Hayami, Yujiro (author) and Ruttan, Vernon W. (author)
Format:
Book
Publication Date:
1971
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 43 Document Number: B05215
Notes:
INTERPAKS; Table of contents and Part IV, Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1971. 367 p., Proposes a new model of agricultural development which will include technological and institutional change as factors endogenous to the economic system. Success in agricultural growth is based on an ecologically adapted adaptation to available resources as well as a positive response by cultural, economic and political forces. Part IV (pp. 169-237) is particularly relevant to technology development, transfer and utilization research. Presents the theory and history of international technology transfer and discusses the various models. Studies of technology transfer in Japan, Taiwan and Korea illustrate these models. The last part focuses on changes in agricultural transformation and trade which are required in moving from the successful transfer of technology in one sector of the economy to success in overall development.
Conference paper, International European Forum, Innsbruck, Austria, February 5-9, 2018. Pages 271-283 in proceedings published in this journal., The increasing impact due to urban population’s food supply causes a series of negative externalities related to food production, transformation and transportation. FAO and other institutions are trying to integrate traditional models of food supply with alternative ones like Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture (UPA). Defining the drivers that motivate the participation in different types of UPA could be useful to plan more participated and effective UPA development policies. Barcelona (Spain) hosts a number of cases representing different declinations that UPA can assume. This work aims at describing the differences in terms of motivations to enter the various typologies of Urban Agriculture (UA) in Barcelona. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews to 4 groups of users representing 3 of the most widespread models of UA initiatives in Barcelona (Allotment Gardens, Community Gardens, Pla Buits.) The results showed that participation in UA is mainly motivated by relational aspects and knowledge exchange and differences exist among the various UA models. Political reasons are mostly influencing the Community Gardeners while Pla Buits users’ mains motivations are related to socialising and Allotment gardeners are mainly motivated by environmental aspects. Differences in the participants’ demographic characteristics also emerged. Better targeted public policies contents and communication strategies for UPA development can thus be derived by the results obtained; to this end, recommendations have been provided. Further research should broaden the range of case studies and the sample size, in order to provide a more effective and comprehensive tool for tailoring UPA developing strategies to different contexts.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07815
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James F. Evans Collection, see C07805 for original, In: Walter J. Armbruster and John E. Lenz, eds. Commodity promotion policy in a global economy: proceedings of a symposium, October 22-23, 1992, Arlington, Virginia. Oak Brook, IL: Farm Foundation, 1993. p. 105-113.
Conrad, Jon M. (author), Forker, Olan D. (author), Liu, Donald J. (author), and Liu: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Iowa State University; Conrad, Forker: Professors, Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1992
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 90 Document Number: C06465
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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. 319-335
Gutkind, Efraim (author) and Zilberman, David (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1980
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 95 Document Number: C07435
Notes:
INTERPAKS, Berkeley, CA: Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, University of California, 1980. (working paper no. 159.) 18 p., Empirical works found that the rate of diffusion of new technology is an S-shaped function of time. The prevailing theoretical explanation of these observations treats diffusion of a continuous process of imitation or communication among adopters. Introduces an alternative model for the adoption of new processes by industry based on microeconomic theory. Demonstrates that S-shaped diffusion curves can be explained by profit maximation, increasing returns to scale of the new technology, the dynamics of input prices, and the size distribution of forms within an industry. The analysis can be applied to the diffusion of new technology among agricultural firms.
