19 pages., Online via UI e-subscription., Authors tested food label and information treatment effects on subjects' willingness-to-pay for organic, "natural," and conventional foods. They found large information effects, including asymmetric cross-market effects for natural and organic foods. Organic premiums increased in response to subjects' seeing the "natural" foods industry's perspective on its products.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 165 Document Number: D11670
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12 pages., Paper presented at the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) international congress, August 28-September 1, 2017, Parma, Italy., Researchers examined the effectiveness of the communication of the region of origin in print advertising messages for wine bearing a geographic indications (GI) label. Results demonstrated the ability of extrinsic advertising cues (region of origin) to create value. The geographical area exerted a more favorable influence on consumers' purchase intention when it was conveyed in pictorial-textual format.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: C23312
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A&A Research, Kalispell, Montana. 1 page., Response to a Wisconsin survey question about the importance agriculture will play in the Wisconsin economy 25 years from now.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 34 Document Number: D10667
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See Document D10664, the bound workbook that contains this resource. Workbook title: "Surveys made simple." Eugene A. Kroupa Collection., 9 pages., Sample questionnaire used in a workshop involving survey research.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C37107
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See C37105 for original, Pages 113-125 in Alessandro Bonanno, Hans Bakker, Raymond Jussaume, Yoshio Kawamura and Mark Shucksmith (eds.), From community to consumption: new and classical themes in rural sociological research. Research in Rural Sociology and Development, Volume 16. Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., Bingley, U.K. 275 pages.
Ong'ayo, Milcah (author), Njoroge, Janet (author), and Critchley, Will (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2001
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D01201
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Pages 110-121 in Chris Reij and Ann Waters-Bayer (eds.), Farmer innovation in Africa: a source of inspiration for agricultural development. Earthscan Publications, Ltd., London, England. 362 pages.
USA: Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36367
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181 pages., Based on extensive conversations with women animal rights activists. Author identifies two competing frameworks within the animal rights movement. One names the oppression of anmals as the most crucual social justice issue of our times. This framework focuses on animal liberation. The second names the oppression of animals as part of a broad, intersecting web of inequality that encompasses gender, race, class and environmental concerns. Examins the predominance of women in animal rights activism.
Leelasena, W.M. (author) and Dhammika, Chitrani (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1996
Published:
Sri Lanka
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D00562
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Pages 127-141 in Marilyn Carr, Martha Chen and Renana Jhabvala (eds.) Speaking out: women's economic empowerment in South Asia. Intermediate Technology Publications, London, UK. On behalf of Aga Khan Foundation Canada and United Nations Development Fund for Women. 238 pages.
Chan, Mimi W. (author), Chapman, Karen M. (author), and Foods and Nutrition, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1994
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07903
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James F. Evans Collection, Ham, Mimeographed, 1994. 1 p. Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education, Portland, OR, July 16-20, 1994., Because attitudes about a topic can diminish the effectiveness of informational materials, previously identified attitudes concerning calcium intake were explored through focus group interviews. The purpose of this study was to clarify women's attitudes and behaviors toward calcium-related topics and nutrition education materials. Participants were recruited through Cooperative Extension Service, a church group, and the University of Illinois. Although four focus groups of 6-7 participants were planned, each group consisted of 2-6 women. All focus groups followed the same format, lasting for 1 to 1 1/2 hours; questions progressed from the general to more specific. Preliminary questions were directed at determining women's attitudes, interest, behavior, knowledge, and lifestyle. As the focus group interviews progressed, questions became more specific in assessing the nutrition education materials for readability, attractiveness, usefulness, age-appropriateness, and validity. Discussions also included whether dietary behavior change occurred as a result of educational materials, motivation to take materials home, and general use of materials. The focus group format allowed for in-depth discussions on the topics and provided rationale based on age and background knowledge. Motivating factors included prior interest in the topic and length of the materials. Many women mentioned that their busy lifestyles restricted them from reading long brochures. Younger women tended to underestimate the older women's ability to read smaller print size. Most importantly, neither younger nor older women felt that osteoporosis was a problem that their age group needed to address. Lastly, knowledge level of the general public was overestimated by one focus group comprised of graduate students. This study emphasized that women's attitudes about calcium intake and osteoporosis need to be addressed if nutrition education materials are to be effective.
8 pages, via online journal, Dense networks of rivers, canals, ditches, dikes, sluice gates, and compartmented fields have enabled the farms of the Red River Delta to produce 18% of Vietnam's rice (Oryza sativa) crop (figure 1), 26% of the country's vegetable crops, and 20% of capture and farmed aquaculture (Redfern et al. 2012). Agriculture in this fertile delta was transformed in the 11th and 13th century AD by large-scale hydraulic projects to protect the delta from flooding and saltwater intrusion, and provide field drainage during the wet season and crop irrigation in the dry season (Tinh 1999). The 20th century brought advancements in agricultural science globally—new crops and livestock genetics, inorganic fertilizers, mechanization, and pesticides that could double and triple food production per unit of land. It was the diesel pump combined with post-Vietnam War agricultural collectivization from 1975 to 1988 that brought the Green Revolution to the Red River Delta.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 117 Document Number: C13032
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38 page
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Paper presented to the Science Communication Interest Group Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Conference Washington, DC. August 9-12, 1995
Donnellan, LaRae M. (author), Ross, Susan M. (author), and Donnellan: Extension Associate Professor and Acting Head, Office of Information, University of Vermont, VT; Ross: Assistant Professor of Communication, Clarkson University
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1990
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 76 Document Number: C04140
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 183 Document Number: C37365
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See C37280 for original, Page 118 in Fred Myers, Running the gamut: writings of Fred Myers, journalist and 50-year members, American Agricultural Editors' Association. Fred Myers, publishers, Florence, Alabama. 125 pages.
Roberts, Owen (author), Simon, Karen (author), and Evans, Jim (author)
Format:
Presentation
Publication Date:
2009-08
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: D06651
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PowerPoint presentation at an American Agricultural Editors' Association session of the Agricultural Media Summit, Fort Worth, Texas, August 2009. 38 pages.
18 pages, The donation of unharvested or unsold crops to rescue organizations has been promoted as a strategy to improve healthy food access for food insecure households while reducing production-level food loss and waste (FLW). In this study, we aimed to assess the motivations, barriers, and facilitators for crop donation as a FLW reduction strategy among Maryland farmers. We interviewed 18 Maryland-based food producers (nine frequent crop donors and nine infrequent, by self-report) in 2016 – 2017, soliciting their perspectives on crop donation motivators, process feasibility, and interventions aimed at increasing crop donation. The interviews were thematically coded. All respondents were aware of crop donation as an option, and most expressed interest in reducing FLW by diverting crop surpluses for human consumption. While financial barriers represented one aspect influencing donation decisions, respondents also cited convenience, process knowledge, and liability as key considerations. In contrast to frequent donors, many of whom considered donation a moral imperative, some infrequent donors questioned the expectation that they would donate crops without compensation. Both frequent and infrequent donors were aware of pro-donation tax incentives, and infrequent donors reported being unlikely to use them. This research demonstrates that crop donation motivations, barriers, and facilitators can be diverse. Given the existence of crop surpluses and their potential benefits as emergency food, our results suggest that multiple interventions and policies may contribute to incentivizing and facilitating crop donation (or enabling the purchase of surplus crops) rather than one-size-fits-all approaches. Our findings also highlight a need to prioritize crop recovery methods that enhance growers’ financial stability.
