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12. Partnerships for action research
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Killough, Scott (author)
- Format:
- Book chapter
- Publication Date:
- 2009
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C29862
- Notes:
- Pages 153-157 in Ian Scoones and John Thompson (eds.), Farmer First revisited: innovation for agricultural research and development. Practical Action Publishing, Warwickshire, U.K. 357 pages.
13. Redefinition of extension service : problems and prospects
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Satapathy, C. (author), Mangaraj, A. K. (author), and Orissa Society of Extension Education
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1997
- Published:
- Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Bhubanwswar, India
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 132 Document Number: C20048
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension Education
- Journal Title Details:
- 2 (1 & 2) : 86-88
- Notes:
- Burton Swanson Collection
14. Rethinking the role of precision
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Vogt, Willie (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2008-02
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 163 Document Number: C26967
- Journal Title:
- Prairie Farmer
- Journal Title Details:
- 180(2) : 67
- Notes:
- Author suggests that it may be time to drop the term "precision agriculture" because farmers are much more precise than ever before. "When does a technology become mainstream?"
15. Review: The farm press, reform and rural change, 1895-1920
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Leichtle, Kurt E. (author)
- Format:
- Book review
- Publication Date:
- 2007
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36627
- Journal Title:
- Annals of Iowa
- Journal Title Details:
- 66(3/4) : 340-341
- Notes:
- Author reviews John J. Fry, The farm press, reform and rural change, 1895-1920, Routledge, New York, 2005.
16. Rural development: theories of peasant economy and agrarian change
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Harriss, John (author)
- Format:
- Book
- Publication Date:
- 1982
- Published:
- International: Hutchinson, London, England.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36931
- Notes:
- Series: Hutchinson university library for Africa. 409 pages.
17. The Green Revolution revisited: critiques and alternatives
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Glaeser, Bernhard (author)
- Format:
- Book
- Publication Date:
- 1987
- Published:
- International: Allen & Unwin, London UK
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08256
- Notes:
- 206 pages.
18. The other half of gender: men's issues in development
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Bannon, Ian (author) and Correia, Maria C. (author)
- Format:
- Book
- Publication Date:
- 2006
- Published:
- International: World Bank, Washington, D.C.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C37118
- Notes:
- 311 pages.
19. The role of agricultural communications
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Savary, Roger L. (author / International Federation of Agricultural Producers)
- Format:
- Speech
- 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: D10788
- Notes:
- 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 29-32 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.
20. Where to put the focus on rural development: changing the focus from funding to learning
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Katona Kovacs, Judit (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 102 Document Number: D10918
- Journal Title:
- Studies in Agricultural Economics
- Journal Title Details:
- 116 : 41-48
- Notes:
- Why is a change in the focus of rural development needed? Sinek (2009) pointed out that the first question addressed by successful entrepreneurs when establishing their companies is, why should the enterprise be created, what is the purpose of it? With the outcome of a conversation with an academic colleague in mind, that even scientific papers have a story to tell, the author has structured this paper in line with the 'golden circle' approach of Sinek (2009), namely asking why, then how and then what? At the beginning of her research career in rural development, the author examined the role of the European Union's (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in Hungary, with special regard to agri-environmental management. As this research was linked to policy regulations it was in rather a 'top down' direction, examining the effects of selected tools such as agri-environmental measures, direct payments and the LEADER approach. The experience gained during this period (2001-2006) redirected the interest of the author to human and social capital. Examination of sustainability, resilience and system thinking has become a basic element in her work. Acceptance by agriculture that corporate social responsibility is a pre-condition for the licence to produce is now an established societal demand. Production methods that have regard for the planet and people as well as profi t have become a 'must' for the food industry (Slingerland and Rab-binge, 2009). The author keeps in mind the three dimensions of sustainability (nature, society and economy), in which nature creates the frame, the limits of growth, and society is understood to be part of it. Each human being, as an indi-vidual part of society, has his/her responsibility and has to understand the system he/she lives in. This is very important because, as Senge (2011) points out, people do not believe that they infl uence the future, while Johnson (2013), in line with Meier (2005), states that our future is based on how we as individuals live and talk today. In Hungary, human and social resources, which play an important role in the rural economy, show a great defi cit (Katona Kovács, 2006a). Appreciating the importance of human and social capital and their deficit in the North Great Plain NUTS 2 region where she lives, the author is look-ing for ways to increase these resources. This is the first and most important answer to the why question. Since 2006 the author's research work has sought answers to how human and social capital could be increased in local economies, as key factors for future development, even in the improvement of agri-environment management. Although there are good examples of changes generated through policy instruments, such as the LEADER pro-gramme (ÖIR, 2004), instead of trying to form or to increase human and social capital via 'top down' policy mechanisms, while keeping the importance of these instruments in mind, the author is looking for 'bottom-up' tools and participatory actions. This preference is based on an increasing body of evidence. For example, Dam et al. (2009) explore the transi-tion of societal organisation from heavy reliance on the state towards self-organisation by citizens in communities. They note that private citizens are increasingly expected to take responsibility for the direction of their own lives. The suc-cess of the LEADER programme also comes from the space it gives for bottom-up approaches, for partnership and co-creation. Based on the model elaborated by Lukesch (2007), Katona Kovács et al. (2011) examined, from the three modes of operation offered by the model (animating actions, struc-turing actions and consolidating actions), the types of activities of the Local Action Groups (LAGs) in the North Great Plain region. Their results demonstrate the importance of animating actions amongst the LAGs in the region. In this region the level of governance is such that "the ability of people to articulate their common needs is the starting point for many innovations ... It is the only point where we can speak about development programmes in the strict sense" (Lukesch, 2007, p.16). Today animating actions are the most needed operations in the North Great Plain region, so as to encourage different actors to work together and experience the results of common thinking. Dialogue about the common needs is an important first step to help the development of local communities.