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2. Factors influencing people's participation in the exploitation of water resources in agriculture sector of Iran
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Dehghani, Yousef (author), Rasouliazar, Soleiman (author), and Rashidpour, Loghman (author)
- Format:
- Article
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Published:
- Romania: University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Bucharest
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 7 Document Number: D10261
- Journal Title:
- Scientific Papers: Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture & Rural Development
- Journal Title Details:
- 18(3) : 79-88
- Notes:
- 10 pages., Via online journal., The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors influencing people's participation in the exploitation of water resources for agriculture. The population consists of experts with a B.A. and higher degree employed in various sectors of Agriculture Organization, Water Organization and Research Center of Urmia city. The sample was randomly selected, and the sample size was determined through Kerjice and Morgan table to be 196. This is an applied field study. The survey tool is a structured questionnaire with close-ended question and its validity and reliability is confirmed by experienced professors, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient which indicates the validity of the questionnaire is calculated to be 0.834. The results show that there is a significant relationship among the administrative, social, cultural, educational, economic, ecological, technical, structural and political factors and the importance of people's participation in the exploitation of water resources for agriculture. The results of multiple regression showed that the independent variables explained 66 percent of the dependent variable variance. According to finding in this research these recommendation comments: Improvement and shortening of water transfer networks in order to speed up the transfer of water and reduction of water loss. Government financial support in the agricultural-industrial sector in order to use new technologies. Preventing economic, social, environmental and political losses due to Urmia Lake drying. Maintaining the diversity of plants and crops through water management and environmental management and environmental ethics. The role of mass media such as radio and television, the use of other channels of communication in highlighting the importance of optimal water consumption. Government support for farmers to renew or launch pipeline for farms and gardens to prevent water losses, as well as supporting new irrigation methods and repairing old transmission lines. Increasing cooperation between people and society and even the state regarding participation in the optimal use of water resources.
3. Enhancing cultural awareness through an agricultural sustainability course in Costa Rica
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Irani, Tracy (author), Roberts, T. Grady (author), Unrah-Snyder, Lori (author), Lamm, Alexa J. (author), Brendemuhl, Joel (author), Rodriquez, Mary T. (author), and Navarro, Julia (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2011
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C37251
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education
- Journal Title Details:
- 40 : 191-198
4. Javanese magic, sorcery and numerology
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Koentjaraningrat (author)
- Format:
- Journal article abstract
- Publication Date:
- 1979
- Published:
- Indonesia
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 122 Document Number: D11138
- Journal Title:
- Masyarakat Indonesia
- Journal Title Details:
- 6(1) : 37-52
- Notes:
- 1 page., From the "Indonesia - General" file of the international program records of the AgriculturalCommunications Program, University of Illinois., Notes from review of a journal article at the Gadjah Mada University Library.
5. Are farmers empowered? The role of empowerment in farmer decision making about weed and invertebrate management
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Major, Jason (author), Grant, Will (author), and Stocklmayer, Sue (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2019
- Published:
- Australia
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 163 Document Number: D11649
- Journal Title:
- Rural Extension and Information Systems Journal
- Journal Title Details:
- 14(1) : 1-10
- Notes:
- 10 pages., Researchers investigated empowerment in the context of two strategies, Integrated Weed Management and Integrated Pest Management. Findings suggested: "With the rise of chemical resistance, the agricultural industry has placed considerable emphasis on the need to accelerate and achieve farmer adoption if IWM and IPM, but our evidence suggests that greater emphasis should be given to understanding the socio-cultural factors that affect farmer decision making. Farmer empowerment emerged as a core concept from the data."
6. The potency of social capital and the role of social culture (institutional mechanism) in the development of beef farming
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Munandar Sulaeman, M. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2013
- Published:
- Romania: University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Iaşi
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 203 Document Number: D12266
- Journal Title:
- Lucrări Ştiinţifice-Seria Zootehnie
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 60
- Notes:
- 3 pages, The aim of the research is to assess the potential of social capital and socio-cultural mechanisms (institutional) in the development of beef farming system, using Case Study Methods with a qualitative approach. Informants were determined purposively (base on information target). Data collected by in-depth interviews while data analysis was done on textual and contextual analysis with the organization, categorization and data reduction and in-depth understanding (verstehen). The results showed that: Social capital as a driver or the strength of spirit to the sociocultural mechanisms (institutional) in form of Lembaga Kesejahteraan Kampung (LKK) - (The Village Welfare Institute). The roles of LKK are the joint business group and saving and loans of financial institution. Increase revenue to keep the four had of cattle Rp. 1.000.000. per month.
7. Plight of New York dairy farmers detailed in articles that won awards in National Newspaper Association contests
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Reader, Bill (author / Ohio University)
- Format:
- Article
- Publication Date:
- 2019-06-21
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 102 Document Number: D10892
- Notes:
- Online from the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, Lexington, Kentucky, Rural Blog. 3 pages., Describes the editorial approach of two award-winning local newspapers in focusing on the human toll of changing market forces in the dairy industry.
8. Minutes of the advisory committee meeting for the Centre of Advanced Studies in Agricultural Communication, held at G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, India
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Format:
- Report
- Publication Date:
- 1981-02-16
- Published:
- India
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 122 Document Number: D11133
- Notes:
- 9 pages., From the file, "India - G.B. Pant University," in the international file of the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois., Discussion emphasized that the nature of agricultural communication needs a flexible approach rather than the rigid procedures laid down for the program. Committee members emphasized need to focus on features of India culture and society, deliberately departing from "the Western-oriented communication technologies and a systematic attempt to use what is relevant in these to develop packages based on our own understanding of socio-cultural pattern of society." They offered a dozen other recommendations about approaches to this graduate program.