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2. AG media report 1998 - 1999
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB) (author)
- Format:
- Report
- Publication Date:
- 1999
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 110 Document Number: C10480
- Journal Title Details:
- 33 pages
- Notes:
- National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB) , 26 Exchange Street East, Suite 307, St. Paul, MN 55101
3. Analysis of traditional information dissemination and communication method among rural farmers: evidence from traditional communities in Nigeria
- 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
- Notes:
- 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.
4. Dissemination of (technical) agricultural information
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Williams, C.E. (author), Williams, S.K.T. (author), and Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1978-10
- Published:
- UK
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 43 Document Number: B05030
- Journal Title:
- Quarterly Journal of Administration
- Journal Title Details:
- 13 (1) : 87-93
- Notes:
- Evans, cited reference
5. Farmers waiting out the drought tune into twitter
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Online article
- Publication Date:
- 2012-08-24
- Published:
- USA: NPR
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: D10853
- Notes:
- 3 pages., Via website, The Salt., The information farmers are getting from Twitter can help them decide how and when to market their grain.
6. Information sources for solving farmers' engineering problems
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Simmons, E.K. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1975-03
- Published:
- Australia: Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Melbourne
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 45 Document Number: B05497
- Journal Title:
- Melbourne Notes on Agricultural Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- No. 11 : 63-78
- Notes:
- cited reference, Results of a pilot survey of farmers' machinery problems made in 1973 showed that farmers largely depended on their own experience and that of other farmers for information on machinery problems.
7. Information sources of large-scale farmers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Doster, D. Howard (author), Musser, Wesley G. (author), Ortmann, Gerald F. (author), Patrick, George F. (author), and Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, Lafayette, IN; Agricultural Economics, University of Natal, South Africa; Agricultural Economics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, Lafayette, IN
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1993
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 94 Document Number: C07237
- Journal Title:
- Choices
- Journal Title Details:
- Third Quarter 1993 : 40-41
- Notes:
- James F. Evans Collection
8. Of mice and men: when face-to-face agricultural information is replaced by a mouse click
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Charatsari, Chrysanthi (author) and Lioutas, Evagelos D. (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2013-01-01
- Published:
- Taylor & Francis
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10488
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural & Food Information
- Journal Title Details:
- 14(2): 103-131
- Notes:
- 30 pages., via online journal., In this article we present and discuss two experiments designed to test the effectiveness of the Internet as a tool of agricultural information. Subjects were cotton producers from Thessaly, Greece. Findings suggest that, in the early stages of an innovation diffusion process, the Internet is more effective than social sources (Experiment 1). However, when urgent situations that force quick decisions occur (Experiment 2), the Internet is significantly less effective than face-to-face communication channels. In both cases, farmers who used the Internet spent more time and devoted extra effort. The experiments proved that agronomists remain the most effective information source. Results also illustrate that Internet adoption is not necessarily synonymous with its use.