Evans, INTERPAKS, Using the "dissemination and utilization of knowledge" concept from Havelock, knowledge flows are viewed from a systems point of view. The agricultural knowledge system (AKS) consists of three major subsystems: the research subsystem as the generator of knowledge, the dissemination subsystem as its transmitter, and the user subsystem as its integrator into the stock of agricultural practices. Proper functioning of the AKS depends upon the solution of six functional problems: need identification, generation of knowledge, operationalization, dissemination, utilization, and evaluation of experiences. Discusses organizational issues in view of the three subsystems and the flow of knowledge through these organizations.
Raab, Robert T. (author) and Abdon, Buenafe R. (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2004-09
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 182 Document Number: C36927
Notes:
Posted at http://www.cropscience.org.au/icsc2004/symposia/4/4/173_abdonbr.htm, Presented at the 4th International Crop Science Congress, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, September 2004. 10 pages.
Ballantyne, Peter G. (author) and Kwong, Rosemary Ng Kee (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1992
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: C07033
Notes:
Table of contents and abstract, The Hague: International Service for National Agricultural Research, 1992. ISNAR small countries study paper No. 6. 23 p.
Ballantyne, Peter G. (author) and Mavuso, Makana (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1992
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: C07035
Notes:
Table of contents and abstract, The Hague: International Service for National Agricultural Research, 1992. ISNAR small countries study paper No. 9. 22 p.
Ballantyne, Peter G. (author) and Mend, Alex F. (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1992
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: C07032
Notes:
Table of contents and abstract, The Hague: International Service for National Agricultural Research, 1992. ISNAR small countries study paper No. 5. 24 p.
Ballantyne, Peter G. (author) and Houng, Maritza Hee (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1991
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: C07031
Notes:
Table of contents and abstract, The Hague: International Service for National Agricultural Research, 1991 ISNAR small countries study paper No. 3. 31 p.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: C07030
Notes:
Table of contents and abstract, The Hague: International Service for National Agricultural Research, 1991 ISNAR small countries study paper No. 2. 32 p.
Gromotka, Joachim (author), Horn, Lutz (author), and Strubenhoff, Heinz-Wilhelm (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1993
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21103
Notes:
Pages 163-174 in Innovation and development: policies, concepts and cases for agriculture and forestry in international cooperation. Wissenschaftsverlag Vauk Kiel KG. 212 pages.
13 pages., Via online journal., Access to food is a basic pillar of human development. It is therefore unsurprising that it features so centrally on global development agendas and that a robust, interdisciplinary literature seeks to examine its determinants. This study focuses on the relationship between mobile technology and food access. Specifically, we ask whether mobile technology can strengthen the relationship between food access and certain social and political factors such as remittance flows and political participation. We use Afrobarometer surveys and highly disaggregated data on 2G network coverage to estimate a multilevel model testing how increased connectivity measured by mobile technology influences food access. We show that mobile phone use and higher frequency of use are significantly and positively correlated with food access, but we do not find evidence that remittances and political participation levels can explain the mechanisms linking mobile technology and food access. The study highlights that connectivity can play a powerful role in shaping food outcomes even when controlling for commonly identified impediments such as income constraints or physical isolation. These findings suggest that policies aimed at improving food access should devote attention to strengthening both communication and physical infrastructure.
