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22. Satellite communications reinforcing cultural identity in Canada's northernmost reaches
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Green, Lyndsay (author), Simailak, David (author), and Green: Communication Specialist and former Policy Analyst, Federal Department of Communications, Canada; Simailak: Director, Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1981-12
- Published:
- Canada
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 79 Document Number: C04484
- Journal Title:
- Development Communication Report
- Journal Title Details:
- 36 : 1 - 3
23. Sharing information
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Ballantyne, Peter (author) and Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2007-10
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 162 Document Number: C26821
- Journal Title:
- ICT Update
- Journal Title Details:
- 29
- Notes:
- 4 pages., Describes development of information technologies used by Euforic, Europe's Forum on International Cooperation.
24. Sierra Leone - revisited
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Claar, John B. (author / Director, International Program for Agricultural Knowledge Systems (INTERPAKS))
- Format:
- Speech
- Publication Date:
- 1984-01
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: D10094
- Notes:
- 16 pages., This speech is from a project file maintained by the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign > "International" section > "Sierra Leone" file., Speech at the Second Conference regarding ACRE in Sierra Leone, January 11-14, 1984., Comprehensive thoughts from an emeritus state Extension director regarding "what the world has learned about knowledge transfer," with special emphasis on Extension services
25. Social media for enhancing innovation in agri-food and rural development: current dynamics in Ontario, Canada
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Chowdhury, Ataharul (author) and Odame, Helen Hambly (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2013
- Published:
- Journal of Rural and Community Development
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 102 Document Number: D10913
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Rural and Community Development
- Journal Title Details:
- 8(2), 97-119
- Notes:
- 24 pages., ISSN: 1712-8277, via online journal., Communication for innovation in agriculture and rural development involves interactive and multi-stakeholder approaches that mobilize ideas and resources from the public and private sectors as well as civil society. Digital tools broadly referred to as Web 2.0 technologies, and in particular, social media such as Facebook, Twitter, blogs and webinars are allegedly channels of communication for innovation. These tools potentially offer support for collective learning processes and co-creation of knowledge. There is little evidence, however, to substantiate that new media are enabling innovation by and among stakeholders of agri-food and rural systems. Are diverse agri-food producers, rural entrepreneurs, scientists or researchers, community-level volunteers and public servants interacting more effectively in Web 2.0 environments? Are social media reinventing agri-food and rural information flows? Employing methods of multiple database searches, review of literature, and content analysis of 50 relevant online communities this paper identifies emerging issues in the development and use of social media in the agri-food and rural sectors with an emphasis on data from Ontario and, to a lesser extent, elsewhere in Canada. Findings suggest that the uptake of social media is still in an early, exploratory phase associated with modest opportunities and relevant limitations of Web 2.0 mediated multi-stakeholder collaboration. Notably, there are gaps in giving and receiving feedback which are intrinsic to dyadic communication as well as innovation processes. Limitations identified include (a) conflicting perceptions among stakeholders about the use, risk, credibility and institutional incentives associated with social media, and (b) lack of capacity that enables use and development of appropriate social media applications. The paper concludes by summarizing the importance of autonomous, user-oriented applications of Web 2.0 tools in agri-food and rural systems.
26. The State of Rural Information and Communication Services in Tanzania: A Meta-Analysis
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Mtega, Wulystan Pius (author) and Ronald, Benard (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2013-02
- Published:
- Sokoine University of Agriculture
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 101 Document Number: D10887
- Journal Title:
- International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Research
- Journal Title Details:
- 3(2):64-73
- Notes:
- 10 pages., ISSN 2223-4985, via online journal., The study investigated the factors influencing accessibility of rural information services in Tanzania. Specifically the study identified the types of information services provided in rural areas; identified the sources of information used by rural people and determined the barriers to accessibility of information services in rural areas in Tanzania. The study employed a meta-analysis methodology where studies on information services in rural areas in Tanzania were analysed. Findings of the analysis were then compared and contrasted to see the similarities and differences. It was found that there were several information sources used in rural areas ranging from simple face to face communication to modern interactive ICTs including the mobile phones. Despite the availability of a number of information sources, several factors limited the accessibility of information services in rural areas. Findings show that high illiteracy levels, poor/unreliable information infrastructure, low income, lack of electricity and high cost of ICTs have limited the accessibility of information services in rural areas. Others factors including the use of difficulty languages when repackaging information, lack of time to access information and geographical isolation to have also limited some from accessing information services in rural areas. The study recommends that in-order to improve the access to information services in rural areas, it is important to deal with both individual and institutional factors which limit access to information. It is also important to conduct audience research oftenly that appropriate information can be delivered to the right people.
27. The dimensions of rural extension
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Garforth, C. (author), Jones, G.E. (author), and Rolls, M.J. (author)
- Format:
- Conference paper
- Publication Date:
- 1985
- Published:
- United Kingdom
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 95 Document Number: C07438
- Notes:
- INTERPAKS, Mimeographed, 1985. Paper presented at the AERDC conference Investing in Rural Extension: Strategies and Goals, September 15-21, 1985, Agricultural and Rural Development Centre, University of Reading, UK. 15 p., Sets the general scene for the AERDC conference by discussing common assumptions and precepts regarding extension. Covers briefly the origins of extension, the development of extension services, the dimensions fo extension, and investments in extension.
28. The history of the agricultural communications industry
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Graves, Russell A. (author)
- Format:
- Book chapter
- Publication Date:
- 2005
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 189 Document Number: D02057
- Notes:
- Pages 7-8 in Communicating in the Agricultural Industry, Centage Learning, Clifton Park, New York.
29. The value of rural roads
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Santos-Villanueva, Patrocinio (author)
- Format:
- Article
- Publication Date:
- 1966
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Byrnes2 Document Number: C12350
- Notes:
- Francis C. Byrnes Collection, Pages 775-795 in Borton, Raymond E. (ed.), Selected readings to accompany getting agriculture moving. Volume 2. Agricultural Development Council, New York, NY. 526 p.
30. Timeline of major developments in American agricultural communications, 1785-1989
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Book chapter
- Publication Date:
- 2000
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 189 Document Number: D02056
- Notes:
- Chart in K. Boone, T. Meisenbach and M. Tucker, Agricultural Communications: Changes and Challenges. Iowa State University Press, Ames. 1 page.
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