11 pages., Worldwide drought has significance and continues to pose long-lasting effects on the agricultural sector, including South Africa. The recurring drought is a major challenge to smallholder livestock farmers in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. This study assesses the perception of smallholder livestock farmers towards agricultural drought resilience. The study utilised a perception index score using primary data collected from 207 smallholder livestock farmers following a structured questionnaire survey and multistage sampling procedures. The study found that the average perception index of the role of social networks and government to enhance agricultural drought resilience was negative, which implied that their role in enhancing resilience towards agricultural drought was insufficient. However, the perception of smallholder livestock farmers on the role of social networks was lower than the role of government. This study recommends coordination and cooperation amongst all role players to reinforce strategies to enhance smallholder livestock farmers’ resilience. This includes coordinator amongst the local, provincial government, African Farmers’ Association of South Africa, extension officers, private sectors, monitoring agencies in terms of reliable early warning information and communication amongst decision-makers. Collaboration amongst government departments at the national and provincial levels should be strengthening to enhance farmer’s resilience. The collaboration includes the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries at the national level, Provincial Departments of Agriculture, National and Provincial Disaster Management Centres, South African Weather Service and Department of Water Affairs. Smallholder livestock farmers’ awareness of the significance of social networking and government participation should be promoted.
Barbano, David M. (author), Kaiser, Harry M. (author), Scherer, Clifford W. (author), and Kaiser: Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University; Scherer: Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Cornell University; Barbano: Associate Professor, Department of Food Science, Cornell University
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1991-05
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: C05477
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, Mimeographed, 1991. 28 p.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C13472
Notes:
Posted at: www.regional.org.au/au/apen/2001/BayolaD.htm, 8 p., APEN (Australasia Pacific Extension Network) 2001 International Conference, Oct 3-5,2001 at Univ. of Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 173 Document Number: C29305
Notes:
Presented at the seminars on "Adopting new products: the influence of individuals and groups" at Gould House, New York, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. 10 pages., Involved use of 2,4-D weed chemical and antibiotics for livestock.
See abstract in file folder for Document No. D06143., Abstract of poster presentation at North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture conference, Athens, Georgia, June 16-20, 2015.
Beef Promotion and Research Board (U.S.). (author) and National Cattlemen's Association (U.S.). (author)
Format:
Handbook
Publication Date:
1990
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 92 Document Number: C06846
Notes:
AGRICOLA CAT 92956007; Contains Table of Contents and Introduction only, Englewood, CO : produced for the Beef Promotion and Research Board by the National Cattlemen's Association, 1990 printing. [154] p.
AgComm Teaching, The responsibility for a successful computer system belongs to the management, and managers need enough knowledge to choose the best system. Long-range perspective is important so the computer can expand with the operation. Important words are explained in the categories of software, hardware, and methods of getting computer power. Software is the series of instructions telling a computer what to do. An individual set of instructions is called a program. There are systems software and applications software. Applications software can be custom software, packaged, or modified. The hardware is the machinery that runs the software. The central processing unit (CPU) is the brains of the computer. Results of computer programs are stored on plastic disks. Permanent copies can be made by using a printer. A farmer can get computer power with an outside service or an in-house service.
Bizimana, Jean Claude (author), Bessler, David A. (author), and Angerer, Jay P. (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2011-02
Published:
Mali
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 184 Document Number: D00234
Notes:
Paper presented at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting, Corpus Christi, Texas, February 5-8, 2011. Via AgEcon Search. 21 pages.
Borchers, Bryce (author), Roucan-Kane, Maud (author), Alexander, Corinne (author), Boehlje, Michael D. (author), Downey, W. Scott (author), and Gray, Allan W. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2012
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 187 Document Number: D00983
8 pages., Via Science Direct., This paper aims to use a comprehensive modeling framework to investigate the intention of Iranian livestock producers to deploy renewable energies on their farms to mitigate climate change. A survey was conducted in southern Iran using a random sample of farmers (n = 140). Structural equation modeling showed that attitude, moral norm, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control are significant predictors of farmers' intention to use renewable energies. Attitude was determined by positive affect and perceived benefits, and moral norm was determined by perceived benefits, perceived cost, and outcome efficacy. The findings not only have public policy implications for promoting the use of renewable energies by farmers in Iran, but also contribute to the literature on environmental psychology, renewable energy, and pro-environmental behavior in a non-Western country.
