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2. Information for the mountain farmer
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Chaudhry, Anwar Ali (author / International Center for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu, Nepal)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1991
- Published:
- International: International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07967
- Journal Title:
- Quarterly Bulletin of the International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists
- Journal Title Details:
- 36 (1/2) : 24-28
- Notes:
- AGRICOLA IND 92017543; Proceedings of the VIII World Congress of IAALD: Information and the End User, May, 1990, Budapest, Hungary, Special requirements for delivering information to the mountain farmer and the role of the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Nepal is discussed. The need to preserve "local knowledge" to let the system evolve and to introduce the technology that matches the physical and intellectural capabilities of the target group is expressed. The appropriate media to transfer the technology is presented in light of the geographic terrain of the target groups.
3. Links in the chain of technology transfer
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1982
- Published:
- UK: Leicester Printers, Ltd., UK
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 96 Document Number: C07747
- Journal Title:
- Span
- Journal Title Details:
- 25 (2) : 49
- Notes:
- search through journal
4. Modernization of the paddy-rice system and the challenges ahead
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Choukidar, V. V. (author) and George, D. S. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1972
- Published:
- India
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 49 Document Number: C00147
- Journal Title:
- Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Journal Title Details:
- 27(2): 14-24
- Notes:
- Phase1
5. The status of perception, information exposure and knowledge of soil fertility among small-scale farmers in Ghana, Kenya, Mali and Zambia
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Spurk, Christoph (author), Asule, Pamellah (author), Ofori-Baah, Rebecca (author), Chikopela, Louis (author), Diarra, Boubacar (author), Koch, Carmen (author), and Wageningen University
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-08-21
- Published:
- Netherlands: Taylor & Francis
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 108 Document Number: D10944
- Journal Title:
- The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension
- Notes:
- 22 pages, via online journal article, Purpose: Soil fertility is decreasing in many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. To mitigate this trend, various agricultural technologies are available, but their uptake by farmers has been low. Perception of the problem, information exposure, and knowledge play a major role in adoption of technologies. This study assessed empirically the levels of perception, knowledge and information exposure among African farmers as an indicator for potential adoption of soil fertility technologies. Design/Methodology/approach: The study used survey data of more than 2,400 small-scale farmers selected through random sampling from Ghana, Kenya, Mali and Zambia. The survey investigated socio-economic factors, exposure to media, perception and knowledge of soil fertility and other information. Findings: Many farmers did not perceive soil fertility as a major challenge, except in Mali; farmers were hardly receiving information on soil fertility from professional agricultural sources, and they often lacked accurate knowledge about soil fertility technologies. Radio was by far the most used information source for farmers. Practical implications: The study has exposed the need for interventions to increase awareness, information exposure, and knowledge about soil fertility among farmers to strengthen the adoption of soil fertility technologies. It also calls for innovative ways of strengthening extension services through links with radio. Theoretical implications: The role of communication in the uptake of agricultural innovations is still under-researched, and hence this study exposes the need to investigate in-depth knowledge, perception levels, and quality and frequency of information exposure on various channels of soil fertility management. Originality: This is one of the few studies empirically measuring perception, information frequency on various channels, and knowledge of soil fertility among small-scale farmers in African countries.
6. The university in the information age : biotechnology and the less developed countries
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kenney, Martin (author / Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1987
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07794
- Journal Title:
- Development: Seeds of Change
- Journal Title Details:
- 4 : 60-67
- Notes:
- James F. Evans Collection, cited reference