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42. Use of communication sources by the women beneficiaries of RDRS in income generating activities
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Rashid, Md. Mamunur (author), Mondol, Md. Abu S. (author), Rahman, Md. Sadekur (author), and Noman, Md. Rubayet F. (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2015
- Published:
- ESci Journals Publishing
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 122 Document Number: D11155
- Journal Title:
- International Journal of Agricultural Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 3(3): 187-194
- Notes:
- 10 pages., via online journal., The main purpose of this study was to categories and describes the profile characteristics of the women beneficiaries, to determine the use of communication sources by the women beneficiaries, and to explore the relationship between the profile characteristics of the women beneficiaries of RDRS with their use of communication sources. Data were collected using interview schedule from a sample of 112 women beneficiaries selected from the population of 280 by multistage random sampling procedure from five villages of Rajendrapur union under sadar upazila of Rangpur district. Use of communication sources by the RDRS women beneficiaries was determined on three dimensions viz. attitude, contact and application, and finally the use of communication sources index (UCSI) was computed. The UCSI ranged from 45.24 to 277.68 with a possible range of 0 to 300. Based on UCSI, among the 10 communication sources the first five communication sources were husband (277.68), neighbours (219.05), RDRS-worker (205.95), RDRS group meeting (193.45) and relatives (160.42). However, the last five communication sources were RDRS officer (134.82), mobile phone (112.80), television (68.75), inputs dealer (63.99) and SAAOs (45.24). The findings revealed that the highest proportion (38.39%) of the women beneficiaries had medium use of communication sources compared to 33.93% low use and 27.68% high use. Among the ten selected characteristics of the women beneficiaries’ education, farm size, annual income, daily time use, credit received and participation in IGAs showed positive significant relationship while fatalism showed negative significant relationship with their use of communication sources. Age, family size and dependency had no significant relationships. The women beneficiaries of RDRS had moderate exposure with various communication sources so, the concerned Government Organizations and Non-government Organizations engaged in extension activities should make necessary arrangements for improving the use of communication sources by them in income generating activities.
43. Using Workshops to Educate Landowners About Developing Natural Resource Enterprises to Diversify Income on the Family Farm
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Jones, W. Darryl (author), Jacobs, Katherine M. (author), Yarrow, Greg K. (author), and McPeake, Rebecca (author)
- Format:
- Online article
- Publication Date:
- 2008-10
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 171 Document Number: C28900
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 46, No. 5
44. 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.
45. World's most prolific agricultural podcaster hits 1,000 episodes
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-02
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12166
- Notes:
- Online from agnewscenter.com. 3 pages., Features an achievement of Matt Brechwald, host of the Off-Farm Income Podcast, who "proudly refers to himself as 'the World's Most Prolific Agricultural Podcaster'."