Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C17322
Notes:
Paper presented at a meeting about involving farmers in the development of agricultural technology, Ouagadougou, Upper Volta, September 20-25, 1983., Pages 139-150 in Peter Matlon, Ronald Cantrell, David King and Michel Benoit-Cattin (eds), Coming full circle: farmers' participation in the development of technology. IDRC-189e, International Development Research Centre, Canada. 176 pages.
This study empirically examined the effects of the participatory approach on the adoption of new crop varieties and agricultural practices. Particularly, we focused on the social network structure and examined how the introduced technologies diffused through networks in rural Ethiopia. Our empirical results indicate that if farmers knew and trusted fellow participants, the probability of adopting a new variety increased by 25 percentage points. However, this network had no statistical impact on the diffusion of new agricultural practices. We conclude that the participatory approach has great potential in the adoption of new crop varieties through the social networks of farmers in Ethiopia.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C20449
Notes:
Pages 36-49 in Michael P. Collinson and Kerri Wright Platais (eds.), Social science in the CGIAR. CGIAR Study Paper No. 28, The World Bank, Washington, D.C. Proceedings of a meeting of CGIAR social scientists held at the International Service for Nation, "The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is an informal associatioin of 40 public and private sector donors that supports a network of 18 international agricultural research centers."
Cole, Remileku Rakey (author / Cornell University) and Ceesay, Mustapha M. (author / Cornell University)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
1999-03-23
Published:
Africa: Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 138 Document Number: C20976
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, 6 pages, Session F, 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
The Rockefeller Foundation and the International Service for National Agricultural Research
Format:
Monograph
Publication Date:
1985-03-25
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 130 Document Number: C19363
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, 79 pages; Report from the CGIAR Inter-Center Seminar on Women and Agricultural Technology Bellagio, Italy, 25 to 29 March 1985
