Olojede, J.C. (author), Ifenkwe, G.E. (author), Oparaojiaku, J.O. (author), and Department of Rural Sociology and Extension, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria
Department of Rural Sociology and Extension, Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo, Ohaji, Nigeria
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2017
Published:
Nigeria: Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 163 Document Number: D08149
19 pages, The adoption of digital technologies is expected to impact the social sustainability of agriculture, in particular in the case of small and mid-sized family farms in Western Europe. Goal of this research was to assess these impacts, however widely accepted impact assessment schemes of social sustainability are missing. Against this background, a qualitative, two-stage Delphi survey was conducted in order to identify relevant impact categories of the adoption of digital technologies in family-operated small-scale farms of South-West Germany. The participating experts stated, for example, that the adoption of digital technologies on the farm could mean that new business models can be based on the use of digital technologies. However, they also stated that digital technology could overburden farmers, which could hinder digitization in this sector as a whole. Data protection and data security were also issues ranked highly important by the participants in the Delphi Process.
Premasudha, B.G. (author), Leena, H.U. (author), and Department of Master of Computer Application, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur, Karnataka, India
Format:
conference papers
Publication Date:
2017
Published:
India: Springer Verlag
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 163 Document Number: D08147
1st International Conference on Data Engineering and Communication Technology, ICDECT 2016; Lavasa City, Pune; India; 10 March 2016 through 11 March 2016; Code 180309
13 pages, Encouraging farmers to increase the use of organic fertilizer will be conducive to promoting the green transformation of farmers’ production and realize sustainable agricultural development. As a long-term investment, the accuracy of farmers’ access to organic fertilizer information and the supporting role of credit are important factors that affect their organic fertilizer application decisions. However, the existence of information asymmetry in the organic fertilizer market and the credit constraints in the financial market, which restricts the enthusiasm of farmers to apply organic fertilizer. In recent years, the rapid development of the Internet in China’s rural areas has effectively alleviated the degree of information asymmetry in rural areas, and improved farmers’ access to credit, which provides a new opportunity for farmers to increase the application rate of organic fertilizer. This study takes 1030 apple growers in the main apple production areas of China as the research object, and employs Tobit model, IV-Tobit model and mediation effect model to explore the impact of internet use on farmers’ organic fertilizer investment. The results show that internet use can promote farmers’ organic fertilizer investment. After addressing the endogeneity issue and the robustness test, the conclusion is still robust. Heterogeneity analysis shows that internet use has a more significant impact on organic fertilizer investment in the older generation and the large-scale group of farmers. The mechanism analysis shows that internet use affects farmers’ organic fertilizer investment through improving access to credit. Therefore, it is necessary to continuously improve the construction of rural digital infrastructure, accelerate the development of the Internet in rural areas, and actively guide financial resources to agriculture, so as to effectively promote the green transformation of agricultural production.
International: Editions Quae, Versailles Cedex, France, and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: D08517
Notes:
ACDC holds citation information, table of contents, and conclusion., 107 pages.
Gao, F. (author), Zhang, W-A (author), Lu, S-Q (author), Xu, Q-X (author), and Information Engineering College, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, Zhejiang, China
Format:
Journal article abstract
Publication Date:
2009-10
Published:
China
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08006
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 145 Document Number: D06597
Notes:
Abstract of paper presented in the History Section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) conference, Braga, Portugal, July 18-22, 2010., Features an independent quarterly periodical that testified to the importance of sustainable agricultural practice from 1939 to 1954.
