James F. Evans Collection, The advancement made by various countries by the effective use of radio for scientific farming and the scope we have in India by suitably adopting the techniques are brought out. A study made on the Radio Rural Forums of Madras State with particular reference to the convenience of the days, time and period of broadcast and the usefulness of the agricultural topics broadcast is also reported. (author)
Christiansen, M.K. (author), Donohue, George A. (author), Fienup, D.F. (author), Jensen, H.R. (author), Routhe, H.G. (author), and University of Minnesota}University of Minnesota}University of Minnesota}University of Minnesota}University of Minnesota
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1963
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 46 Document Number: B05646
Notes:
P. Tichenor. Special Report No. 10. Agricultural Extension service, University of Minnesota. 6 p.
Williams, D.B. (author / Officer-in-Charge, Agricultural Research Liaison Section, CSIRO, Australia) and Officer-in-Charge, Agricultural Research Liaison Section, CSIRO, Australia
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1959
Published:
Australia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 45 Document Number: B05471
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 21 Document Number: B02332
Notes:
See also ID B02331, B02502;, Theodore Hutchcroft Collection, East Lansing, MI : National Project in Agricultural Communications (NPAC), [19-]. 24 p. (Number 1 in a Series), Includes six steps in organizing an agricultural information office. Also discusses communication - "the vital bridge."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 38 Document Number: B04177
Notes:
Abstract only
James F. Evans Collection, In: Charles A. McCue, ed. Proceedings of the 47th annual convention of the Association of Land-grant Colleges and Universities, Chicago, IL, November 13-15, 1933. Burlington, VT: Free Press, 1933. p. 121-122.
9 pages., via online journal., This study assessed the effectiveness of extension communication methods used in disseminating information to farmers in Ogbomoso Agricultural zone of Oyo State. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 120 respondents. Data were analysed using frequency, percentage, standard deviation, mean, median and mode statistics. The findings show that the extension communication methods used for farmers were farm visit (89.2%) and home visit (78.5%), contact farmers (73.3%) and method demonstration (51.7%). Contact farmers, farm visits and home visit were the most frequently used communication strategies by extension agencies while farm visit (x=1.57) was the most preferred extension method to receive information and technologies and respondents perceived the extension communication methods used to be moderately effective. The study recommends that extension officers should consider the use of communication methods preferred by the farmers to communicate information to them.
Brown, R. (author), Hooks, C. (author), Ugarte, C. (author), Silsby, O. (author), Weinman, J. (author), Fernandez, G. (author), Foxwell, J. (author), Newton, N. (author), and Barbara Connelly, L. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
unknown
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26903
10 Pages, As Thai farmers get older they need to plan what to do with their farm business and land given younger people tend to out-migrate to urban areas and shift their interests away from farming. Such demographic trends may reduce agricultural productivity and increase food insecurity, both among farmers and in the region. Using data collected through interviews with 368 farmers in the Prachin Buri province of Thailand, this research aims to examine how ageing is affecting farm activities of older farmers (60 years and older) and how they are adapting. We found that, while a small percentage of older farmers intended to continue farming without making any changes over the next five years (~9%), most were concerned about their health and farm work capacity, and were looking to leave farming and implement strategies to reduce both work intensity and time. Most farmers intended to stop farming and transfer farmland to their children (~40%), or continue farming while making some changes (~30%), such as employing additional workers or switching to less labour intense crops. Some intended to stop farming altogether and dispose of farmland outside their family (~21%; e.g. leasing out or selling or returning farmland to owner if leased). As expected, the chosen strategy depended on personal (old-age income security and gender) and farm characteristics (e.g. successor, farm activities, and subsidy). Having a dedicated successor had a substantial impact on transferring land to the children, reflecting the importance of commitment for farming by the next generation, which will be challenging. A pension higher than the widely available old-age allowance could support farmers in maintaining a better living standard after retiring. However, only a fraction of farmers currently had access to a pension. Both short- and long-term policies are, therefore, needed to support elderly farmers, improve their living standards after retirement, and attract young people back to farming.
