Naik, K.C. (author / University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore) and Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) U.S. Agency for International Development Project
Format:
Book
Publication Date:
1968
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 129 Document Number: C19271
O'Gorman, Melanie (author / University of Toronto) and Centre for the Study of African Economics, Oxford, UK
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
2006-07-20
Published:
United Kingdom
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C28215
Notes:
Posted online at http://www.csae.ox.ac.uk/conferences/2007-EDiA-LaWBiDC/papers/295-OGorman.pdf, Presented at the "Economic development in Africa" conference from March 18-20, 2007 at Oxford University.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 163 Document Number: C26957
Notes:
Background paper for the World Development Report 2008 by the World Bank and affiliated organizations. 44 pages., A background paper for "Innovating through science and technology," Chapter 7 of the World Development Report 2008.
Findings suggest that the contribution of agricultural extension services to India's food production can be claimed to the extent of 64.20 percent especially in the Punjab where this study was conducted with 500 farmers. Agricultural information services accounted for 8.59 percent of impact (increased farm production) on 60.17 percent of farmers. Knowledge gains through publicity and training camps accounted for 8.75 percent of impact on 61.24 percent of farmers.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Byrnes2 Document Number: C12363
Notes:
Francis C. Byrnes Collection, Chapter 7 in Borton, Raymond E. (ed.), Case studies to accompany Getting Agriculture Moving. Agricultural Development Council, New York, NY. 1967. 302 p.
