Bahn, Henry M. (author / U. S. Department of Agriculture) and Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Format:
conference papers
Publication Date:
1997-03-04
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: C20293
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, Section H; from "1997 conference papers : Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education", 13th Annual Conference, 3, 4, 5 April 1997, Arlington, Virginia
10 pages., Researchers investigated empowerment in the context of two strategies, Integrated Weed Management and Integrated Pest Management. Findings suggested: "With the rise of chemical resistance, the agricultural industry has placed considerable emphasis on the need to accelerate and achieve farmer adoption if IWM and IPM, but our evidence suggests that greater emphasis should be given to understanding the socio-cultural factors that affect farmer decision making. Farmer empowerment emerged as a core concept from the data."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 161 Document Number: C26598
Notes:
3 pages., Summarizes principles identified in a book published 40+ years ago (Donald R. Murphy, What farmers read and like) and invites readers to compare them with guidelines used today for attracting farm readers.
