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152. Seeing green: lifecycles of an arctic agricultural frontier
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Price, Mindy Jewell (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2023-07-14
- Published:
- USA: Wiley Periodicals LLC
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12929
- Journal Title:
- Rural Sociology
- Journal Title Details:
- V. 0, N.0
- Notes:
- 31 pages, Imaginaries of empty, verdant lands have long motivated agricultural frontier expansion. Today, climate change, food insecurity, and economic promise are invigorating new agricultural frontiers across the circumpolar north. In this article, I draw on extensive archival and ethnographic evidence to analyze mid-twentieth-century and recent twenty-first-century narratives of agricultural development in the Northwest Territories, Canada. I argue that the early frontier imaginary is relatively intact in its present lifecycle. It is not simply climactic forces that are driving an emergent northern agricultural frontier, but rather the more diffuse and structural forces of capitalism, governmental power, settler colonialism, and resistance to those forces. I also show how social, political, and infrastructural limits continue to impede agricultural development in the Northwest Territories and discuss how smallholder farmers and Indigenous communities differently situate agricultural production within their local food systems. This paper contributes to critical debates in frontiers and northern agriculture literature by foregrounding the contested space between the state-driven and dominant public narratives underpinning frontier imaginaries, and the social, cultural, and material realities that constrain them on a Northwest Territories agricultural frontier.
153. Sixth annual international food security symposium at Illinois highlights global efforts
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Myrick, Leslie (author)
- Format:
- News article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-12-07
- Published:
- ACES
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12915
- Notes:
- 7 pages
154. Smallholders farmers' attitudes and determinants of adaptation to climate risks in East Africa
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Shikuku, Kelvin M. (author), Winowiecki, Leigh (author), Twyman, Jennifer (author), Eitzinger, Anton (author), Perez, Juan G. (author), Mwongera, Caroline (author), and Läderach, Peter (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-03-08
- Published:
- Africa
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 169 Document Number: D08757
- Journal Title:
- Climate Risk Management
- Journal Title Details:
- 16 : 234-245
155. Soil science beyond COVID-19
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Lal, Rattan (author)
- Format:
- Article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-07-06
- Published:
- USA: Soil and Water Conservation Society
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11865
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 75
- Notes:
- 3 pages, via online journal, The fast-moving coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic engulfed the world within four months from December to March of 2020, with long-lasting impacts on social, economic, political, educational, and scientific programs. It exacerbated risks of food and nutritional insecurity for a large segment of society, and threats of disruption in the food supply chain may be aggravated by climate change, soil degradation, and the flood/drought syndrome. Ensuring adequate access to nutritious food is a daunting challenge even in developed/scientifically advanced countries, and is a sheer tragedy in poor nations.
156. Soil sensing: a new paradigm for agriculture
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Rossel, Raphael A. Viscarra (author) and Bouma, Johan (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-10
- Published:
- International: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: D07801
- Journal Title:
- Agricultural Systems
- Journal Title Details:
- 148: 71-74
157. Some experiences in the implementation of integrated rural development programmes
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Zaman, M.A. (author) and Human Resources, Institutions and Agrarian Reform Division, Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), Rome, Italy
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1977-10
- Published:
- Italy: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: D07769
- Journal Title:
- Agricultural Administration
- Journal Title Details:
- 4 (4): 307-316
158. Stakeholders' mental models of soil food value chain in the Everglades
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Friedrichsen, Claire N. (author), Daroub, Samira H. (author), Monroe, Martha C. (author), Stepp, John R. (author), and Gerber, Stefan (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10497
- Journal Title:
- Geoderma
- Journal Title Details:
- 343: 166-175
- Notes:
- 10 pages., via online journal., Peri-urban environments, where agriculture and urbanization interact, pose unique challenges for soil management. In Miami-Dade County, Florida USA, this interaction is especially important; a population of 2.7 million lives in an urban county with only 6% of the area zoned agriculture. Miami-Dade County is a major producer of tropical fruit and winter vegetables for the U.S., and is located within the Everglades ecosystem. Relatively little information is known about research and extension within peri-urban environments concerning soil health and management. Ethnopedological work has contributed to ethno-scientific knowledge by bridging the communication gap between scientists and locals concerning soil taxonomies, soil health, and soil fertility management. This study explores mental models of farmers and experts, examining the communication gap concerning soil health and food security. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from farmers (n = 19) and experts (n = 13). All stakeholders perceived pressures from urbanization as the main barrier to farmers' ability to continue to produce food, maintain their soil health, and contribute to national food security. The mental models of farmers reveal their ability to continue farming depends on their ability to construct and sustain a system—the soil food value chain. In this system, the farmer generates farm capital from a combination of high quality products, lower quality produce, and culls. This farm capital includes value-added products or soil amendments. However, experts did not perceive their responsibility to include maintaining a system, rather, only improving production. Experts' research and extension focused on improving product quality, increasing yield, decreasing cost of production, and minimizing the environmental impact of production. The mental models of farmers suggest research and extension related to building and maintaining the entire soil food value chain would increase the likelihood the farmers would better care for their soil and be profitable. This research contributes to the literature by recognizing the importance of examining the barriers to soil communication between stakeholders, as well as the importance to include examining soil within the larger food system.
159. Stand together or starve alone: unity and chaos in the U.S. food movement
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Winne, Mark (author)
- Format:
- Book
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Published:
- Santa Barbara, California: Praeger
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: D10845
- Notes:
- 178 pages., OCLC No. 950952213, Via UI Library Catalog., America has a perplexing, multifaceted problem that combines hunger, obesity, and unhealthy food. This book examines how this situation was created and shows how people working together can resolve this longstanding issue. The United States--one of the world's wealthiest and resource-richest nations--has multiple food-related problems: declining food quality due to industrialization of its production, obesity across all age groups, and a surprisingly large number of households suffering from food insecurity. These issues threaten to shorten the lives of many and significantly reduce the quality of life for millions of others. This book explores the root causes of food-related problems in the 20th and 21st centuries and explains why collective impact--the social form of working together for a common goal--is the method that needs to be employed to reach a successful resolution to hunger, obesity, and the challenges of the industrial food system. Authored by Mark Winne, a 45-year food activist, the book begins with background information about the evolution of the U.S. food movement since the 1960s that documents its incredible growth and variety of interests, organizations, and sectors. The subsequent sections demonstrate how these divergent interests have created a lack of unity and constitute a deterrent to achieving real change and improvement. Through examples from specific cities and states as well as a discussion of group dynamics and coalition-building methods, readers will come away with an understanding of a complicated topic and grasp the potential of a number of strategies for creating more cohesion within the food movement--and realizing meaningful improvements in our food system for current and future generations
160. Stories of hope and success in the food system
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Mullen, Anne (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-05
- Published:
- UK: Nature Portfolio
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 208 Document Number: D13204
- Journal Title:
- Nature Food
- Journal Title Details:
- V.1
- Notes:
- 2 pages
161. Sustainability shifts: three consumer trends brewing
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- News release
- Publication Date:
- 2020
- Published:
- International: Center for Food Integrity, Gladstone, Missouri.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: D11681
- Notes:
- 3 pages., News release via online., News release covering a meeting panelist's remarks during a webinar about shifting sustainability priorities related to the food system.
162. The best, most disgusting reporting on food safety
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hickman, Blair (author)
- Format:
- Article
- Publication Date:
- 2012
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 124 Document Number: D11200
- Notes:
- Online from ProPublica website. 4 pages., "Here's our roundup of some standout reporting about the food on your plate." Identifies and briefly describes 11 examples across a range of related aspects and issues.
163. The globalization of food and how Americans feel about it: results of two surveys
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Vander Mey, Brenda J. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2004-03
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: C23591
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Food Distribution Research
- Journal Title Details:
- 35(01) : 6-17
164. The importance of being accountable: the relationship between perceptions of accountability, knowledge, and attitude toward plant genetic engineering
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Irani, Tracy (author), Sinclair, Janas (author), and O'Malley, Michelle (author)
- Format:
- unknown
- Publication Date:
- 2002-03
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D09357
- Journal Title:
- Science Communication
- Journal Title Details:
- 23(3) : 225-242
165. The influence of public relations on food security among cocoa marketers in Ondo State, Nigeria
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Abdulganiyu Salau, Shehu (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-12-28
- Published:
- Poland: Poznan University Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12416
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol 62 No 4 (2021)
- Notes:
- 4 pages., Food insecurity is quickly becoming a key topic in national and international debates. Consequently, series of studies have been conducted on food security and its determinants. However, none of these studies have measured food security among cocoa marketers and have considered the influence of public relations (PR) on food security among cocoa marketers in Nigeria Thus, this study measured food security status and determined the influence of PR strategies on food security of marketers. A combination of purposive and random sampling techniques were employed to select 100 respondents for this study. The analytical tools include: descriptive statistics, food security index and logistic regression analysis. The result revealed that majority of the sampled respondents were males with an average household size of 8 persons. The food security index indicated that 65% and 35% of the respondents were food insecure and secure respectively. The logistic regression indicated that about 53% of the total variation in food security of the wholesale cocoa marketers was accounted for by the estimated explanatory variables. Age of the respondents, marketing margin, household size, credit access and PR strategies were the critical determinants of food security among cocoa marketers in the area. Government should provide PR tools at subsidized rate as well as train marketers on the effective use of these tools. Policies to address irregular network and high airtime tariff challenges associated with the adoption of PR strategies in the country must be supported. Policy aimed at reducing household size should be encouraged.
166. The role of food in social justice
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Nierenberg, Danielle (author)
- Format:
- Presentation
- Publication Date:
- 2015-02
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 139 Document Number: D05924
- Notes:
- Online via TruffleMedia. Transcript of a presentation at the 2015 Ag Issues Forum sponsored by Bayer CropScience in connection with the 2015 Commodity Classic,Phoenix, Arizona, February 24-25, 2015. 16 pages.
167. The role of information and communication technology in agriculture
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Esfahani, Latifeh Pour Mohammad Badher (author), Asadiyeh, Zahra Shojaei (author), and Faculty of Engineering, University of Shahrekord, Shahrekord, Iran School of Agriculture, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran
- Format:
- conference papers
- Publication Date:
- 2009
- Published:
- International: IEEE - Inst. Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 163 Document Number: D08177
- Notes:
- Article number 5454875, pp. 3528-3531, 1st International Conference on Information Science and Engineering, ICISE2009; Nanjing; China; 26 December 2009 through 28 December 2009; Category numberE3887; Code 80401
168. To free ourselves we must free ourselves
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Penniman, Leah (author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- United States: Springer Nature
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11871
- Journal Title:
- Agriculture and Human Values
- Journal Title Details:
- 37(3) : 521-522
- Notes:
- 2 pages, We tossed our soiled shovels into the back of the pickup truck and took one last satisfied look at the backyard garden we built for Ronya Jackson and her seven children in Troy, NY. The siblings were excitedly tucking peas and spinach into the fresh earth as we headed home to nearby Soul Fire Farm to tend the crops that would be distributed to neighbors in need. Our sacred mission is to end racism and injustice in the food system, which we do by getting land, gardens, train-ing, and fresh food to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color), including refugees and immigrants, survivors of mass incarceration, and others impacted by state violence.As Mama Fannie Lou Hamer said, “When you have 400 quarts of greens and gumbo soup canned for the winter, no one can push you around or tell you what to say or do.” Before, during, and after the outbreak, food apartheid dis-proportionately impacts (BIPOC) communities who also face higher vulnerability to COVID-19 due to factors like shared housing, lack of access to health care, environmental racism, job layoffs, immigration status, employment in the wage economy without worker protections, and more. This pandemic is exacerbating existing challenges and lays bare the cracks in the system that prevent many of us from having anything canned up for this metaphorical winter. Our society is called to account. Is now finally the time when we will catalyze the 5 major shifts needed to bring about a just and sustainable food system?
169. Training for agricultural and rural development in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Osuntogun, Adeniyi (author), Fabiyi, Yakub L. (author), and Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ife
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1980-12
- Published:
- Nigeria: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: D07784
- Journal Title:
- Agricultural Administration
- Journal Title Details:
- 8 (1): 3-13
170. Transitioning to sustainable agriculture requires growing and sustaining an ecologically skilled workforce
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Carlisle, Liz (author), Montenegro de Wit, Maywa (author), DeLonge, Marcia S. (author), Iles, Alastair (author), Calo, Adam (author), Getz, Christy (author), Ory, Joanna (author), Munden-Dixon, Katherine (author), Galt, Ryan (author), Melone, Brett (author), Knox, Reggie (author), and Press, Daniel (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-11-01
- Published:
- Switzerland: Frontiers Media S.A.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12960
- Journal Title:
- Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
- Journal Title Details:
- V.12, N.96
- Notes:
- 8 pages, In the face of rapidly advancing climate change, biodiversity loss, and water scarcity, it is clear that global agriculture must swiftly and decisively shift toward sustainability. Fortunately, farmers and researchers have developed a thoroughly studied pathway to this transition: agroecological farming systems that mimic natural ecosystems, creating tightly coupled cycles of energy, water, and nutrients. A critical and underappreciated feature of agroecological systems is that they replace fossil fuel- and chemical -intensive management with knowledge-intensive management. Hence, the greatest sustainability challenge for agriculture may well be that of replacing non-renewable resources with ecologically-skilled people, and doing so in ways that create and support desirable rural livelihoods. Yet over the past century, US agriculture has been trending in the opposite direction, rapidly replacing knowledgeable people with non-renewable resources and eroding rural economies in the process. Below, we suggest how US policy could pivot to enable and support the ecologically skilled workforce needed to achieve food security in the face of climate change.
171. Ukraine War threatens world's food supply
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Reinhart, RJ (author)
- Format:
- Online article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-03-03
- Published:
- Gallup
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 208 Document Number: D13328
- Notes:
- 6 pages
172. Unlocking the potential of smallholder dairy farm: Evidence from the central highland of Ethiopia
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Feyissa, Abraham Abera (author), Senbeta, Feyera (author), Tolera, Adugna (author), and Guta, Dawit Diriba (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-12-01
- Published:
- Netherlands: Elsevier B.V.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12799
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 11
- Notes:
- 10 pages, Sustainable livestock farming practices have the potential to improve productivity and high income, reduce greenhouse gases, and improve household food security. Despite previous efforts to disseminate these technologies, the rate of adoption has remained very low in Ethiopia. In this study, we investigate the determinants of adoption and the impact of improved dairy farming practices (IDFP), which include improved breed, improved feed, and improved feeding conditions, on household food security in the central highland of Ethiopia.
173. Urban agriculture as an alternative source of food and water security in today’s sustainable cities
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Nowysz, Aleksandr (author), Mazur, Łukasz (author), Vaverková, Magdalena Daria (author), Koda, Eugeniusz; (author), and Schumacher, Britta L.; Spangler, Kaitlyn; Rissing, Andrea (author)
- Format:
- Journal Aricle
- Publication Date:
- unknown
- Published:
- Switzerland: MDPI
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12779
- Journal Title:
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Journal Title Details:
- Volume 19, Issue 23
- Notes:
- 21pgs, The concept of a regenerative city goes far beyond a sustainable one. The regenerative approach is to think of urban green space as a productive landscape, a source of food, and a support for biodiversity. In this approach, the so-called urban wastelands have a positive significance. Urban agriculture (UA) has become a commonly discussed topic in recent years with respect to sustainable development. Therefore, the combination of urban fabric and local food production is crucial for ecological reasons. The key issues are the reduction of food miles and the demand for processed food, the production of which strains the natural environment. At the same time, UA enables regeneration and restoration. An original methodological approach was used in the study following the mixed-method research concept: literature survey, case studies, and comparative analysis of objects. A review of UA architecture (UAA) projects was carried out to supplement the knowledge acquired during the bibliometric analysis. In sum, 25 existing projects, including allotment gardens, community gardens, and urban farms in the global north, were compared in this study. As a result of the analyses carried out, the breakdown of urban agriculture was developed into the following categories: (i) architectural–urban, (ii) ecological, (iii) social, and (iv) economic, including the impact of UA on physical activity and social interaction. UA is also a factor shaping the urban landscape. In conclusion, agrarian practice in urban environments has led to the creation of a new type of space, known as UAA. Production in the context of UA exceeds private goods, such as food produced for sale or for individual use. Additional goods include public goods. The review shows that UA fulfills economic, social, and environmental functions, thus falling under the concept of sustainable development.
174. Urban agriculture in São Paulo, Brazil: actors, spaces, and governance models
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Giacchè, Giulia (author) and Silva, Wânia Rezende (author)
- Format:
- Proceedings
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08819
- Notes:
- Pages 431-452 in Rob Roggema (ed.), Agriculture in an urbanizing society volume one: proceedings of the sixth AESOP conference on sustainable food planning. United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 549 pages.
175. Urban food supply chain resilience for crises threatening food security: a qualitative study
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hecht, Amelie A. (author), Biehl, Erin (author), Barnett, Daniel J. (author), and Neff, Roni A. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2018-12-06
- Published:
- United States: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12481
- Journal Title:
- JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS
- Journal Title Details:
- V.119, Iss. 2
- Notes:
- 14pgs, Background Businesses and organizations involved in growing, distributing, and supplying food may face severe disruptions from natural and human-generated hazards, ranging from extreme weather to political unrest. Baltimore, Maryland, is developing policies to improve local food system organizations’ ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disruptive events and ultimately to contribute to food system resilience. Objectives To identify factors that may be associated with organization-level food system resilience, how these factors may play out in disaster response, and how they may relate to organizations’ confidence in their ability to withstand disruptive events. Design Semi-structured in-depth interviews with representatives of key food system businesses and organizations identified by means of stratified purposive sampling and snowball sampling. Participants/setting Representatives of 26 food system businesses and organizations in Baltimore stratified by two informant categories: organizations focused on promoting food access, such as governmental offices and nonprofits, and businesses and organizations involved in supplying and distributing food in Baltimore City, such as retailers, wholesalers, and producers. Analyses Interviews were analyzed using a phronetic iterative approach. Results The following 10 factors that may contribute to organization-level resilience were identified: formal emergency planning; staff training; staff attendance; redundancy of food supply, food suppliers, infrastructure, location, and service providers; insurance; and post-event learning. Organizations that were larger, better resourced, and affiliated with national or government partners typically demonstrated more resilience factors compared with smaller, independent, and nonprofit organizations. Conclusion To ensure reliable access to safe food for all people, food system organizations must strengthen their operations to safeguard against a variety of potential threats. This study’s examination of factors that contribute to resilience can help food system organizations, researchers, and government officials identify priorities for investigating vulnerabilities in diverse operations and potential strategies to improve resilience in the face of ongoing and growing threats.
176. Urban gardening in the Ruhr metropolis: methods and criteria for identification of areas for urban gardening
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kemper, Denise (author) and Weltring, Wiebke (author)
- Format:
- Proceedings
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D08817
- Notes:
- Pages 235-259 in Rob Roggema (ed.), Agriculture in an urbanizing society volume one: proceedings of the sixth AESOP conference on sustainable food planning. United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 549 pages.
177. Urban gardening realities: the example case study of Portsmouth, England
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hallsworth, Alan (author) and Wong, Alfred (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2015
- Published:
- England
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D06911
- Journal Title:
- International Journal on Food System Dynamics
- Journal Title Details:
- 6(1) : 1-11
178. Using ICT to strengthen agricultural extension systems for plant health
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Wright, Holly Jane (author), Ochilo, Willis (author), Pearson, Aislinn (author), Finegold, Cambria (author), Oronje, Mary Lucy (author), Wanjohi, James (author), Kamau, Rose (author), Holmes, Timothy (author), and Rumsey, Abigail (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Published:
- Taylor & Francis
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 16 Document Number: D10458
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural & Food Information
- Journal Title Details:
- 17(1): 23-36
- Notes:
- 15 pages., Via online journal., Plant pests cause crop losses of 30–40%, contributing significantly to global food insecurity. The Plantwise program works alongside national agricultural extension services, who advise smallholder farmers on plant health issues and collect data on problems they face. In a 1-year pilot, Plantwise tested the use of information and communication technologies (ICT)—tablets and short message service (SMS)—with 60 Kenyan extension workers. They were able to assist more farmers with better advice, had significantly improved access to plant health information, valued being able to ask their peers for advice, and dramatically improved the quality and speed of the data they collected.
179. Using radio and interactive ICTs to improve food security among smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Heather E. Hudson (author), Mark Leclair (author), Bernard Pelletier (author), and Recent publications: (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-08
- Published:
- USA: Elsevier
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 149 Document Number: D10116
- Journal Title:
- Telecommunications Policy
- Journal Title Details:
- 41(7/8) : 670-684
- Notes:
- 15 pages., via online journal, Radio is the most widely used medium for disseminating information to rural audiences across Africa. Even in very poor communities, radio penetration is vast; it is estimated there are over 800 million radios in Sub-Saharan Africa. The paper summarizes evidence on food insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa and strategies to provide information on innovative agricultural practices to smallholder farmers. The research in this paper is then discussed within the context of research on information and communication technologies (ICTS) for development. Next, the paper presents the ICT-enhanced participatory radio campaign approach and ICT innovations introduced by Farm Radio International, a Canadian nongovernmental organization. The paper analyzes two participatory radio campaigns that use both listening groups and ICTs to engage African farmers. Research on these radio campaigns in six African countries is reported to examine how the participatory approach impacted listenership, knowledge and initial adoption of agricultural techniques and practices presented in the radio campaigns. The authors conclude that the findings of research on these projects could be highly relevant for increasing awareness and adoption of agricultural practices in Sub-Saharan Africa. They also appear promising for other development sectors and for other developing regions
180. Values, conventions, innovation and sociopolitical struggles in a local food system: Conflict between organic and conventional farmers in Sierra de Segura
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Coq-Huelva, Daniel (author), Sanz-Cañada, Javier (author), Sánchez-Escobar, Florencio (author), and Universidad de Sevilla
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2017-10
- Published:
- Spain: Science Direct
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 108 Document Number: D10939
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Rural Studies
- Notes:
- 9 pages, via online journal
181. We need to look at food as a global system
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Jackson, Janine (author)
- Format:
- Interview
- Publication Date:
- 2015-10-22
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D07404
- Notes:
- Online from Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), New York City, New York. 8 pages.
182. Welfare implications of home gardens among rural households: evidence from Ingquza Hill local municipality, South Africa
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Nontu, Y. (author) and Taruvinga, A. (author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2023-05-07
- Published:
- South Africa: South African Society of Agricultural Extension (SASAE)
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12934
- Journal Title:
- South African Journal of Agricultural Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- V.51, N.1
- Notes:
- 16 pages, Food insecurity is widely recognised as a global issue that requires immediate attention using multifaceted approaches. There is a generalised consensus about the positive role of home gardens in improving household income and food security. However, there is limited empirical evidence to support the above nexus worth exploring to enhance evidence of based programming. Therefore, this study used cross-sectional survey data from Ingquza Hill local municipality in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa (n = 200) to estimate the correlation between participation in home gardening, household food security, and household income. Results revealed that income from home garden sales was the least source of income for most households in the study area, contributing an average of 10.4% to total household income. An insignificant negative correlation was confirmed between home gardens and household food insecurity access score, suggesting that home gardens fall short of addressing household food security. A positive linear significant correlation was also confirmed between home garden participation and household income. The study concludes that home gardens designed for cash crop production may have a better food security premise than those intended for home food consumption and the sale of surplus.
183. What can be gleaned from news coverage to improve science reporting and enhance public literacy about agricultural biotechnology in Ghana?
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Rodriguez, Lulu (author) and Lee, Suman (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016
- Published:
- Ghana
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 169 Document Number: D08721
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Agricultural and Food Information
- Journal Title Details:
- 17(2-3) : 91-109
184. What makes a social system resilient? Two fishing communities in Indonesia
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Deswardi, Rio (author), Glaser, Marion (author), and Ferse, Sebastian (author)
- Format:
- Book chapter
- Publication Date:
- 2012
- Published:
- Indonesia: Transcript, Bielefeld, Germany.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D07335
- Notes:
- Pages 243-272 in Anna-Katharina Hornidge and Christoph Antweiler (eds.), Environmental uncertainty and local knowledge: Southeast Asia as a laboratory of global ecological change. Transcript, Bielefeld, Germany. 284 pages.
185. Where do smallholder farmers get their information? an exploration of the sources of agricultural information in northwest Cambodia
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Nickens, Presley (author), Ader, David (author), Enriquez, Jean Pierre (author), Bates, Ricky (author), Gill, Tom (author), Huot, Sovanneary (author), Hok, Lyda (author), and Pao, Srean (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2023-08-29
- Published:
- USA: New Prairie Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12943
- Journal Title:
- Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education
- Journal Title Details:
- V.30, Iss.2
- Notes:
- 15 pages, A significant emphasis on scaling up food security efforts is needed to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 2 (Zero Hunger) by 2030. Scaling up sustainable intensification efforts for Cambodian smallholder farmers is key since they face greater exposure to the uncertainties of climate change, globalizing markets, and rural-to-urban migration. One way to increase the effectiveness of efforts and the scaling up of sustainable intensification technologies is through improving access to information about production and marketing technologies. This study aimed to identify sources of information about sustainable technologies available to smallholders and barriers that may be preventing adoption. Information was gathered from a household survey to document the sources of agricultural information for smallholders in Northwest Cambodia. This research suggests Cambodian smallholders are receiving agricultural extension services, however, the overall quality and effectiveness of these messages are unknown, since NGOs with competing foci are the primary provider of extension information. Smallholders face significant barriers that prevent the adoption of sustainable technologies and participation in markets, such as low price for goods, poor product quality, lack of time, and concerns for safety. Future endeavors to strengthen the price of goods and alleviate market-related challenges would likely result in increased smallholder income and food availability.
186. new egg co-operative has hatched in the western U.S., a
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Campbell, Lindsay (author)
- Format:
- Online article
- Publication Date:
- 2023-01-17
- Published:
- United States: Modern Farmer Media
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12889
- Journal Title:
- Modern Farmer
- Journal Title Details:
- Online
- Notes:
- 12pgs, ProEgg members are hopeful their model can plug up holes in the supply chain contributing to egg scarcity and sticker shock.
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