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    22. A review of soil fertility management communication in sub-Saharan Africa

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Amoakohene, Margaret (author) and Nanaa Baah-Ofori, Rebecca (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2021
    Published:
    Germany: Kassel Univ Press GMBH, Kassel, Germany
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12206
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Extension and Rural Development
    Journal Title Details:
    Vol 122, No 1
    Notes:
    12 pages., In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), declining soil fertility is among the factors affecting optimal food production. Although a number of interventions have been implemented to improve soil fertility management (SFM) in SSA, their adoption especially among small scale farmers has been low. Although the literature provides considerable evidence of socio-economic factors which influence adoption, the subject of how communication influences adoption of SFM remains under-explored. This paper therefore reviewed studies on SFM communication in SSA. The objectives were to identify the current focus of studies on SFM communication, the current definitions of communication which informed such studies, and the type of SFM practices being communicated in the SSA region. Using specific search terms, articles were collected from various databases and content analysed. The review revealed five main themes as the focus of current studies on SFM. The study also revealed two main interpretations of communication which in turn influence the use of either diffusion or participatory communication strategies for SFM communication. The review also showed a focus on integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) messages in the SSA area. The study concludes that while each of the two communication strategies has their individual strengths, farmers prefer participatory strategies. This is because participatory strategies foster interaction and greater understanding; thereby, increasing the likelihood of farmer adoption of SFM practices in SSA. The review concludes by calling for further research on the use of participatory communication to engage farmers about various SFM practices in SSA.

    23. Rhetorical analysis of resistance to environmentalism as enactment of morality play between social and ecological well-being

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Amos, Clinton (author), Spears, Nancy (author), and Pentina, Iryna (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2016
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 155 Document Number: D07184
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Consumer Affairs
    Journal Title Details:
    50(1) : 224-259

    25. Digital marketplace and FinTech to Support Agriculture Sustainability

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Anshari, Muhammad (author), Almunawar, Mohammad Nabil (author), Masri, Masairol (author), and Hamdan, Mahani (author)
    Format:
    Conference paper
    Publication Date:
    2019-01
    Published:
    Elsevier
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 102 Document Number: D10906
    Journal Title:
    Energy Procedia
    Journal Title Details:
    156: 234-238
    Notes:
    5 pages., 2018 5th International Conference on Power and Energy Systems Engineering, CPESE 2018, 19–21 September 2018, Nagoya, Japan, via online journal., Agriculture plays an important in providing food security and sustainability for the people in any country. However, lack of funding and limited distribution channels to reach customers are frequent problems faced by farmers to meet the level of sustainability. Agriculture’s sustainability can be strengthened by allowing an innovation of services such as Financial Technology (FinTech), and digital marketplace. Digital marketplace with Fintech enabled might transform agriculture’s business process into more sustainable in term of funding and distribution. FinTech offers farmers convenient ways of getting sources of funding through crowdfunding and digital payment system. Thus, digital marketplace can act as a platform for FinTech to integrate the innovative financial solution into broader agriculture’s ecosystem. The study proposes a modelling digital marketplace with FinTech enabled especially crowdfunding and payment system in order to support agriculture’s sustainability. The model connects all actors (farmers, landowners, investors, and consumers) into a platform that can promote transparency, empowerment, resourcefulness, and public engagement in agriculture.

    26. Participatory rural communication appraisal: a handbook

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Anyaegbunam, Chike (author), Mefalopulos, Paolo (author), and Moetsahi, Titus (author)
    Format:
    Handbook
    Publication Date:
    2004
    Published:
    International: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 175 Document Number: C29815
    Notes:
    Posted at ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/008/y5793e, Second Edition. 160 pages., Handbook prepared for the SADC Centre of Communication for Development in collaboration with the Communication for Development Group, Extension, Education and Communication Service, Sustainable Development Department of FAO. Only the 13-page introduction is filed.

    27. Understanding corn belt farmer perspectives on climate change to inform engagement strategies for adaptation and mitigation

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Arbuckle, J.G. Jr. (author), Hobbs, J. (author), Loy, A. (author), Morton, L.W. (author), Prokopy, L.S. (author), and Tyndall, J. (author)
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2014
    Published:
    Soil and Water Conservation Society
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10526
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
    Journal Title Details:
    69(6): 505-516
    Notes:
    12 pages., via online journal., Development of extension and outreach that effectively engage farmers in climate change adaptation and/or mitigation activities can be informed by an improved understanding of farmers’ perspectives on climate change and related impacts. This research employed latent class analysis (LCA) to analyze data from a survey of 4,778 farmers from 11 US Corn Belt states. The research focused on two related research questions: (1) to what degree do farmers differ on key measures of beliefs about climate change, experience with extreme weather, perceived risks to agriculture, efficacy, and level of support for public and private adaptive and mitigative action; and (2) are there potential areas of common ground among farmers? Results indicate that farmers have highly heterogeneous perspectives, and six distinct classes of farmers are identified. We label these as the following: the concerned (14%), the uneasy (25%), the uncertain (25%), the unconcerned (13%), the confident (18%), and the detached (5%). These groups of farmers differ primarily in terms of beliefs about climate change, the degree to which they had experienced extreme weather, and risk perceptions. Despite substantial differences on these variables, areas of similarity were discerned on variables measuring farmers’ (1) confidence that they will be able to deal with increases in weather variability and (2) support for public and private efforts to help farmers adapt to increased weather variability. These results can inform segmented approaches to outreach that target subpopulations of farmers as well as broader engagement strategies that would reach wider populations. Further, findings suggest that strategies with specific reference to climate change might be most effective in engaging the subpopulations of farmers who believe that climate change is occurring and a threat, but that use of less charged terms such as weather variability would likely be more effective with a broader range of farmers. Outreach efforts that (1) appeal to farmers’ problem solving capacity and (2) employ terms such as “weather variability” instead of more charged terms such as “climate change” are more likely to be effective with a wider farmer audience.

    29. The role of institutional actors and their interactions in the land use policy making process in Ethiopia

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Ariti, Adenew Taffa (author), Van Vliet, Jasper (author), and Verburg, Peter H. (author)
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019-05-01
    Published:
    Elsevier
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 32 Document Number: D10626
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Environmental Management
    Journal Title Details:
    237: 235-246
    Notes:
    12 pages., via online journal., This study investigates the role of the different institutional actors involved in the development and implementation of land use policies in the Ethiopian Rift Valley. The work is based on interviews with key informants from different administrative levels and these results are compared to the relevant policy documents. While the constitution prescribes a participatory policy development process, our results show that in reality policies are made at the highest level and implemented in a top-down approach from the higher to the lower administrative levels. Moreover, the institutional network mainly consists of institutions that are hierarchically linked, while horizontal and diagonal relations are less common and less important. Consistently, higher level institutions are mostly involved in the development of land use policies, while the roles of lower level institutions are predominantly in the implementation thereof. This lack of participation by lower level institutions, in addition to a lack of capacity and absence of clear institutional mandates, hampers the effectiveness of land use policies. Our results also provide suggestions to improve the development, communication, and eventually the acceptability of land use policies towards sustainable land management.

    30. Maryland Oyster Roundtable: beyond the distributive barrier

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Arnold, Abby (author) and Resolve, Inc., Washington, D.C.
    Format:
    Report
    Publication Date:
    1996
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 142 Document Number: C21961
    Notes:
    Resolve No. 27. 4 pages., Describes a consensus-building process in Maryland that formed a unique partnership between oystermen, scientists and government officials for drafting an oyster recovery plan.

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