Anh, Dao The (author), Jaenicke, Hannah (author), and Nghiep, Pham Cong (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2010-10
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D00790
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Paper presented at the 116th European Association of Agricultural Economists seminar, "Spacial dynamics in agri-food systems: implications for sustainability and consumer welfare," Parma, Italy, October 27-30, 2010. Via AgEcon Search. 11 pages.
Villamor, G. (author), van Noordwijk, M. (author), and Akiefnawati, R. (author)
Format:
Abstract
Publication Date:
2010-09-14
Published:
Indonesia
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 178 Document Number: C30712
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Paper presented at Tropentag 2010, Conference on International Research on Food Security, Natural Resource Management and Rural Development, Zurich, Switzerland, September 14-16, 2010. 1 page.
Das, Emmanuel (author) and International Association for Media and Communication Research, London, UK.
Format:
Abstract
Publication Date:
2010-07-18
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 179 Document Number: C36280
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Retrieved 03/22/2011, Via online. Page 28 in Book of Abstracts: Participatory Communication Research Section of the IAMCR Conference, Braga, Portugal, July 18-22, 2010.
Park, JungHo (author) and International Association for Media and Communication Research, London, UK.
Format:
Abstract
Publication Date:
2010-07-18
Published:
Vietnam
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 179 Document Number: C36282
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Retrieved 03/22/2011, Via online. Pages 32-33 in Book of Abstracts: Participatory Communication Research Section of the IAMCR Conference, Braga, Portugal, July 18-22, 2010.
18 pages., Via online journal., The study asserts that rural villages which have developed relatively complex communication systems have extensive local knowledge and practice systems. Using the knowledge and community-based perspective, the study departs from past works of development communication scholars, who have focused their attention mainly on the transfer of information. The study is concerned with how meaning is created and shared in rural communities through the use of communication. It looks at how small homogenous farming communities in Thailand – world’s number one rice exporter – utilize communication to improve rice crop production. It asks: what roles does communication play in the formation of collective definitions (perspectives) and the construction/management of local knowledge and practices on rice farming? To explore the plausibility of this paper’s assertion, ethnographies of two rice farming villages were conducted – Baan Sap Som Boon (irrigated) in Chainat province (Central Region) and Baan Hua Hae (rainfed) in Ubon Ratchathani province (Northeast Region). Data generation period was from October 2004 to July 2005. Research results indicate that Baan Sap Som Boon has both an extensive knowledge of rice farming methods and procedures and an elaborate community-based communication system. Baan Hua Hae, on the other hand, practices more traditional means of rice production and divides time with other livelihood activities. In both villages, communication plays a central role in improving crop production via facilitating the formation of collective definitions on rice farming, labor, economics and agriculture-related institutions.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D02273
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Pages 261-270 in Keya Acharya and Frederick Noronha (eds.), The green pen: environmental journalism in India and South Asia. Sage Publications India, New Delhi. 303 pages.
Agricultural extension officer in Nepal reports on experience with the System of Rice Intensification with which he got acquainted through an article in LEISA magazine.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 172 Document Number: C29125
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Via Knight Science Journalism Tracker. 1 page., Reviews coverage by the St. Louis Beacon of genetic esearch intended to address the problem that rice dies fast in a flood.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C29782
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Pages 82-87 in Ian Scoones and John Thompson (eds.), Farmer First revisited: innovation for agricultural research and development. Practical Action Publishing, Warwickshire, U.K. 357 pages.
Van Mele, Paul (author), Salahuddin, Ahmad (author), and Magor, Noel P. (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2009
Published:
Bangladesh
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C29869
Notes:
Pages 212-215 in Ian Scoones and John Thompson (eds.), Farmer First revisited: innovation for agricultural research and development. Practical Action Publishing, Warwickshire, U.K. 357 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C29781
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Pages 73-81 in Ian Scoones and John Thompson (eds.), Farmer First revisited: innovation for agricultural research and development. Practical Action Publishing, Warwickshire, U.K. 357 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 165 Document Number: C27595
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Capital Press newspaper via Food Safety Network. 2 page., Describes a documentary, Cornucopia's Challenge, that traces several crops from seed to market.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: C25603
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Retrieved March 19, 2007, Presented to the Agricultural Communications Section, Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists Annual Meeting, Mobile, Alabama, February 3-6, 2007. 18 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26050
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Pages 83-109 in Ulrike Grote, Arnab K. Basu and Nancy H. Chau (eds.), New frontiers in environmental and social marketing. Physica-Verlag Heidelberg, New York. 241 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26728
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Pages 83-109 in Ulrike Grote, Arnab K. Basu and Nancy H. Chau (eds.), New frontiers in environmental and social labeling. Physica-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany. 241 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26726
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241 pages., Papers presented at an international conference, "The role of labeling in the governance of global trade: the developing economy perspective," Bonn, Germany, March 18-19, 2005.
Radhakrishna, Rama (author), Cidro, Dario A. (author), and Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE).
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2006-05-14
Published:
Philippines
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 150 Document Number: C24254
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Retrieved June 16, 2006, Pages 134-142 in proceedings of the AIAEE conference in Clearwater Beach, Florida, May 14-17, 2006., Traces differences between effectiveness ratings of farmers and extension agents.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23390
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Reuters via Food Safety Network. 1 page., Reports that a consultant at the International Rice Research Institute believes opposition to genetically modified rice in Asia is likely to dissipate in the next 5 to 7 years as the region struggles to feed its growing population.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 147 Document Number: C23385
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Checkbiotech via Food Safety Network. 3 pages., Author highlights the comments of a speaker who urged fellow biotechnology scientists: "You have to take the time to communicate to the public. If you don't, the activists will."
Tripp, Robert (author / Overseas Development Institute, London, UK), Wijeratne, Mahinda (author / University of Ruhuna, Kamburupitiya, Sri Lanka), and Piyadasa, V. Hiroshini (author / University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2005-10
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: C23161
15 p., The results of a study in Sri Lanka, combined with a review of the literature, provide evidence that Farmer Field Schools (FFS) can contribute to increasing farmers' skills and lowering insecticide use in rice. However, there are questions about their capacity to reach the majority of farmers and there's little evidence that skills learned are passed to nonparticipants, or that an FFS is a likely basis for sustained group activity. The results draw attention to the problems of relying on simple formulas in agricultural programs and point to inadequacies in the assessment of donor projects.
