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    4. Competencies for rural development professionals in the era of HIV/AIDS

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Mulder, Martin (author), Brinkman, Dine (author), Westendorp, Annemarie M.B. (author), and Wals, Arjen E.J. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    unknown
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26582
    Journal Title:
    Compare: A Journal of Comparative Education
    Journal Title Details:
    37(4): 493-511
    Notes:
    September 2007

    5. Development journalism out of date? An analysis of its significance in journalism education at African universities

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Wimmer, Jeffrey (author) and Wolf, Susanne (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2005-05
    Published:
    International
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 187 Document Number: D01116
    Journal Title:
    Munich Contributions to Science Communication
    Journal Title Details:
    3
    Notes:
    12 pages.

    8. Importance of labor in adoption of a modern farm input

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Ndiaye, Serigne (author), Sofranko, Andrew J. (author), and Departments of Sociology and Agricultural Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    1988
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 83 Document Number: C05144
    Journal Title:
    Rural Sociology
    Journal Title Details:
    53 (4) : 421-432.
    Notes:
    AGRICOLA IND 89035615, We explore the relationship between adoption of farm technology and labor availability in Africa. We use a case study of the introduction of a high-yielding variety of maize in an area of Zambia to examine the different aspects of the relationship between adoption and labor availability/mobilization. The research is based on an intensive 15-month study of 23 maize farmers, survey data from 240 of their farm workers, and data collected from an ongoing integrated rural development project. The data illustrate that the shift to hybrid maize requires additional labor. farmers' inability to mobilize additional labor results in partial adoption and various compromises in the performance of recommended practices. The labor survey reveals that despite farmers' preferences for hiring older workers and female labor, children are extensively employed because of their availability. We conclude by illustrating the need for adoption research that takes the broader farming environment into account.