21 pgs., CTs (Communications technologies) have revolutionized agricultural information services at every level in the agricultural sector, thus impacting rural development and catalysing poverty alleviation strategies. This has largely been the case with small-scale farmers in rural areas in developing countries where mobile technologies have penetrated more than most other ICT tools. However, in some of the farming environments, mobile phone use is largely driven by agricultural extension workers. This paper seeks to examine the way mobile phones are used for information access in situations where agricultural extension workers are a critical intermediary in the agricultural information services. Interviews were conducted with 10 randomly selected farmers who were part of the Dzindi irrigation scheme. The findings were that from the variety of information available to the farmers the most important source was the extension officer. The extension officer and the radio were indicated to be the most reliable independent sources of information. The other sources, such as the radio, family members, and friends, suppliers of chemicals, books and magazines, were only considered reliable if the information could be verified or vouched for by the extension officer. Increasing the information handling skills of extension officers, training of farmers to use smart features of their phones and promoting the usual face-to-face communication use of conventional methods, which is what usually gives rise to the mediation of mobile phones, were recommended.
20 pages., Via online from the University of Illinois website., Authors' review provided an overview of the data sources, computational methods, and applications of text data in the food industry. Applications of text data analysis were illustrated with respect to food safety and food fraud surveillance, dietary pattern characterization, consumer-opinion mining, new-product development, food knowledge discovery, food supply-chain management, and online food systems.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25555
Notes:
Pages 165-177 in I. Guijt and M.K. Shaw (eds.), The myth of community: gender issues in participatory development. Intermediate Technology Publications, London. 288 pages.
Rudgard, Stephen (author), Janakiram, S. (author), Winder,Dylan (author), Demes, Michal (author), Young, John (author), and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2003-11
Published:
Armenia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: C26289
Notes:
14 pages., Report of a field visit November 16-24, 2003, to Armenia, as part of: "A collaborative programme for knowledge systems in support of rural livelihoods."
Retrieved on open web via Oxfam Publishing., Examines ways in which new web applications are being used for development-related communications - and notes that drawbacks still apply.
Dooley, Kim E. (author), Murphrey, Theresa Pesl (author), Miller, Rene P. (author), Doerfert,David L. (author), Burris, Scott H. (author), and Dooley, Larry M. (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2008
Published:
USA: American Association of Agricultural Education
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 173 Document Number: C29476
Journal Title Details:
27 : 266-279
Notes:
Proceedings of the 2008 WesternRegion AAAE Research Conference.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 170 Document Number: C28614
Notes:
Describes the British Telecom Prestel computer network that provides agricultural information (including local) to farmers who subscribe to the Farmlink service. Includes two-way communications to allow online shopping.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Format:
Glossary
Publication Date:
2007
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: C26269
Notes:
Via e-Agriculture.org. Home page of searchable site. 1 page., Alphabetical listing of agricultural terms, as related to electronic technologies for communicating.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 182 Document Number: C36257
Notes:
Pages 11-32 in Bruce Girard and Sean O. Siochru (eds.), Communicating in the information society, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, Geneva, Switzerland. 223 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 186 Document Number: D00606
Notes:
Address for the World Summit for the Information Society, Geneva, December 11, 2003, at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Roundtable. 6 pages.
Abbott, Eric A. (author) and Gregg, Jennifer L. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2000
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C29077
Notes:
Pages 229-256 in Peter F. Korsching, Patricia C. Hipple and Eric A. Abbott (eds.), Having all the right connections: telecommunications and rural viability. Praeger, Westport, Connecticut. 348 pages.
Hooker, Neal H. (author), Ernst, Stan (author), Heilig, Julia (author), and Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, Ohio State University, Columbus.
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
2001
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 158 Document Number: C25711
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 191 Document Number: D02820
Notes:
Software Review via National Newspaper Association, Columbia, Missouri. 3 pages., Case report about approaches and keys to publishing community newspapers.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 173 Document Number: C29275
Notes:
Via Nieman Watchdog. 5 pages., The Congressional stimulus packages "could mark a new, promising beginning - or they could be a new boondoggle for AT&T, Verizon and rural phone companies."
India: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., New York City, New York
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D00330
Notes:
Pages 209-221 in Pauline Hope Cheong, Judith N. Martin and Leah P. Macfadyen (eds.), New media and intercultural communication: identify, community and politics. Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., New York City, New York. 337 pages.
Via online sources. 2 pages., Case report about a rural region of eastern Oregon that "appears to be the largest Wi-Fi hot spot in the world, with wireless high-speed Internet available free for some 600 square miles."
Van Wart, Montgomery (author), Rahm, Dianne (author), and Sanders, Scott (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2000
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C29070
Notes:
Pages 61-79 in Peter F. Korsching, Patricia C. Hipple and Eric A. Abbott (eds.), Having all the right connections: telecommunications and rural viability. Praeger, Westport, Connecticut. 348 pages.
