7 pages., The study highlighted the information needs and information sources used by the farmers of Kurukshetra district. Data were elicited through the questionnaire. All the farmers needed information on availability and use of pesticides, fertilizers for the crop, disease, pest, weed control, knowing and selling market prices of crops followed by government schemes/policies (98.1%), variety and new cropping system, availability of seeds (96.2%), Agricultural loan (73.1%), weather/weather forecast (73.1%), etc. The majority of the respondents (59.6%) were using newspapers in which Dainik Bhaskar (46.2%) was the first choice of farmers and (30.8%) banners and wall paintings were also assisted. Mobile phones (69.2%) and Television (67.3%) were major electronic sources among them. All the respondents were using these sources to increase agricultural production, availability and know the current market prices. While (90.4%) were using proper use of fertilizers/medicines/pesticides and curing diseases followed by (82.7%) know about new agricultural technology, weather (76.9%). Insufficient information literacy, information communication technology (ICT) skills (87.7%), and inadequate training opportunities (61.5%) were the main constraints faced by farmers. Satisfaction was high in electronic sources (53.8%) than print information (23.1%) sources for their agricultural information among the farmers of Kurukshetra.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C14154
Notes:
This book is a product of the 9th Biennial Conference of the African Council for Communication Education at Accra, Ghana, October 18-21, 1994., Chapter 13 in Charles Okigbo (ed.), Media and sustainable development. African Council for Communication Education, Nairobi, Kenya. 506 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 199 Document Number: D09934
Notes:
NCR-90 Collection, From Document D09933, "Department of agricultural journalism University of Wisconsin-Madison: Faculty and graduate student research, 1993". Pages 1-2.
Zilberman, David (author), Wolf, Steven (author), Wu, Steve (author), and Just, David (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2001
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C19681
Notes:
Pages 233-266 in Steven Wolf and David Zilberman (eds.), Knowledge generation and technical change: institutional innovation in agriculture. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, Massachusetts. 371 pages.
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.
