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Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Tesfaye, Abush (author), Githiri, Mwangi (author), Derera, John (author), and Debele, Tolessa (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2010-12
Published:
Ethiopia: Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 185 Document Number: D00462
Journal Title:
Asia-Pacific Journal of Rural Development
Journal Title Details:
20(2) : 125-139
Notes:
Via UI electronic subscription
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Westgren, Randall E. (author) and Bender, K.L. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2001-04
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C19657
Journal Title:
American Behavioral Scientist
Journal Title Details:
44(8) : 1350-1370
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Mustapha, S.B. (author), Makinta, A.A. (author), Zongoma, B.A. (author), and Iwan, A.S. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2012
Published:
Nigeria
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 187 Document Number: D01110
Journal Title:
Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development
Journal Title Details:
2(2) : 271-276
Notes:
Via www.doaj.org
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Govindasamy, Ramu (author) and Onyango, Benjamin (author)
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
2004-10-10
Published:
South Korea: Food Policy Institute, Rutgers State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 166 Document Number: C27649
Notes:
Presented at the Food Distribution Research Society Annual Meetings, Morro Bay, California, October 10-13, 2004. 17 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:
Newspaper
Publication Date:
1979-02
Published:
USA: American Soybean Association
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Oversize A-W; Folder: V1.12.S.336 Document Number: D02853
Journal Title:
1
Notes:
8 pgs, Volume One Number One Collection; John Harvey Collection
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Krause, Julia (author), Cornelius M. (author), Goldsmith, P. (author), and Mzungu, M. (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2021-11-01
Published:
Kenya: Africa Scholarly Science Communications Trust (ASSCAT)
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 207 Document Number: D12993
Journal Title:
African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development
Journal Title Details:
V.21, N.10
Notes:
24 pages, Soybean (Glycine max (L. Merr.) has been a crop of interest to address both poverty
and malnutrition in the developing world because of its high levels of both protein and
oil, and its adaptability to grow in tropical environments. Development practitioners
and policymakers have long sought value added opportunities for local crops to move
communities out of poverty by introducing processing or manufacturing technologies.
Soy dairy production technologies sit within this development conceptual model. To
the researchers’ knowledge, no research to date measures soy dairy performance,
though donors and NGOs have launched hundreds of enterprises over the last 18 years.
The lack of firm-level data on operations limits the ability of donors and practitioners
to fund and site sustainable dairy businesses. Therefore, the research team developed
and implemented a recordkeeping system and training program first, as a 14-month
beta test with a network of five dairies in Ghana and Mozambique in 2016-2017.
Learning from the initial research then supported a formal research rollout over 18
months with a network of six different dairies in Malawi and key collaboration from
USAID’s Agricultural Diversification activity. None of the beta or rollout dairies kept
records prior to the intervention. The formal rollout resulted in a unique primary dataset
to address the soy dairy performance knowledge gap. The results of analysis show that
the dairies, on average, achieve positive operating margins of 61%, yet cannot cover
the fixed costs associated with depreciation, amortization of equipment and
infrastructure, working capital, marketing and promotion, and regulatory compliance.
The enterprises in our sample operate only at 9% of capacity, which limits their ability
to cover the normal fixed costs associated with the business. The challenge is not the
technology itself, as when operated, it produces a high-quality dairy product. The
challenges involve a business that requires too much capital for normal operations
relative to a nascent and small addressable market.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:
Newspaper
Publication Date:
Fall 1992
Published:
USA: United Soybean Board
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: A-W V1.14; Folder: V1.14.S.198 Document Number: D03508
Journal Title:
1
Journal Title Details:
1
Notes:
8 pgs, Volume One Number One Collection, James F. Evans Collection
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
United Soybean Board (author)
Format:
Article
Publication Date:
2009-04-17
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 177 Document Number: C30407
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:
Magazine article
Publication Date:
1993
Published:
USA: Meredith Corporation
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: S-W; Folder: V1.12.S.337 Document Number: D01740
Notes:
32p, three copies, Volume One Number One Collection; John Harvey Collection
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:
Magazine
Publication Date:
1993 (Planting)
Published:
USA: Meredith Coporation (Publication of Successful Farming)
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Si-W V1.14; Folder: V1.14.S.199 Document Number: D03460
Journal Title:
1
Journal Title Details:
1
Notes:
Two copies; 32 pgs, Volume One Number One Collection, James F. Evans Collection
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:
Magazine
Publication Date:
1998
Published:
USA: Meredith Corporation (Publication of Successful Farming)
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: RS.14; Folder: RS.14.S.042 Document Number: D03544
Notes:
40 pgs, Rare Serials Collection; James F. Evans Collection
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
United Soybean Board, St. Louis, Missouri.
Format:
News release
Publication Date:
2010-12-16
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 178 Document Number: C35726
Notes:
2 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1981
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 100 Document Number: C08528
Journal Title:
Successful Farming
Journal Title Details:
February 1981 : 30-AV
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:
Newspaper
Publication Date:
1979-02
Published:
USA: American Soybean Association
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: A-W V1.14; Folder: V1.14.S.200 Document Number: D03509
Journal Title:
1
Journal Title Details:
1
Notes:
8 pgs, Volume One Number One Collection, James F. Evans Collection
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
United Soybean Board, St. Louis, Missouri.
Format:
News release
Publication Date:
2009-03-12
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 171 Document Number: C28813
Notes:
2 pages., "Independent analysis shows U.S. soybean farmers getting big return on checkoff investment."
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:
News release
Publication Date:
2017-02-23
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 162 Document Number: D08120
Notes:
Online from J. L. Farmakis via AgriMarketing Weekly. 3 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:
News report
Publication Date:
1998
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 103 Document Number: C08937
Journal Title:
Illinois AgriNews
Journal Title Details:
22(9) : D12
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Format:
Magazine
Publication Date:
2020-06
Published:
USA: Dotdash Meredith
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 208 Document Number: D13247
Journal Title Details:
V. 118, N.6
Notes:
72 pages. Full magazine in folder. Numerous articles on various topics.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Kluis, Al (author)
Format:
journal
Publication Date:
2015-11
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D09268
Journal Title:
Successful Farming
Notes:
8 pages.
Collection:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:
Quinlan, Lauren (author) and Brendeland, Jordan (author)
Format:
Magazine
Publication Date:
2024
Published:
USA: Dotdash Meredith
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 209 Document Number: D13424
Journal Title Details:
4(2)
Notes:
41 pages