Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 190 Document Number: D02401
Notes:
Online via University Library website, University of Illinois. 2 pages., Career summary of Joyce Wright, director of the Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, University of Illinois, 2010-2013.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 190 Document Number: D02400
Notes:
Online via University Library website, University of Illinois. 3 pages., Career summary of Lura Joseph, director of the Agricultural Communications Documentation Center.
Agricultural information needs of extension officers in Africa are identified as control of major pests, credit and co-operatives, proper handling of insecticides, marketing of agricultural products, etc. The information needs of farmers are identified to be in arears of the supply of fertilizers, pest and diseases control, planting materials and credits and loans. The emphasis on information needs of farmers is on "why," "who," "where," and "how" to obtain information. In order to understand the information needs of their client, librarians' and information specialists trainig and ecuation should be reoriented to include coursed on agricultural escienes, rural sociolgoy, adult education and computer sciences. The University of Botswana in agricultural information with the support of the Technical Centre for Agriculture (CTA), which is sponsoring the General Programme for Education, PROGEFIA. With the provision of appropriate and timely agricultural information to extension officers and farmers, an increase in agricultureal production in Africa may be attained.
