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2. Adoption potential of technical innovation in smallholder farming systems in Togo
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Schadek, Hans-Peter (author)
- Format:
- Book chapter
- Publication Date:
- 1993
- Published:
- Togo
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21101
- Notes:
- Pages 129-140 in Innovation and development: policies, concepts and cases for agriculture and forestry in international cooperation. Wissenschaftsverlag Vauk Kiel KG. 212 pages.
3. Analysis of Village Extension Agents' Access and Use of Information and Communication Technology in Delivery of Extension Services in the Central Agricultural Zone of Plateau State, Nigeria
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Vihi, S.K. (author), Tor, L.G. (author), Jesse, B. (author), Dalla, AA.. (author), Onuwa, G.C. (author), and Haroun, M. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-10-21
- Published:
- Russia: iVolga Press
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12427
- Journal Title:
- Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol.118(10
- Notes:
- 11 pages, This study examined village extension agent’s access and use of information and communication technology in extension services delivery to farmers in Plateau State, Nigeria. The population for the study consisted of all the village extension agents (VEAs) of the Plateau Agricultural Development Program (PADP) in the central agricultural zone of the state. Multistage sampling technique was employed in selecting the respondents for the study. Primary data were collected through the administration of questionnaires and interview techniques and were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings from the study shows that majority (77%) of the sampled village extension agents (VEAs) were males with a mean age of 43 years, Majority (87%) of the respondents were married with a mean household size of 4 persons. The study also showed that majority (80%) of the VEAs had tertiary education with a mean working experience of 13 years and average monthly income of ₦64875. The result also shows that four (4) out of the seven (7) listed ICT facilities were adjudged the ICT facilities accessible to VEAs in the study area having had mean values above the discriminating index (x̅ =2.50). They included; GSM (phone) (x̅ =3.94), radio (x̅ = 2.83), television (x̅ = 2.73) and computer (x̅ = 2.68). Based on 2.50 discriminating index, only two out of seven listed conventional ICT facilities had mean values above the discriminating index (x̅ 2.50) and thus were adjudged the ICT facilities used by VEAs. The GSM (phone) had the highest mean value of 3.62 followed by radio with mean value of 2.54. The logit regression result shows that coefficients of years of working experience and monthly income were significant and positively related to ICT use, while age and complexity in use of ICT were significant and negatively related to ICT use. Major constraints to use of ICT by VEAs includes; lack of administrative support in provision of ICT (87%), lack of in-service training on ICT use (66%), Poor salary/remuneration (64%), lack of awareness of ICT importance in extension (56%) among others. The study recommends intervention, serious synergy, and proactive response on the part of the government, non-governmental organization,s and extension organizations in ICT provision and training of VEAs on ICT use as well as stepping up campaigns on the importance of ICT use in agricultural extension delivery.
4. COVID-19 and the Sustainability of Agricultural Extension Models
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Siankwilimba, E. (author), Hiddlestone-Mumford, J. (author), Hang’ombe Mudenda, B.M. (author), Mumba, C. (author), and Hoque, Md. E (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-01-05
- Published:
- United Kingdom: Visnav
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12485
- Journal Title:
- International Journal of Applied Chemical and Biological Sciences
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 3 (1)
- Notes:
- 20 pages., Agricultural extension and advisory services in information and technology dissemination and delivery are critical in a developing country’s food security and sustainability. Without extension service provision, the productivity and production smallholder farmers are experiencing would have been much lower, and current global hunger and malnutrition worse. This paper assesses the effects of COVID-19 on the sustainability of agricultural extension models/approaches for smallholder farmers in developing countries. Over 60 papers were reviewed covering 2019-2021, commencing with the disease outbreak in China. Based on characteristics and usage, the findings indicate most reviewed extension models were disrupted. No single model was entirely disbanded as the impact of COVID-19 was being felt. However, each model incorporated a digital means of communication to keep farmers and service providers in touch. There is considerable criticism around the inadequacy of these extension techniques in advancing the agenda for smallholder farming’s long-term viability that needs to be addressed
5. Cooperatives and technical change in smallholder development in Cameroon
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Schaefer-Kehnert, Hans-Christoph (author)
- Format:
- Book chapter
- Publication Date:
- 1993
- Published:
- Cameroon
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C21122
- Notes:
- Pages 75-87 in Innovation and development: policies, concepts and cases for agriculture and forestry in international cooperation. Wissenschaftsverlag Vauk Kiel KG. 212 pages.
6. Forming Sustainable Small Farmer Group Associations (SFGAs) - more difficult than first thought
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Cracknell, Michael (author)
- Format:
- Paper
- Publication Date:
- 2000-07
- Published:
- Italy
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 113 Document Number: C11212
- Journal Title Details:
- 18 pages
- Notes:
- United Nations Administrative Committee on Coordination (ACC), Rome, Italy.
7. Institutional innovations and markets linkages for poverty alleviation and sustainable development of small scale farmers
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Alur, Ashok S. (author), ParthasarathyRao, P. (author), Reddy, Ch Ravinder (author), Reddy, Belum V.S. (author), and Gowda, C.L.L. (author)
- Format:
- Book chapter
- Publication Date:
- 2010
- Published:
- India
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D02007
- Notes:
- Pages 86-102 in J.B. Ambekar (ed.), Agricultural communication and sustainable development. Shruti Publications, Jaipur, India. 279 pages.
8. Is Agricultural Extension Helping the Poor? Evidence from Rural Mozambique
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Cunguara, Benedito (author) and Moder, Karl (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2011-05-11
- Published:
- International: Oxford Academic
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12490
- Journal Title:
- Journal of African Economies
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 20 (4)
- Notes:
- 35 pages, Mozambique remains predominantly poor. The official statistics show that poverty incidence barely changed from 54% in 2002–03 to 55% in 2008–09, which stands way above the government's target of 45% by the year 2009. This places the country off-target to cut hunger and poverty by half by 2015, despite an annual economic growth of about 7% in the period 1994–2010. In rural areas, poverty levels have slightly increased, due to the underperformance of the agricultural sector. Extension services can have a significant impact on poverty reduction through stimulating growth in agricultural productivity. Based on a nationally representative household survey from Mozambique, this paper uses three econometric models, namely an OLS regression, the doubly robust estimator and matching and regression to estimate the economic impact of receipt of extension. The results suggest that the receipt of extension increases farm incomes by 12%. However, rather than crafting resource-poor technologies, extension services tend to target wealthier households who are relatively more likely to adopt the existing technologies. This might increase income inequality. The impact of extension, and therefore its contribution to poverty reduction, can be enhanced through several mechanisms (e.g., programme design and the number of staff).
9. Mobilizing opinion: achieving results
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Harris, Sam (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1990
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 136 Document Number: D11450
- Journal Title:
- Food Policy
- Journal Title Details:
- 15(4) : 313-318
- Notes:
- 6 pages., Online via UI electronic subscription, Describes the scope, mission, and activities of Results, an international citizen's lobby which has grown to include 150 groups in seven countries. Focuses on these major approaches to ending hunger and poverty in the Third World: small-farmer agricultural development, improving the survival of small children through immunization, oral rehydration therapy, breast-feeding and growth monitoring, promoting small loans to the poorest people. and adopting concrete, measurable goals to reduce global poverty.
10. Monsanto and smallholder farmers: a case study in csr [corporate social responsibility]
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Glover, Dominic (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2007-06
- Published:
- India
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C26354
- Journal Title:
- Third World Quarterly
- Journal Title Details:
- 28(4) : 851-867
- Notes:
- "The paper traces the evolution of the shp [smallholder programme] over time and discusses the reasons why it was suddenly terminated in 2002."