Cohen, Joel I. (author / Biotechnology specialist, Office of Agriculture, Agency for International Development, Washington, DC.) and Biotechnology specialist, Office of Agriculture, Agency for International Development, Washington, DC.
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1990-02
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 83 Document Number: C05151
Duvel, Gustav H. (author / University of Pretoria)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
2000-03-29
Published:
Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: C20253
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, In section L of the "2000 conference proceedings: Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education", 16th Annual Conference, March 29th-April 1st, 2000, Arlington, Virginia, USA
International: Editions Quae, Versailles Cedex, France, and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: D08517
Notes:
ACDC holds citation information, table of contents, and conclusion., 107 pages.
Acharya, B.V. (author / Department of Economics, South Gujarat University, Surat, India) and Department of Economics, South Gujarat University, Surat, India
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1974
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 43 Document Number: B05036
Chang, Hui-Shung (author), Green, Richard (author), and Chang: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Auburn University; Green: Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1992
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 90 Document Number: C06452
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection; Paper presented at the 1989 Commodity Advertising and Promotion Conference, In: Kinnucan, Henry W.; Thompson, Stanley R.; and Chang, Hui-Shung, eds. Commodity advertising and promotion. Ames, IA : Iowa State University Press, 1992. p. 101-119
Abstract online via Ebscohost., Authors analyze 490 television news broadcasts featuring Brattany's "green algae" between 1986 and 2015. "The problem has evolved over the past thirty years. It was first depicted as a hindrance to tourism due to urban pollution. It then was classified as an ecological disaster caused by agricultural productivism. Finally, it is currently considered a possible launch pad for sustainable development projects at the territorial level. The media have shaken up the region's political agenda and in so doing, they have hastened the reassessment of the 'Breton agricultural model'."
5 pages., via online journal, The growth of community gardens has created new opportunities for urban Extension personnel at a time when staffing resources continue to decline. To serve the integrated pest management (IPM) needs of community gardening populations, Extension educators in two urban counties developed an on-site program involving a demonstration kit and planning protocol that Extension educators, program staff, and master gardener volunteers can use to teach IPM. The program provides practical, research-based information to community gardeners, allows Extension to maintain a presence in urban centers, and provides outreach to audiences who may not have used Extension resources historically.
Fernandez M., Francisco (author) and Amtmann, C.A. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Language:
Spanish
Publication Date:
1981
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 125 Document Number: C16946
Notes:
Pages 161-185 in C.A. Amtmann and Francisco Fernandez M. (eds.), Comunicacion y desarrollo rural. Publicacion del Instituto de Ciencias Historicas y Sociales, Universidad Austral de Chile a traves de su "Programa Centro de Sociologia del Desarrollo Rural." 194 pages.
Meeks, Martha F. (author / Teaching Materials Department - The University of Texas) and Tiemann, Ernest F. (author / The Visual Instruction Bureau - University of Texas)
Format:
unknown
Publication Date:
1956-09
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 177 Document Number: C30381
Singh, B. Krishna (author / Assistant Professor of Sociology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA) and Assistant Professor of Sociology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1974
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 44 Document Number: B05384
James F. Evans Collection; Adapted from a presentation entitled "New paradigms for technology transfer" contained in Conference Proceedings, 1992 Symposium for Research in Agricultural and Extension Education; 1992 May; Columbus, OH
8 pages., Online via UIUC Library electronic subscription., The author of this commentary argued that environmental journalism offers a conceptual model and guide to action for all journalists in the "post-truth" and "post-fact" era. "Since the specialism was formed in the 1960s, environmental journalists have reported on politically partisan issues where facts are contested, expertise is challenged, and uncertainty is heightened. To deal with these and other challenges, environmental journalism ... has reassessed and reconfigured the foundational journalistic concept of objectivity. The specialism has come to view objectivity as the implementation of a transparent method, as the pluralistic search for consensus, and, most importantly, as trained judgment."
Lessley, Billy V. (author), Phipps, Tim (author), Pitt, David G. (author), and Pitt: Professor and Chair of the Landscape Architecture Program, University of Minnesota; Phipps: Fellow, Resources for the Future's National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy, Washington, D.C.; Lessley: Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
USA: Madison, WI : University of Wisconsin Press.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 85 Document Number: C05550
Delibasic, Maja (author), Pejanovic-Djurisic, Milica (author), and BIO-ICT Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro
Research Centre for ICT, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2017-01
Published:
USA: Springer New York LLC
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 163 Document Number: D08148
Chang, Hui-Shung (author), Kinnucan, Henry W. (author), and Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Auburn University
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1992
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 90 Document Number: C06455
Notes:
James F. Evans Collections; Paper presented at the 1989 Commodity Advertising and Promotion Conference, In: Kinnucan, Henry W.; Thompson, Stanley R.; and Chang, Hui-Shung, eds. Commodity advertising and promotion. Ames, IA : Iowa State University Press, 1992. p. 165-180
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 95 Document Number: C07499
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, cited reference; abstract and table of contents, Melbourne, Australia: School of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Melbourne, May 1981. 54 p.
Gallaher, Art (author), Santopolo, Frank A. (author), and Department of Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Lexington; Department of Rural Sociology, University of Kentucky, Lexington
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1967
Published:
USA: Extension Journal, Inc.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 44 Document Number: B05365
Evans, cited reference, The Extension agent works in a social system that has two parts: a knowledge center and a client group. The agent functions in this work environment to link the resources of the knowledge center to the needs of the client system. In so doing, he is expected to play, either singly or in combination, the roles of analyst, advisor, advocator, and/or innovator. The authors define and discuss these four roles, in the attempt to help the Extension worker to better understand his work environment as he performs as a change agent. (original)
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 67 Document Number: C02671
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection. Delmar Hatesohl Collection., Rome, Italy : Development support communication branch, information division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 1987. 23 p.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 95 Document Number: C07482
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, cited reference, In: T.S. Osteria and J.Y. Okamura, eds. Participatory Approaches to Development: Experiences in the Philippines. Manila, Philippines: De La Salle University Research Center, 1986. p. 77101
Evaluation of the factors influencing the adoption of agricultural and natural resource management technologies among small farmers in developing countries have been mostly limited to qualitative discussions or simple descriptive statistics resulting in superficial and inconclusive findings. This study introduces the use of Poisson Count Regressions as a statistically appropriate procedure to analyze certain common types of adoption data. It uses them to assess the impact of key socio-economic, bio-physical, and institutional factors on the adoption of integrated pest management, agroforestry, and soil conservation technologies among small farmers in three Central American countries: Costa Rica, Panama, and El Salvador
Kaine, Geoff (author), Seymour, Eloise (author), Wright, Vic (author), and Longley, Sam (author)
Format:
Abstract
Publication Date:
2013-08
Published:
Australia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D02423
Notes:
Page 39 - Abstract of a paper presented at the International Conference of the Australasia Pacific Extension Network (APEN), Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand, August 26-28, 2013. 100 pages.
Chattopadhyay, S. N. (author), Pareek, Udai (author), and Small Industry Extension Training Institute, Hyderabad, India; Small Industry Extension Training Institute, Hyderabad, India
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1967
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 43 Document Number: B05154
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08080
Notes:
John L. Woods Collection, Working paper. Development Training and Commuication Planning, UNDP Asia and Pacific Programme, Bangkok, Thailand. 1976, 11 pages.
Paulson, Curtis E. (author), Whaley, Sherrie R. (author), and Graduate Teaching Associate, Agricultural Communications, Department of Agricultural Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Education, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1990-07
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 80 Document Number: C04637
Notes:
Mimeographed, 1990. 16 p. (Paper presented at the International Conference of Agricultural Communicators in Education; 1990 July 14-18; St Paul, MN.)
AGRICOLA IND 92034694, The cooperative extension system in American agriculture is widely viewed as the paradigmatic public sector technology transfer system. Empirical evidence supports the view that research and extension are complementary inputs in increasing agricultural productivity. Cooperative extension, however, does not perceive itself as a technology transfer system; but as an informal education system. Many participants at the federal, land grant university, or county levels in cooperative extension would not recognize their work within a technology transfer framework. Moreover, many would object to such a characterization of their work. The differences in perspective is accounted for, in part, by the fact that agricultural extension is part of the larger system of cooperative extension. This system, which encompasses agriculture, home economics, 4-H and community and rural development, requires a more encompassing framework than technology transfer to provide an integrated rationale for its program elements. Within the technology transfer framework, the roles of the different components of the system across the states are both highly variable and changing. Based on site interviews in nine states, analysis is presented of the current and prospective roles of extension specialists and county agents. (original)
Pelican, Suzanne (author), van den Heede, Fred A. (author), and van den Heede: Center for Academic Development, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM; Pelican: Nutrition and Dietetics Training Program, Indian Health Service, Santa Fe, NM
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1994
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07905
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, Ham, Mimeographed, 1994. 1 p. Presented at the Society for Nutrition Education, Portland, OR, July 16-20, 1994., Although marketing offers nutrition educators a number of useful tools and techniques (e.g., market segmentation and focus groups) for reaching audiences more effectively, we shouldn't limit our goals to those of marketing. The ultimate goal of education is different than that of marketing. Education seeks to build a context or a framework into which learners can "fit" new information. In contrast, marketing seeks to sell something to consumers. Even social marketing -- which promotes healthy behaviors -- seeks to "sell" those behaviors, not to educate learners to become independent decision-makers. Of course, most nutrition educators want to influence people's behavior, but don't we also want to challenge learners to think autonomously? Admittedly, education at this level may seem difficult or impossible in some settings. However, if nutrition education is to play an important role in achieving health objectives in the year 2000 and beyond, we mst ask whether our ultimate goal should be to "sell" behaviors to consumers or to teach citizens how to evaluate information so they can behave according to their own judgments.
Qamar, Muhammad Kalim (author / Agricultural Sciences, American University of Beirut, Lebanon) and Agricultural Sciences, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1973-07
Published:
Pakistan
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 44 Document Number: B05354
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 94 Document Number: C07219
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, In: D. Brokensha, D.M. Warren, and O. Werner (eds.). Indigenous knowledge systems and development. Washington, D.C.: University Press of America, 1980. p. 383-391
24 pages., Open access and online via ScienceDirect., The suggested model involves interactions and integration among knowledge (K), social practices (P), and values (V). Authors contemplated bottom-up relationships among scientists, environmental managers, science journalists, and other citizens operating within a context of top-down institutional constraints. They emphasized values and social practices, as well as knowledge, in addressing institutional change.
Debertin, David L. (author), Pagoulatos, Angelos (author), Sjarkowi, Fachurrozi (author), and Pagoulatos: Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky, KY; Debertin: Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky, KY; Sjarkowi: Former graduate research assistant, University of Kentucky, KY
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1989-12
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 83 Document Number: C05160
AGRICOLA IND 90017248, This study developed an intertemporal profit function to determine optimal conservation adoption strategies under alternative scenarios with respect to crop prices, relative yields, discount rates, and other assumptions. Special emphasis was placed on determining from the analysis when the switchover from conventional to soil-conserving practices should take place. Technological change was incorporated by allowing crop yields to vary over time. Our analysis thus provides a new, more precise measurement of the cumulative net benefit differential. The optimal period for switchover from conventional to soil-conserving practices was found to vary depending on the assumptions made about corn Prices and discount rates. Empirical results were based on an erosion damage function (EDF) for Western Kentucky corn production.
13 pages, Online via UI Library electronic subscription, Described the mutually perceived influence of bankers and insurers on their agricultural clients' decision-making regarding health and safety. Authors concluded that insurers and bankers may prove both positive and negative, as farmers may be skeptical about the intention of the incentives, making messaging critical.
Just, Richard E. (author) and Zilberman, David (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1982
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 95 Document Number: C07421
Notes:
INTERPAKS, Berkeley, CA: Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, University of California, 1982. (Working paper no. 227). 37 p., Examines the role of farm size and technology adoption in developing countries under risk aversion. Develops a local mean variance approximation of expected utility based on farmers' individual wealth. This approximation is used to examine how technology adoption differs among farms of different size depending upon risk considerations. Produces a model illustrating the dependence of technology adoption behavior on risk aversion and indirectly on wealth (farm size) tractable for empirical purposes.
Liles, Richard T. (author / North Carolina State University)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
1999-03-23
Published:
Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 138 Document Number: C20973
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, 8 pages, Session E, from "1999 conference proceedings -- Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education", 15th Annual Conference, 21-24 March 1999, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 25-26, Tobago
INTERPAKS, Presents and discusses holistic models for the viable transfer of technology involving linkages with the resource base and the societal patterns. notes examples of such transfers, both appropriate and inappropriate. Aspects of holistic systems discusses include the efficiencies of the systems, technological linkages, and growth strategies. Tacitly postulates that in view of the shortage of energy and/or its increasing cost, that the technologies of developed countries will approach those of developing countries. Further states that countries will be grouped into ecoregions having the greatest ties of trade, culture, and technology with their neighbors.
Meyers, J.M. (author / Associate Director, Cooperative Extension, University of California, Berkeley, CA)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1985
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 92 Document Number: C06829
Notes:
AGRICOLA IND 92028468; In the series analytic: Technology transfer to commercialization / compiled by W. Seden and S. Taper, Meeting held June 1985, San Francisco, California., In: International Symposium Proceedings. Los Angeles, CA : Technology Transfer Society. 1985. p. 184-199.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08054
Notes:
John L. Woods Collection, Presentation visuals involving views, problems, and sample elements of agricultural technology systems. Development Training and Communication Planning, UNDP Asia and the Pacific Programme, Bangkok, Thailand. 13 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D02309
Notes:
Paper prepared for the U.S. Agency for International Development with Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. MSU Rural Development Paper No. 1, Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University. 48 pages.
Rahudkar, W.B. (author / Agricultural Information Officer, Department of Agriculture, Poona, India) and Agricultural Information Officer, Department of Agriculture, Poona, India
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1964
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 43 Document Number: B05019
Goddard, Ellen (author), McFaul, Arlie (author), Reynolds, Anderson (author), and Department of Agricultural Economics and Business, University of Guelph
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1991-05
Published:
USA: New York : John Wiley & Sons
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 89 Document Number: C06227
Cochran, Carole (author), Fickenscher, Kevin M. (author), Geller, Jack M. (author), Hart, J. Patrick (author), Ludtke, Richard L. (author), and University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1989
Published:
USA: Ellensburg, WA : Small Towns Institute.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 86 Document Number: C05587
9 pages, via online journal, This article provides an overview of Extension's Military Families Learning Network. The network is an example of Extension's commitment to building virtual learning networks in the support of targeted professional and lay audiences. The network uses well-established and emergent pedagogical approaches focusing on adult-centered learning while employing state-of-the-art online learning technologies. We present a four-dimensional model of learning activities to illustrate how the network offers different options for and approaches to adult-centered learning and training. The Military Families Learning Network can serve as a model for broader adoption of such entities across the Extension community.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 94 Document Number: C07132
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, In: Report of research completed during the past year. Department of Agricultural Journalism, University of Wisconsin, Madison. Prepared for NCR-90 meeting, Oct. 26-28, 1988. Mimeograph, 1988. p. 10
Rozman, Crtomir (author), Skraba, Andrej (author), Kljajic, Miroljub (author), Pazek, Karmen (author), Bavec, Martina (author), and Bavec, Franci (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2010
Published:
Slovenia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D02165
Notes:
Pages 242-251 in Blessing M. Maumbe (ed.), E-agriculture and e-government for global policy development: implications and future directions. Information Science Reference, Hershey, Pennsylvania. 321 pages.
Forker, Olan D. (author), Kaiser, Harry M. (author), Liu, Donald (author), Mount, Timothy D. (author), and Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University; Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University; Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University; Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1989-11
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 76 Document Number: C04109
Notes:
See also C04100, Ithaca, NY : Cornell University, Department of Agricultural Economics, 1989. 69 p. (A.E. Res. 89-22)
Poling, Richard L. (author / University of Tennesse. P.O.Box 1071. Knoxville, TN 37901-1071 USA) and Cason, Katherine L (author / Clemson University)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
1999-03-23
Published:
Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 138 Document Number: C21002
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, 7 pages, Session O, from "1999 conference proceedings -- Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education", 15th Annual Conference, 21-24 March 1999, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 25-26, Tobago
Sexton, R.J. (author / University of California, Davis, Department of Agricultural Economics) and University of California, Davis, Department of Agricultural Economics
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1986
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 61 Document Number: C01874
Bergstrom, John C. (author), Randall, Alan (author), Stoll, John R. (author), and Bergstrom: Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Georgia; Stoll: Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University; Randall: Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, The Ohio State University
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1990-08
Published:
USA: Ames, IA : American Agricultural Economics Association.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 92 Document Number: C06814
AGRICOLA IND 90050733, A conceptual model is developed which provides insight into how information affects willingness to pay for environmental commodities. A refutable hypothesis of the effects of a specific information type on the magnitude of willingness to pay for an environmental commodity is developed. This hypothesis is tested using a contingent valuation method experiment. Results indicate that information affects willingness to pay in a theoretically plausible manner. The results support the contention that information is important for accurate environmental commodity consumer valuations.
Taylor, Daniel B. (author), Young, Douglas L. (author), and Taylor: Assistant professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.; Young: Associate professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1985-07
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 84 Document Number: C05167
AGRICOLA AGE 85926239, Extract: The complementary interaction between topsoil depth and technical progress for winter wheat in the Palouse region was found to strengthen the long run payoff to conservation tillage. Nonetheless, conservation tillage was found to be competitive with conventional tillage only if its current yields disadvantages were eliminated. Conservation tillage was relatively more competitive on shallower topsoils and for longer planning horizons. Short-term subsidies coupled with research directed towards reducing the cost and yield disadvantages of conservation tillage in the Palouse were advocated to maintain long-term soil productivity.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 95 Document Number: C07413
Notes:
INTERPAKS, In: Report of an Exploratory Workshop on the Role of Anthropologists and Other Social Scientists in Interdisciplinary Teams Developing Improved Food Production Technology, Los Banos, Philippines: International Rice Research Institute, 1982. p. 73-92, Discusses the contribution that an anthropologist can make to the design of a farming systems program. Describes the program of the Guatemalan Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology which focuses on the farmer as a decision maker. A decision model in constructed and tested and the policy implications of the results are discussed.
traditional knowledge, Evans, cited reference, Although has for long been the subject of academic concern, it is only recently that interest has been shown in the possibility of harnessing it for the purpose of development. This paper reviews, a selection of the literature, considers various accounts of the nature of such knowledge can describe some cases, including those -- such as botanical knowledge and awareness of changes in ecosystems in whichITK often has a comparative advantage. The paper considers alternative modes of interaction between such knowledge and organize science in the feasibility and various situations. ITK Suggestions are made about how research can improve our understanding of and in large, it's practical role in development activities.
King, Robert P. (author), Swinton, Scott M. (author), and Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University; Department of Agricultural and Applied Economic, University of Minnesota, St. Paul
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1994
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 100 Document Number: C08406
search through journal, The value of weed scouting information for soil-applied and post-emergence weed management is estimated using a dynamic, whole-farm simulation model. The model simulates outcomes of four expected utility functions from management strategies using three levels of weed information. Results from a representative Minnesota corn and soybean farm indicate high value of weed seedling counts (for post-emergence control) but relatively low value of weed seed counts (for soil-applied control). While herbicide use is often reduced under information-based management, this is not always the case. (original)
Brown, Mark G. (author), Lee, Jonq-Ying (author), and Research Economist, Florida Department of Citrus; Assistant Professor, Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1992
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 90 Document Number: C06451
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection; Paper presented at the 1989 Commodity Advertising and Promotion Conference, In: Kinnucan, Henry W.; Thompson, Stanley R.; and Chang, Hui-Shung, eds. Commodity advertising and promotion. Ames, IA : Iowa State University Press, 1992. p. 79-100
15pgs, Agriculture is crucial in catering to the increasing demand for food and employment. Thus, adoption of novel technologies is important. Many scientists have developed different theories and models explaining the process of behavioral change relevant to adoption. They are either completely different, similar, or improvements of previously developed models. Therefore, compilation and summarization of these theories and models will support future studies and researchers. Thus, an analysis of literature on technology adoption was conducted. The review was prepared based on literature from various sources spanning around 50 years. The theories and models identified by different studies were compiled and analyzed in this review paper. Many theories and models in agricultural technology adoption such as transtheoretical model, theory of reasoned action, theory of interpersonal behavior, model for innovation-decision process, different versions of technology acceptance model, theory of planned behavior, theory of diffusion of innovation, task-technology fit, technology readiness, unified theory of acceptance and use of technology, expectancy livelihood model, social cognitive theory, and perceived characteristics of innovating theory were compiled. Each theory and model has its own uniqueness, which had explained different aspects of technology adoption process and factors determining the behavioral change. These theories and models included affecting factors such as technological, personal, social, and economical factors. In conclusion, it can be stated that, rather than having a single theory or a model, an integrated and amalgamated form will be more explanatory for technology adoption.
Dillon, John L. (author), Heady, Earl O. (author), and Department of Economics and Sociology, Agricultural and Home Economics Experiment Station, Iowa State University; Department of Economics and Sociology, Agricultural and Home Economics Experiment Station, Iowa State University
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1960
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 44 Document Number: B05350
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, Ames, Iowa : Department of Economics and Sociology, Agricultural and Home Economics Experiment Station, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, 1960. 23 p. (Research Bulletin no. 485)
Winfield United (author), Exponent PR (author), and Colle+McVoy (author)
Format:
Online document
Publication Date:
2017
Published:
United States: Public Relations Society of America
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 8 Document Number: D10305
Notes:
3 pages., Via Silver Anvil Awards., WinField United teamed up with Exponent PR and its sister agency, Colle+McVoy, to unleash a multi-channeled communications blitz to help farmers and retailers be more efficient and sustainably connect the dots using WinField United’s proprietary precision agriculture tools and data platforms. Additionally, the team took on the challenge of telling the remarkable story of modern agriculture to the masses.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 195 Document Number: D07934
Notes:
John L. Woods Collection, RB #353. Development Training and Communication Planning, United Nations Development Training and Communication Planning Asia and Pacific Programme, Bangkok, Thailand. 10 pages.
Bosserman, Steve (author), Leonard, Ron (author), and Bosserman: Bosserman and Associates, Chicago, IL; Leonard: John Deere Product Engineering Center, Waterloo, IA
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1993
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 96 Document Number: C07575
Janssen, Sander (author), Porter, Cheryl H. (author), Moore, Andrew D. (author), Athanasiadis, Ioannis N. (author), Foster, Ian (author), Jones, James W. (author), and Antle, John M. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2016-11-10
Published:
International: Elsevier
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: D07790
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 95 Document Number: C07483
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, cited reference, In: T.S. Osteria and J.Y. Okamura, eds. Participatory Approaches to Development: Experiences in the Philippines. Manila, Philippines: De La Salle University Research Center, 1986. p. 221-239
USA: Office of International Cooperation and Development, U. S. Department of Agricullture, Washington, D. C.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D10097
Notes:
2 pages., This document is maintained in files of the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. University of Illinois > "International" section > "USAID/OICD Teaching" file., This resource is from an International file maintained by the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois., Describes the course design model used by the Office of International Cooperation and Development of the USDA in providing technical short courses for professional development of participants from throughout the world. The model applies to agricultural communication among other subject areas.
McCartney, Andrew (author), Tonge, Fleur (author), and Rea, Elwyn (author)
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Conference paper
Publication Date:
2001-10-05
Published:
Australia
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 119 Document Number: C13519
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6 p., APEN (Australasia Pacific Extension Network) 2001 International Conference, Oct3-5, 2001, at University of South queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
7 pages, Online via UI Library electronic subscription, Research analyzed the socio-ecological model in testing interventions for protecting children from agricultural disease and injury. Findings provided an example of how the model could work to safeguard youth operating tractors.
25pgs, We combine farm accounting data with high-resolution meteorological data, and climate scenarios to estimate climate change impacts and adaptation potentials at the farm level. To do so, we adapt the seminal model of Moore and Lobell (2014) who applied panel data econometrics to data aggregated from the farm to the regional (subnational) level. We discuss and empirically investigate the advantages and challenges of applying such models to farm-level data, including issues of endogeneity of explanatory variables, heterogeneity of farm responses to weather shocks, measurement errors in meteorological variables, and aggregation bias. Empirical investigations into these issues reveal that endogeneity due to measurement errors in temperature and precipitation variables, as well as heterogeneous responses of farms toward climate change may be problematic. Moreover, depending on how data are aggregated, results differ substantially compared to farm-level analysis. Based on data from Austria and two climate scenarios (Effective Measures and High Emission) for 2040, we estimate that the profits of farms will decline, on average, by 4.4% (Effective Measures) and 10% (High Emission). Adaptation options help to considerably ameliorate the adverse situation under both scenarios. Our results reinforce the need for mitigation and adaptation to climate change.
search through journal, The study investigates the value of additional information on the response function to soil salinity of a given crop (potatoes), with regard to a stochastic long-run optimization model for utilization of saline water in a single-farm framework. The analysis provides a conceptual and methodological framework for investigating the expected value of sample information (EVSI), as well as an efficient tool for empirical application. Although a few approximations have been used, the results provide an estimate of EVSI and indicate the need for additional information (original)
Lokhande, Madhusudan R. (author), Moulik, Tushar Kanti (author), and Division of Agricultural Extension, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi; Division of Agricultural Extension, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1968
Published:
USA
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 43 Document Number: B05152
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 95 Document Number: C07436
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INTERPAKS; copy in ACDC files, In: M. Drosdoff, ed. World food issues, 2nd ed. Ithaca, NY: Center for the Analysis of World Food Issues, Cornell University, 1984. p. 73-78., Discusses two competing communication strategies. One is a descendent of traditional extension philosophy, which emerged in the US and was developed in the first half of the 20th century. The second is related to the emergence in recent years of the concepts of "integration" and "participation" in rural development. Describes and analyzes each of these strategies and the issues they pose.
