11 pages., via online journal., In recognition of the importance of communication in extension work and agriculture, this study assessed communication methods used among core sub-programs of the Enugu State Agricultural Development Program (ENADEP). Sixty-three staff were randomly selected to participate in the study. Statistical tools such as percentage, mean score, and factor analysis were used in data analysis. Findings show that a downward (top-down) communication flow was most common, with posters and workshops as primary communication tools. Technology review meetings and training were major situations in which communication occurred, while achievement of ENADEP objectives was the most important motive for communication. Communicator knowledge about subject matter was the top-rated factor that enhanced communication; security/credibility- and human/autocracy-related problems were major constraints to effective communication. The study recommends a de-emphasis on top-down communication approaches and encourages use of digital/information communication technology (ICT) tools to minimize the gap between generation and dissemination of information and its application.
Issue located in the Volume One Number One Collection., Brief report on how plants are able to see, smell, feel and remember. "But maybe the reason plants don't respond to our desperate attempts to communicate is simple: they don't need humans."
Simon-Friedt, Bridget R. (author), Howard, Jessi L. (author), Wilson, Mark J. (author), Gauthe, David (author), Bogen, Donald (author), Nguyen, Daniel (author), Frahm, Ericka (author), and Wickliffe, Jeffery K. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2016-09-15
Published:
USA: Elsevier
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 162 Document Number: D07992
International: East -West Communication Institute, East-West Center, Hawaii.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C14251
Notes:
Pages 93-124 in Godwin C. Chu, Syed A. Rahim and D. Lawrence Kincaid (eds.), Communication for group transformation in development. Communication Monographs, Number 2. 424 pages.
