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2. Conserving What and for Whom? Why Conservation Should Help Meet Basic Human Needs in the Tropics
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kaimowitz, David (author / Center for International Forestry Research) and Sheil, Douglas (author / Center for International Forestry Research)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2006-09-23
- Published:
- Indonesia
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 160 Document Number: C26165
- Journal Title:
- Biotropica
- Journal Title Details:
- 39(5):567-574
3. Department of agricultural journalism University of Wisconsin-Madison: Faculty and graduate student research, 1990
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Research report
- Publication Date:
- 1990
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 199 Document Number: D09924
- Notes:
- NCR-90 Collection, Prepared for the NCR-90 meeting. Iowa State University, Oct. 24-26, 1990. 13 pages.
4. Extension Educators' Perceptions of the Educational Needs of Women Farmers in Pennsylvania
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kiernan, Nancy Ellen (author), Sachs, Carolyn (author), Trauger, Amy (author), Barbercheck, Mary (author), Brasier, Kathy (author), and Schwartzberg, Audrey (author)
- Format:
- Online article
- Publication Date:
- 2009-06
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 175 Document Number: C30080
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 47, No. 3
5. Farmers’ intention to use text messaging for extension services in Trinidad
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Narine, Lendel K. (author), Harder, Amy (author), and Roberts, T. Grady (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-07-12
- Published:
- Trinidad: Taylor & Francis
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 109 Document Number: D10969
- Journal Title:
- The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension
- Journal Title Details:
- 25(4) : 293-306
- Notes:
- 15 pages, via online journal, Purpose: The effectiveness of new extension approaches hinges on farmers’ willingness to adopt innovative ways to interact with extension. Therefore, this study explored farmers’ willingness to use mobile text messaging for two-way interactions with Ministry Extension officers. Design/Methodology/Approach: Guided by the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), this study followed a correlational design and survey data were conveniently collected from 200 farmers of Trinidad. Findings: Findings showed most farmers of the sample knew how to send and receive text messages, and many owned Internet-enabled smartphones. In addition, most farmers were willing to communicate with extension officers through text messages. Practical Implications: Ministry Extension should revisit and revise their policies of communicating with farmers. Administrators should encourage extension officers to use SMS to respond to farmers’ requests and information needs. Theoretical Implications: While the UTAUT provided an appropriate framework for understanding farmers’ use of text messaging, researchers should tailor the moderator variables to the country’s context. Originality/Value: This study is the first to look at farmers’ willingness to use two-way information communication technologies in Trinidad. Results showed there is potential for Ministry Extension to use text messaging to communicate with farmers.
6. On the Adoption of Genetically Modified Seeds in Developing Countries and the Optimal Types of Government Intervention
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Basu, Arnab K. (author) and Qaim, Matin (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2007-08
- Published:
- USA: Blackwell Publishing
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26236
- Journal Title:
- American Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Journal Title Details:
- 89(3): 784-804
- Notes:
- 21 p.
7. Science communication in agriculture: the role of the trusted adviser
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Briese, Lee Galen (author) and The University of Nebraska - Lincoln
- Format:
- Dissertation
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- Ann Arbor: ProQuest
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10472
- Notes:
- 81 pages., ISBN: 9781392073537, Via ProQuest Dissertations and Theses., Agronomy is not simply the selling of agricultural products to farmers, nor is it the process of solving singular production problems. Agronomy is defined as the integrated, holistic perspective of agriculture (ASA, 2019) and “agronomists are specialists in crop and soil sciences, as well as ecology” (ASA, 2019). While scientific investigation and discovery are essential to understanding systems function, the tangible benefits from our knowledge stems from the application to solve problems. Clear communication is vital to successfully help stakeholders understand the importance of the science and help scientists understand the challenges stakeholders face. However, to successfully put science into action, solutions need to address the whole system and strategies need to be customized. To this end it is critical to be able to detect, accurately diagnose and prioritize the problems and challenges within agricultural systems. These steps cannot be carried out remotely or by those who lack the skills or knowledge. Rather, they must be performed by well-trained, experienced people who can translate information into actionable practices. Furthermore, stakeholders need to trust that the advice is accurate and applicable to their system, hence the important role of the trusted adviser. The trusted adviser is someone with the knowledge and skills to assess the entire system, access to scientists and full comprehension of the research. They also must understand the needs and challenges faced by the stakeholder farmers and gain their trust. These trusted advisers play a pivotal role in the capability of agriculture to respond to climate change, population increase and establishing sustainable systems. Our future depends not only on the discovery of scientific knowledge but more so on the application of it. What good are the solutions if no one ever uses them? The following document was written to address communication challenges discovered during an internship working with university extension specialists to deliver programming to farmers and directly advising university researchers on practical challenges that farmers face. These on-farm barriers often prevent farmers from adopting new practices. It is also the culmination of twenty years of field experience serving farmers by scouting, identifying, prioritizing, problem solving, communicating, compromising and building trust. This document is intended to urge all practitioners of agronomy and the related agricultural sciences to become trusted advisers, elevate their practice to a new level and approach the challenges of agriculture from a systems point of view. They also need to create actionable strategies not only to protect crop yields but also to protect the soil, the environment, the ecosystem and the wellbeing of the farmer and of everyone who partakes of the bounty.
8. ‘I’m gonna lose everything’ A farm family struggles to recover after rising debt pushes a husband to suicide
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Gowen, Annie (author) and The Washington Post
- Format:
- Online article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-11-09
- Published:
- United States: The Washington Post
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 130 Document Number: D11278
- Notes:
- 25 pages., via website