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    1. A fair with a difference

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Kumar, Satish (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    1972-03-16
    Published:
    India
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 43 Document Number: B05071
    Journal Title:
    Kurukshetra
    Journal Title Details:
    20 (1972 March 16) : 12-14
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    systematic search through journal

    2. A word on information

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Walter, Gerry L. (author)
    Format:
    Book chapter
    Publication Date:
    1989
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 94 Document Number: C07248
    Notes:
    Gerry Walter, In: Private, non-mass media sources of agricultural information. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin (Ph.D. dissertation), 1989. p. 12-17

    4. Analysis of traditional information dissemination and communication method among rural farmers: evidence from traditional communities in Nigeria

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Apata, T.G (author) and Ogunrewo, J.O. (author)
    Format:
    Conference paper
    Publication Date:
    2010
    Published:
    The International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD)
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 102 Document Number: D10897
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    8 pages., IAALD XIIIth World Congress., via IAALD website., Governments have been largely responsible for research and the provision of extension services in Nigeria. The emphasis has been on the transfer of technology, paying little attention to farmer development and communication needs. Recently, the high output of agricultural research has led to a large pool of new agricultural technologies, which are yet to be disseminated to farmers, particularly those in the core rural areas. Therefore this study examined development and information need of the resource poor and the strategy adopted to meet these needs, using „town crier‟ as a case study. The study identified 2 states in south west, Nigeria, based on literature/past studies, where this concept has been adopted. A focused group discussion technique and interview schedule was adopted for data collection. The study identified 141 „town criers‟ across the study areas through the help of key informants. Results shown all Town Criers are male, average age of 55.54 years and all have postsecondary education. Town Crier primarily source of information is from the traditional-head. Main information disseminated by the Town Crier bothers on security of the town and community development and projects. The study concluded that this channel rarely meets the information need of the people, as the study revealed that only 20% of such information meets these needs. Past studies have documented that information/communication channels in Nigeria such as extension institution has collapse, there is no effective communication channels in the country again. The small number of extension officers that exists, only congregate at the urban towns, leaving behind those at the rural areas. Thus, the use of town criers in this regards can be used effectively to fill this gap and can also be trained on basic extension work.

    6. Dissemination of information in agriculture

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Chamberlain, D. (author) and Royal Agricultural Society of England
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    unknown
    Published:
    United Kingdom
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26893
    Journal Title:
    Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England
    Journal Title Details:
    Vol. 158, (1997), pp. 8-13

    7. Effectiveness of mKRISHI® personalised advisory on water and soil (PAWS) in dissemination of agricultural information in north-western Himalayan region

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Singh, Lakhan (author), Bishnoi, Rajesh (author), Bihari, Bankey (author), Madan, S. (author), Malik, Anil Kumar (author), Shrimali, S. S . (author), Kadam, M. D. (author), and Singh, Raman Jeet (author)
    Format:
    Online journal article
    Publication Date:
    2019-02
    Published:
    India
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 12 Document Number: D10368
    Journal Title:
    Indian Journal of Agricultural Science
    Journal Title Details:
    89 (2) : 246–52
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    7 pages., Via online journal., The effectiveness of an extension system referred to its ability to meet the fanner needs in providing the new technology which suits to their conditions and results in better production. Recently the demand for information on agricultural practices and technology among the farmers is increasing day by day but fulfilment of these demands exclusively by public agricultural extension system is limited. To address this challenge, information communication technology (ICT) has the immense role in supplementing the extension system. Among the ICT tools, mobile phone, because of its affordability, accessibility, minimum skill requirement, widespread network etc., has emerged as important tool for information and knowledge dissemination to the smallholder and marginal farmers. But it is necessary to study how effective they are in achieving the respective objectives.The present investigation was conducted to study the effectiveness of mKRISHI (R) PAWS (Personalised Advisory on Water and Soil) in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand state. An ex-post facto research design was used for this study. Total 136 messages were sent to the respondents. The data was collected from 240 beneficiary farmers of the north-western Himalayan region. The effectiveness of the mKRISHI (R) PAWS in technology advisory and delivery services were measured by developing an effectiveness index for the purpose. Results showed that 93.8% of farmers perceive that quality of information regarding the latest NRM technologies in soil and water conservation was excellent and 83.75% of the farmers felt that the information regarding the latest NRM technologies in soil and water conservation was appropriate to their condition. The study revealed that the extension services delivered by mKRISHI (R) PAWS were found to be highly effective by majority of the farmers. 34.58% fanners perceived that the mKRISHI (R) PAWS was very highly effective as a mean of getting their information needs.

    8. Exploring farmers' information seeking behavior from the perspective of information channels

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Chang, Yu-Wei (author) and Shao, Jhih-Ling (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Language:
    English / Chinese
    Publication Date:
    2017-12
    Published:
    USA: Sage Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, California.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D13060
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Library and Information Studies
    Journal Title Details:
    V.15, N.2
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    33 pages, This study used an in-depth interview and information horizon maps to investigate information seeking behavior of 15 farmers in Central Taiwan. The results show that increased work roles led to more categories of information needed by farmers. Six types of information sources were used by farmers to obtain agricultural information. Interpersonal network was the most preferred information source by farmers. Especially, most farmers contacted other farmers first. Requesting agricultural organizations and farmer groups was the second preferred information source, followed by searching the Internet. Few farmers obtained information from libraries. Several factors affected farmers to select information sources. In addition, barriers to seeking agricultural information faced by farmers were identified. To strengthen the effect of agricultural information dissemination, some suggestions were made. Government agencies related to agriculture should focus the greatest influence of interpersonal network on disseminating agriculture information and improve the communication between agricultural extension agents and farmers. The content and time of agricultural courses were set based on farmers' needs. Improving farmers' information literacy is an essential issue as well.