Abstract obtained via online. 2 pages., Synthesizes lessons learned and challenges encountered when applying indigenous and non-indigenous knowledge and methods in natural and cultural resource management (NCRM) in northern and central Australia. Authors identify four key themes for consideration in collaborative cross-cultural NCRM.
13 pages., via online joural., Due to inadequate personnel, information communication technologies (ICTs) have become an attractive option for delivery of extension information. This study examined awareness and use of ICTs by farmers in Oyo State, Nigeria. A total of 192 farmers were interviewed. Results indicate that most farmers had no formal education and small farm holdings. Awareness of older ICTs like radio and television was more prevalent among farmers as compared with newer ICTs such as Internet and cable television. However, use of modern ICTs like mobile phones and cable television was greater than that for older technologies such as fax machines. Farmers were constrained in ICT use by prohibitive cost and service failure. The Nigerian government should encourage a liberal policy for affordable prices for modern ICT products, especially mobile telephones.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D01613
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Dissertation provided June 15, 2013, by author in electronic format for deposit in ACDC collection., Dissertation presented to the Graduate School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Florida, Gainesville. 184 pages.
Ferrie, Gina M. (author), Bettinger, Tammie L. (author), Kuhar, Christopher W. (author), Lehnhardt, Kathy (author), Apell, Peter (author), and Kasoma, Panta (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2011-01
Published:
Uganda
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D07077
Anik, Asif Reza (author), Breustedt, Gunnar (author), and Bauer, Siegfried (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2010-09-14
Published:
Bangladesh
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 177 Document Number: C30576
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Presented at Tropentag 2010, Conference on International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development, Zurich, Switzerland, September 14-16, 2010. 6 pages.
Avery, Elizabeth Johnson (author) and Lariscy, Ruthann W. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2010
Published:
USA: Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, UK.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C36167
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Pages 319-334 in W. Timothy Coombs and Sherry J. Halladay (eds.), The handbook of crisis communication. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, U.K. 737 pages., Authors analyze mishandled communications by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in connection with serious wildfires in California during 2007.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 185 Document Number: D00370
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Via online. 5 pages., Explanation of the web-enabled government-citizen interface, named LOKMITRA, as a step to provide the general public, especially living in rural areas, with the benefits of using information technology in e-governance.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 148 Document Number: D11590
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3 pages., Online from publisher website. 2 pages., Report explains that more than $1 billion are "flowing to 126 communities in 38 states and tribal lands to build broadband networks." Author summarizes a Federal Communications Commission resource page explaining why rural broadband is so important.
8 pages., via online journal., This study appraised the level of usage of satellite imaging and selected Information Communication Technology (ICT) tools by agricultural extension workers (EWs) in the North Central Zone of Nigeria. Specifically, information on usage of satellite imaging, personal skill ratings, and constraints faced by respondents in the usage of ICT equipment were gathered. Findings revealed that a majority of the respondents (97%) perceived themselves as incompetent in reading and interpreting satellite imaging for agricultural information dissemination. The study posited that government at various levels should assist in training EWs on digital compatibility.
Lambert, Frank (author) and Centre for Community Networking Research, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2009-11-04
Published:
Canada
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 178 Document Number: C35685
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Community Informatics Research Network (CIRN) Conference 2009, Prato, Italy, November 4-6, 2009. 15 pages., Author finds a successful "top-down" approach for delivering online community information from three levels of Canadian governmental agencies.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 173 Document Number: C29245
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Via KCET and "Documenting the Face of America" web site. 3 pages., Announcement and summary of a documentary about "the legendary group of New Deal-sponsored photographers who traversed the country in the 1930s and early 1940s to capture some of the most iconic images in history."
Edwards, M. Craig (author), Jivetti, Billy A. (author), and Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2009-05
Published:
Kenya
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 185 Document Number: D00432
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Pages 273-283 in the proceedings of the 25th annual meeting of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education in San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 24-28, 2009.
Suvedi, Murari (author), Lopez Ariza, Bernado (author), and Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2009-05
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 185 Document Number: D00435
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Pages 67-77 in the proceedings of the 25th annual meeting of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education in San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 24-28, 2009.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 169 Document Number: C28425
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Via Produce Safety Project, an initiative of the Pew Charitable Trusts at Georgetown University. 21 pages., Includes an identification of weaknesses in communications during this outbreak.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 169 Document Number: C28424
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Via Produce Safety Project, an initiative of the Pew Charitable Trusts at Georgetown University. 2 pages., Includes an identification of weaknesses in communications during this outbreak.
Deray, Kristine (author), Simoff, Simeon (author), Petridis, Zoe (author), and Centre for Community Networking Research, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2007-11-05
Published:
Australia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 178 Document Number: C35682
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Community Informatics Research Network (CIRN) Conference 2007, Prato, Italy, November 5-7, 2007. 10 pages., Results of analysis among senior citizens of a rural community, using a "Digital Story Telling" research technique.
Mitrovic, Zoran (author), Taylor, Wallace (author), Bytheway, Andy (author), and Centre for Community Networking Research, Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2007-11-05
Published:
South Africa
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 178 Document Number: C35683
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Community Informatics Research Network (CIRN) Conference 2007, Prato, Italy, November 5-7, 2007. 10 pages., Identifies gap between support services provided by ICTs and acceptance and use of those services by businesses.
Daku, Lefter (author), Norton, George W. (author), Taylor, Daniel B. (author), Petrela, Eivis Qenani (author), and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
California Polytechnic State University
Format:
Online journal article
Publication Date:
2007-07-30
Published:
United States: Taylor & Francis
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 109 Document Number: D10967
12 pages, via online journal, Following the economic reforms in the early 90's, most of the south-eastern European countries (SEE) made efforts to establish agricultural extension services. However, a number of factors including tight governmental budgets, lack of experience, and the existence of vested interests have constrained the development of extension services. This paper examines the rationale for public funding of extension programs and evaluates the incentive structure for private and public provision of agricultural extension service in the SEE countries. It suggests a medium and long-term approach with a primary focus on institutional design. Two groups of factors that affect the private sector supply of extension are analyzed: (i) demand and supply-side factors that affect the profitability of the service and (ii) factors arising from the public-good nature of extension output, externalities, and moral hazards that affect the appropriation of returns of the service. The main conclusion is that the SEE countries should try to achieve a public-private extension balance by following a gradual approach toward privatization of the agricultural extension service. However, the paper advocates a continued important role for the public sector to correct for potential undesirable effects of private advisory services.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D06716
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Posted on Farmsubsidy.org, a project coordinated by the Danish International Center for Analytical Reporting and EU Transparency, a non-profit organization in the UK.4 pages., Involves reporting of detailed information about payments and recipients of farm subsidies in EU member states. Authors address concerns and present benefits of transparency in this matter.
