This study explored the factors influencing the application of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) among farmers in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The Punjab province is divided into three agro-ecological zones viz Northern, Central and Southern. In this study, one district from each zone was randomly selected. Total sample size comprises of 150 farmers. Farmers were interviewed using a self-administered interview schedule comprising of open and close-ended questions. Respondents’ access to ICTs was low level. Chi-square test revealed a significant association between the age of respondents and adoption of ICTs. Young respondents were leading users of ICTs in the study area. Size of landholding and income level of the respondents had a significant association with the frequency of use of ICTs in agriculture. Among various ICTs tools, mobile/cell phone attracted 47.3% of respondents to access agricultural information. Factors militating use of ICTs include; electricity/power issues (x̄=2.95/3.00), language barriers (x̄=2.93/3.00), limited knowledge and skills about ICTs (x̄=2.89/3.00), high cost (x̄=2.87/3.00) and limited availability of ICTs (x̄=2.85/3.00). Extent of ICTs use to access agricultural information can surge with t
20. Farm households' simultaneous use of sources to access information on cotton crop production
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Yaseen, Muhammad (author), Ahmad, Mokbul Morshed (author), and Soni, Peeyush (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Published:
- Taylor & Francis
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10489
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural & Food Information
- Journal Title Details:
- 19(2): 149-161
- Notes:
- 14 pages., via online journal., This study has investigated farm households' simultaneous use of social networks, field extension, traditional media, and modern information and communication technologies (ICTs) to access information on cotton crop production. The study was based on a field survey, conducted in Punjab, Pakistan. Data were collected from 399 cotton farm households using the multistage sampling technique. Important combinations of information sources were found in terms of their simultaneous use to access information. The study also examined the factors influencing the use of various available information sources. A multivariate probit model was used considering the correlation among the use of social networks, field extension, traditional media, and modern ICTs. The findings indicated the importance of different socioeconomic and institutional factors affecting farm households' use of available information sources on cotton production. Important policy conclusions are drawn based on findings.
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