Montgomery, Florita Stubbs (author / Extension Press Specialist, Extension Assistant Professor, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV) and Extension Press Specialist, Extension Assistant Professor, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1990-07
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 81 Document Number: C04784
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, Mimeographed, 1990. 14 p. Paper presented at the Agricultural Communicators in Education Conference; 1990 July 14-18; St Paul, MN
Singh, K.N. (author), Singh, S.N. (author), and Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India; Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1976
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 42 Document Number: B04933
Notes:
Evans; Contains Table of Contents only, Bombay, India : Conway Printers Pvt. Ltd. 98 p.
Dey, Sushil (author / Director, Program Development and Appraisal Division, World Food Program, FAO, Rome, Italy) and Director, Program Development and Appraisal Division, World Food Program, FAO, Rome, Italy
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1963
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 44 Document Number: B05313
Notes:
cited reference, In: J.M.A. Penders, ed. Rural Extension at the Crossroads. Wageningen, The Netherlands: International Agricultural Centre, 1963. p. 74-84.
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.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 98 Document Number: C08128
Notes:
Theodore Hutchcroft Collection; see C08125-C08135, In: P.B. Bueno and A.S. Frio, eds. Proceedings of the Regional Workshop on Development Support Communication for Rural Development. Laguna, Philippines: Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate and Research in Agriculture, October 1982. p. 24-35
