Emphasis on a farmer-centered approach by Extension rather than a top-down approach. "...farmers are still in control of which new technologies they will accept, and understanding must precede adoption."
de Haan, Peter (author) and Keilbach, Tomas (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1993
Published:
Burundi
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21102
Notes:
Pages 141-160 in Innovation and development: policies, concepts and cases for agriculture and forestry in international cooperation. Wissenschaftsverlag Vauk Kiel KG. 212 pages.
International: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, ACP-EU, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D11614
Notes:
3 pages., Online from publisher., Author addresses "large gap between African extension services ... and the number of farmers being reached." ... "Africa's existing mobile network (currently the second biggest mobile market in the world) could be better utilised to bridge this gap and provide mobile-based agricultural information, advice and support to smallholder farmers."
Chamala, Shankariah (author), Crouch, Bruce R. (author), and Agricultural Extension Unit, Department of Agriculture, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia; Agricultural Extension Unit, Department of Agriculture, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1981
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 71 Document Number: C03184
Notes:
In: Crouch, Bruce R., and Chamala, Shankariah, eds' Extension education and rural development. Volume 2 : experience in strategies for planned change. New York : John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 1981. p. 267-275
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 182 Document Number: C36923
Notes:
6 pages., Report of a community-based communications project sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in the Philippines.
Asenso-Okyere, Kwadwo (author), Babu, Suresh Chandra (author), Glendenning, Claire J. (author), Govindarajan, Senthil Kumar (author), and International Food Policy Research Institute.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2011-12
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 186 Document Number: D00940
Notes:
ACDC holds contents page and discussion section. URL provides full-text access., Via AgEcon Search. 53 pages.
