Rockwood, Walter G. (author / Communications and Information International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Ibadan, Nigeria)
Format:
Speech
Publication Date:
1971-07-05
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 177 Document Number: C30380
Notes:
Speech prepared to set stage for a seminar on learning and communication for 20 overseas students enrolled in soils programs at American Universities, University of Illinois
International: International Program for Agricultural Knowledge Systems (INTERPAKS), University of Illinois, Urbana, and Office of International Programs, Colorado State University, Fort Collins.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Byrnes6 Document Number: C12536
Notes:
Francis C. Byrnes Collection, Pages 35-38 in J.B. Claar and L.H. Watts (eds.), Knowledge transfer in developing countries: status, constraints, outlook. Proceedings of a conference on international extension at Steamboat Springs, Colorado, during July 1983. 59 p.
Jiggins, Janice (author), Samanta, R.K. (author), and Olawoye, Janice E. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1997
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C19796
Notes:
Pages 73-82 in Burton E. Swanson, Robert P. Bentz and Andrew J. Sofranko (eds.), Improving agricultural extension: a reference manual. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. 220 pages.
14 pages., via online journal., The purpose of the study was to investigate the information needs and barriers of rural smallholder farmers in Mzimba North in Malawi. A mixed methods approach was adopted for the study and the Wilson’s Model of Information Behaviour (1996) guided the study. A questionnaire and focus group discussion guide were used to collect data from 202 rural smallholder farmers. The study found that the major information need of rural smallholder farmers was crop husbandry as revealed by the majority of rural smallholder farmers 149 (77.6). The study found that majority of rural smallholder farmers 180 (94.8%) were aware of information sources. The study also found that the predominant information sources consulted by rural smallholder farmers were personal experiences as indicated by the majority of rural smallholder farmers 185 (96%). The major challenge faced by rural smallholder farmers was lack of mobility as revealed by the majority of rural smallholder farmers 147 (76.6). The study recommends that the Department of Agriculture Extension Services (DAES) should empower the social structures such as families in rural settings with agricultural information.
