Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08053
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John L. Woods Collection, Water-related communications plan as part of the Institutional Development Services for Secondary Cities Project in Egypt. Provided by Chemonics International, Inc., Washington, D. C. and submitted to the U. S. Agency for International Development in Cairo, Egypt. 10 pages,
13 pages., Via online journal., Agricultural research in developing countries often involves collaboration between dispersed multicultural teams of scientists from developed and developing countries. The teams use information and computing technologies (ICTs) to communicate between team members, who originate from different cultures using different languages. This paper investigates the usability and utility of a range of ICTs used for communication between team members from different cultures. The research used an intercultural heuristic evaluation tool, or I‐CHET, to evaluate nine ICTs used by Australian and Lao scientists for team communication. The evaluation showed that asynchronous ICTs (e.g., e‐mail) were preferred by non‐native English speakers, while synchronous media (e.g., audio conferencing, instant messaging, Skype) presented considerable problems between team members from different cultures. Most ICTs evaluated in the study demonstrated little consideration for non‐native English speakers and for inexperienced ICTs users. However, all evaluated ICTs demonstrated the ability to transmit information and encourage communication between information users in scientific collaborations. The I‐CHET assessment tool highlights the ongoing need for a “toolbox” of communication ICTs for research collaborations that can be adapted to suit the cultural and professional needs of multinational teams, worldwide.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08041
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John L. Woods Collection, Guidelines for planning and leading a tour of the kit for personnel of Chemonics International, Inc., Washington, D.C., and collaborating project personnel. 4 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08037
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John L. Woods Collection, Involves the Retail Water Distribution Project (RWDP). Prepared by Chemonics International, Inc., Washington, D. C., in association with Argil, Ltd. Institute for Public-Private Partnership. Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington, D. C. Includes strategy, KAP survey findings, action plans, and initial trip report. 51 pages.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08051
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John L. Woods Collection, Water-related communications analysis as part of the Institutional Development Services for Secondary Cities Project in Egypt. Provided by Chemonics International, Inc., Washington, D. C. and submitted to the U. S. Agency for International Development in Cairo, Egypt. 11 pages.
Availab le online at www.centmapress.org, Authors examined a 3D food printing tool, Structure3d, in the context of food innovation within a larger world of 3D printing innovation, science, and processing. Noted how 3D printing is increasingly emerging as a disruptive technology demanding to be recognized for its potential contribution to a rapidly evolving innovation economy.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08062
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John L. Woods Collection, Communication strategy (12 pages) and sample materials for this project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. English and Russian languages. Second Update - April 2003.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08064
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John L. Woods Collection, Case file for a project supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development and coordinated with the Ministry of Public Works and Water Resources, Egypt. Conducted by the Academy for Educational Development and Chemonics International, Inc., Washington, D.C. Contains baseline research reports, communications and project strategies, materials produced, results and impact summaries. File includes 17 reports and folders containing materials, plus two CDs., Comprehensive case report, including assessment of results.
Nine-page section in the magazine., Perspectives on the food and fiber sector of society, agricultural advertising, rural media, advertising techniques, audience understanding and other aspects.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08059
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John L. Woods Collection, Original set of visuals introducing a development assistance program service offered by Chemonics International, Inc., Washington, D. C. 13 visuals.
22 pages., via online journal., This study investigates German news media coverage and PR material of offshore wind
stakeholders from industry, politics, science and civil society thoroughly to provide
insights about offshore wind benefits and risks communicated frequently and rarely to
the public. By comparative analyses, differences between stakeholder and media
messages are revealed: while stakeholders strongly focused on the supportive argument
relevance of offshore wind for the energy turnaround, the media often discussed the
negative impacts higher costs and delays in grid connection. Furthermore, the influence
of offshore wind arguments on acceptance is measured within a survey representative of
the German population. With these results, it can be assessed how far influential
arguments were presented and which messages have been used frequently despite their
low impact. Disruptions to viewscapes, limitation of commercial fishing areas, and
hazards to shipping proved to be effective a
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08038
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John L. Woods Collection, Description of the project communication strategy approach and how such strategies are prepared. Cites examples of successes. Presented at a senior manager conference of Chemonics International, Inc., Washington, D. C. 8 pages.
15 pages, via online journal article, Scientist-stakeholder partnerships are formed by scientists from academic institutions and industry representatives in an effort to address contingent science issues such as climate change, inform the public and influence public policies. Such organizations often lack expertise in communicating to the public and conducting outreach which are crucial components to building a good reputation. This study selected Florida Water and Climate Alliance [FWCA] as an example of such an organization, exploring its media attention and media framing to assess the visibility and reputation of [FWCA]. Results showed very limited media attention had been devoted to [FWCA]. The framing analysis results indicated that the coverage of [FWCA] is mostly introductory and descriptive information from public institutions, collaborators and funding agencies. These results demonstrate the need for such organizations to increase media visibility and build their reputations through strategic communication. Scientist-stakeholder partnership organizations like FWCA could gain from strategic collaborations with agricultural communications professionals and academic researchers. To better assist in building the reputation for these organizations, recommendations include developing strategic communication plans and conducting research about stakeholders’ and collaborators’ perceptions of an organization’s reputation.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08012
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John L. Woods Collection, Overhead visuals describing StratComm resources of Chemonics International, Inc., for development assistance projects. 15 overhead visuals.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 69 Document Number: D10731
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#980, Claude W. Gifford Collection. Beyond his materials in the ACDC collection, the Claude W. Gifford Papers, 1919-2004, are deposited in the University of Illinois Archives. Serial Number 8/3/81. Locate finding aid at https://archives.library.illinois.edu/archon/, Item 39 located in ACDC Document D10726, Directory of written summaries of 80 items deposited in the Claude W. Gifford Papers, University of Illinois Archives. 2 pages., Author's thoughts and experiences in having worked with Wheeler McMillen, former editor-in-chief of Farm Journal magazine. "When Wheeler invited you to his office, you knew it was going to be a mind-stretching experience."
Wirth, Mary (author / Pennsylvania State University), North, Elizabeth (author / Mississippi State University), and Borger, Ruth (author / University of Florida)
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Presentation
Publication Date:
2018-08
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USA
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 199 Document Number: D09913
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Presentation at the Association of Communication Excellence (ACE) conference during the Agricultural Media Summit, Scottsdale, Arizona, August 4-8, 2018. 31 pages. PowerPoint.
28pgs, If you are farming to be profitable, you need to be more than a farmer. You need to be the executive director of your farm business. Moving product to a paying customer, a.k.a. marketing, is the core of that business. And we have learned that product moves based on the meanings that we associate with it. Consumers buy from farm stands, for example, because they want to support local businesses, eat fresher, or know their farmer. In other words, consumers are buying the story of your farm as much as they are buying your physical farm products. This publication helps you take control of your farm story and develop a farm brand that will connect with your customers.
23 pages., Via online journal., This study draws on a culturally centered collaboration with a community of dalit women farmers in South India who were organized in a cooperative in their collective resistance against the corporatization of agriculture. Situated in the backdrop of the epidemic of farmer suicides in the region, this manuscript examines how those at the margins of global neoliberal transformations symbolically and materially make sense of and resist these transformations. The voices of the women farmers disrupt the underlying neoliberal assumptions that undergird the importation of cash crop agriculture into a subsistence and community-centered farming culture. They depict the ways in which Western cash crop agriculture disrupts community, food security, local health care systems, and the unique gender relations. Moreover, the communication advocacy work carried out by the women seeks to transform agricultural policy through material interventions as alternative practices of agriculture that challenge the hegemony of cash-based individualized agriculture.
