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1. A nationwide chinese consumer study of public interest on agriculture

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Liao, Danfeng (author), Cui, Kai (author), and Ke, Lijing (author)
Format:: Journal Article
Publication Date:: 2022
Published:: United States: Nature
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12711
Journal Title:: npj Science of Food
Journal Title Details:: Volume 6, Issue 1
Notes:: 6pgs, A nationwide study was undertaken in China to understand why public interest has shifted away from agriculture and to discuss approaches that may help restore interest and support for agriculture. The study collected 2586 questionnaires from 242 cities in 31 provinces in mainland China. The results suggest that agriculture is still of public interest, but interest has shifted from traditional farming to the consumer perspective in food safety, nutrition and health, food security and agricultural history. Two groups in this study, the younger generation and those with college degrees, show less interest in production agriculture. The accelerating shift in population from rural China to urban areas explains why these two groups are less connected with agricultural issues. The authors contend that it is critically important to keep the urban population knowledgeable of the importance of agriculture and suggest ways to improve communication and support from this educated, city-dweller point of view in order to ensure a stable and secure future. The approach of science appreciation (ways to effectively communicate science to general publics) is proposed to effectively gain renewed interest and engagement with the public in the science of agriculture in order to optimize the needs and benefits from agriculture to society.

2. A study on farmer’s perception on ill effects of agro chemicals in north eastern part of Karnataka

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Shashidhara, K. K. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2017
Published:: Applied and Natural Science Foundation
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 32 Document Number: D10645
Journal Title:: Journal of Applied and Natural Science
Journal Title Details:: 9 (4): 2158 - 2164
Notes:: 8 pages., via online journal., The present study was conducted in Yadgir district of Karnataka to know about the perception of farmers on the ill effects of agro chemicals. One hundred and twenty farmers were interviewed personally with the help of pre-structured schedule. The results revealed that a large number of respondents had perceived delay in ripening (70.83%), less resistance to diseases (76.66 %), through emission of toxic gases (80.83%) and changes in soil organic matter decomposition (80.00%). Cent per cent respondents expressed resistance developed to pesticides by helicoverpa, spodoptera and parthenium and beneficial organisms like earth worms and predators were affected. Killing of natural enemies by pesticides affect Trichograma (80.00%) and lady bird beetle (75.00%), while handling agro chemicals cent per cent perceived it is going poison human body. The correlation indicates attitude towards chemical fertilizers, extension participation and mass media had shown positive highly significant at 1% level. Regarding factors influencing on agro chemicals land holding and education observe 50.63 per cent of variation. On the other hand farmers were suggested to make the availability of pest resistance variety by majority (83.33%) of the respondents.

3. A survey of communication media preferred by smallholder farmers in theGweru District of Zimbabwe

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Moyo, Rachel (author), Salawu, Abiodun (author), and Department of Communication, North West University, Private Bag X2046, Mafikeng, 2735, South Africa
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-02
Published:: South Africa: Elsevier
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: D10129
Journal Title:: Journal of Rural Studies
Journal Title Details:: 66 : 112-118
Notes:: 7 pages., Via online journal., This study is a quantitative survey of communication media preferred by smallholder farmers resettled under the Fast Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP) in the Gweru district of Zimbabwe. Data were gathered using a questionnaire and simple random sampling. Communication is integral to agricultural development, particularly so in the context of the FTLRP characterized by a dearth of information, education and training, ensued by the discriminatory command agriculture (Murisa and Chikweche, 2015). Farmers' preferences of communicationmedia in receiving agricultural innovations should be prioritised to improve agricultural communication andsubsequently, productivity, which is dire in Zimbabwe in the light of the continuing food insecurity. Thefindingsindicated that farmers prefer media that are stimulating and engaging such as television and demonstrations;convenient such as mobile phones and detailed such as books probably because the majority of them do not have training in agriculture. Demographic variables of age-group and education were found to be associated with communication preferences of some media. The study has implications for agricultural communication media policy. Beyond prioritization of farmers’preferences, a model of a multi-media approach to agricultural communication has been developed, that could widen communication reach if implemented.

4. Agricultural value chain development in nepal: understanding mechanisms for poverty reduction

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Kafle, Kashi (author), Songsermsawas, Tisorn (author), and Winters, Paul (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2022-01-12
Published:: United States: Wiley Online
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12452
Journal Title:: Journal of Agricultural Economics
Notes:: 18pgs, This analysis investigates the potential mechanisms and the practical significance of agricultural value chain development in a geographically challenging rural area of a developing country. Using data from a carefully designed primary survey administered in a hill and mountainous region in Western Nepal, we show that linking small-scale producers to regional and local traders can help increase income. Analysis of impact pathways shows that the positive impact on household income emerges through higher agricultural income, driven by higher sale volume at lower prices. Focusing on high value commodities in rural areas, where arable land is not always fully exploited or utilized, appears to lead to acreage expansion and some crop switching, contributing to higher supply albeit at lower prices. The positive impact on household income is practically significant; it helps improve household food security and asset accumulation. These findings are robust to alternative specifications. Targeted value chain interventions that strengthen and stabilize small-scale producers’ access to markets can contribute to rural poverty reduction via increase in agricultural income.

5. Animal welfare versus food quality: Factors influencing organic consumers' preferences for alternatives to piglet castration without anesthesia

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Heid, Astrid (author) and Hamm, Ulrich (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2013-10
Published:: USA: Elsevier
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 4 Document Number: D10176
Journal Title:: Meat Science
Journal Title Details:: 95(2) : 203-211
Notes:: 9 pages., Via online journal., Surgical piglet castration without pain relief has been banned in organic farming in the EU since the beginning of 2012. Alternative methods therefore need to be implemented that improve animal welfare and solve the underlying problem of boar taint. This paper explores German organic consumers' preferences for piglet castration without pain relief and three alternative methods. In an innovative approach using a multi-criteria decision making procedure, qualitative data from focus group discussions were compared with quantitative results from Vickrey auctions. Overall, participants preferred all alternatives to castration without pain relief. Different aspects influenced willingness-to-pay for the methods. Animal welfare was important for the evaluation of castration without pain relief and castration with anesthesia. Food safety played a major role for willingness-to-pay for immunocastration, while taste and, to some extent, animal welfare were dominant factors for fattening of boars. These differences should be considered when communicating the alternatives.

6. Appalachian region: a data overview from the 2015-2019 american community survey

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Pollard, Kelvin (author), Jacobsen, Linda A. (author), and Population Reference Bureau (author)
Format:: Book chapter
Publication Date:: 2021-06
Published:: United States: Appalachian Regional Commission
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12620
Journal Title Details:: Online
Notes:: Includes a series of charts and tables detailing personal computer and cellular ownership statistics for each county in Appalachia., 26 pgs, The data contained in this Chartbook describe how residents in the Appalachian Region were faring before the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020. As such, these numbers do not measure the social and economic impact of the outbreak. The Chartbook data do, however, provide a benchmark: As data from the pandemic and post pandemic period are released in the coming years, these figures can serve as a point of comparison that ultimately can enable data users to better measure the pandemic’s effect on Appalachia’s social and economic dynamics.

7. Are religious farmers more risk taking? empirical evidence from ethiopia

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Abraha Kahsay, Goytom (author), Asmare Kassie, Workineh (author), Medhin, Haileselassie (author), and Gårn Hansen, Lars (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2022-02-08
Published:: United States: Wiley Online
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12441
Journal Title:: Journal of Agricultural Economics
Notes:: 16 pages, There is growing evidence that religiosity affects important socio-economic outcomes. A potential channel through which religiosity affects these outcomes is by shaping individuals’ risk preferences. We combine a lab-in-the-field experiment, survey, and focus-group discussions to investigate the effect of religiosity on risk-taking among rural people in Ethiopia. We find evidence that religious farmers are more risk-taking. The effect is likely driven by the trust/belief in God as the omniscient and just power in determining outcomes under uncertainty. This is further corroborated by results from follow-up focus-group discussions.

8. Assessment of communication competence of agricultural extension workers in Benue State, Nigeria

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Demenongu, Torjape S. (author), Okwu, Oto J. (author), and Okwoche, Victoria A. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2015
Published:: Taylor & Francis
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10477
Journal Title:: Journal of Agricultural & Food Information
Journal Title Details:: 16(2): 163-173
Notes:: 12 pages., via online journal., The study assessed the communication competence of agricultural extension workers in Benue State, Nigeria. Ninety-three respondents were selected and studied using stratified and random sampling techniques. Data were collected from the use of a well-structured questionnaire. The results obtained revealed that the majority (57%) showed a low level of communication knowledge/skill. Logit regression statistics showed significant effect of respondents’ educational qualification, work experience, and rank (salary grade level) on their communication competence at 5% level of probability. It is therefore recommended that Benue State Agricultural and Rural Development Authority should adequately train their staff so as to correct their low communication knowledge/skill.

9. Assessment of factors influencing the adoption of improved crop management practices (ICMP) by smallholder farmers in the Boane District, Mozambique

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Da Encarnação Tomo M., Zwane (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: unknown
Published:: South Africa: South African Society for Agricultural Extension
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11897
Journal Title:: South African Journal of Agricultural Extension
Journal Title Details:: 48
Notes:: 14 pages, This paper seeks to assess the factors influencing the adoption of the improved crop management practices (ICMP) in Boane District in Mozambique. The study was carried out using a qualitative survey method with a semi-structured interview schedule. Regression analysis and Pearson correlations were used to analyse the factors, constraints, and opportunities influencing the adoption of the improved crop management practices. The study covered a sample of 50 households. The results of the study show that the majority of the farmers (68%) in the Boane District adopted the improved crop management practices, compared to those who did not adopt them (32%). According to the logistic regression analysis, two factors (age and access to credit) were significant (p<0.05) at the 5% level of significance with the adoption of ICMP, meaning that age and access to credit have an influence on the adoption of the improved crop management practices in the Boane District. The study recommended that the Agricultural Development Fund and the district development should solve the challenge of low financial investments, which is the major problem of most smallholder farmers, limiting their response to the production process, and to adopting the improved crop management practices in the Boane District.

10. Awareness, Access and Utilization of Information on Climate Change by Farmers in Zamfara State, Nigeria

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Chukwuji, Charles Nwabueze (author), Tsafe, Aliyu Gadanga (author), Sayudi, Sale (author), Yusuf, Zainab (author), and Zakariya, Ja'afar (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-01
Published:: United States: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 208 Document Number: D12374
Journal Title:: Library Philosophy and Practice
Journal Title Details:: Winter 2019
Notes:: 25 pages., The study adopted survey research design. The population of the study consisted 1200 respondents comprising (staff of the Zamfara State Agricultural Development Project, FADAMA III Project, IFAD, Animal rearers and Farmers). Instruments of data collection used for the study were the questionnaire, interview and discussions. One thousand two hundred questionnaires were distributed to respondents and only 988 (82.2%) were dully returned and found usable. The results of the responses were interpreted using simple percentage and frequency tables. The findings of the study include, that 95% of Zamfara State population are farmers, Maru and Gusau Local Government Areas recorded the highest farmers’ population. It was also discovered that there was a high rate of awareness of climate change information in the State with Radio, Television, extension services as major sources of climate change information in the State. It was also discovered that farmers in the State utilize climate change information like taking decisions on what and when to plant, planting improved crop varieties among others. There is also the challenges of reduction in annual rainfall, deforestation, insect-pests attack, high temperature among others. Recommendations were made for intensified awareness campaign on climate change, increased budgetary allocation to the agricultural sector for more mitigation and adaptation capacity for the farmers.

11. Building success of food hubs through understanding of the cooperative experience

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Schmit, Todd M. (author) and Severson, Roberta M. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2019-02
Published:: USA: Extension Journal, Inc.
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 4 Document Number: D10189
Journal Title:: Journal of Extension
Journal Title Details:: 57(1) : 1-9
Notes:: 9 pages., Article # 1RIB4, Via online journal., Food hubs represent a business model through which farmers can collectively market product to access new supply chains and buyers can efficiently access locally sourced foods. Many farmer marketing cooperatives fit within the food hub definition and have existed for decades. Accordingly, much can be learned from them to support food hub business planning efforts. We developed and synthesized case studies of three successful cooperatives in order to match key food hub operational challenges with recommended best management practices. Such information is useful for Extension education efforts supporting the development of economically viable food hub businesses.

12. Can information drive demand for safer food? impact of brand-specific recommendations and test results on product choice

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Wairimu Kariuki, Sarah (author) and Hoffmann, Vivian (author)
Format:: Journal Article
Publication Date:: 2021-11-17
Published:: United States: Wiley Online
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12455
Journal Title:: Journal of Agricultural Economics
Notes:: 14pgs, As an unobservable attribute, food safety is likely to be under-provided by markets where regulatory enforcement is weak. In such settings, stimulating consumer demand for safer food can potentially encourage market actors to invest in food safety. Through a randomized trial in Kenya, we test the impact of informing consumers about which maize flour brands are most likely to comply with the regulatory standard for aflatoxin, a carcinogenic fungal byproduct. Providing information on safer brands alone does not significantly affect consumption behavior. However, when the same information is combined with a test performed on the maize flour stocked by the household, the likelihood that a safer brand is consumed 2 months later is 76% higher than in the comparison group. Our findings suggest that providing information on the relative riskiness of substitute foods could encourage consumers to make safer choices.

13. Challenges experienced by aquaponic hobbyists, producers, and educators

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Pattillo, D Allen (author), Cline, David J. (author), Hager, Janelle V. (author), Roy, Luke A. (author), and Hanson, Terrill R. (author)
Format:: Journal Article
Publication Date:: 2022-12-19
Published:: United States: Clemson University Press
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12794
Journal Title:: Journal of Extension
Journal Title Details:: V. 60, N. 4
Notes:: 14pgs, We used an online survey to document challenges experienced by aquaponic hobbyists (n = 81), producers (n = 117), and educators (n = 75). Responses were distilled into the following categories: 1) operations and management; 2) facilities, location, and system design; 3) knowledge and educational resources; 4) funding; 5) economic viability; 6) plant culture; 7) marketing and distribution; 8) fish culture; 9) human factors; 10) regulations and certifications. Training and research in these areas are needed to advance the aquaponics industry.

14. Climate change and farmer’s perception for the sustainability of farming in khyber pakhtunkhwa-pakistan

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Israr, Muhammad (author), Faraz, Muhammad (author), and Jay-Russell, Michelle T. (author)
Format:: Journal article
Publication Date:: 2020-05-31
Published:: International: Science and Education Publishing
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12459
Journal Title:: American Journal of Rural Development
Journal Title Details:: Vol. 8, No. 1
Notes:: 9pgs, This research was conducted in Swabi district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with the aims to study the knowledge of farmers and to evaluate the perceptions of the farmers about Climate Change (CC). To accomplish these objectives primary data was collected from 98 randomly selected farmers by structure questionnaire through face to face interview method and was analysed by using descriptive statistics. Findings revealed that majority (93%) of farmers were aware of CC phenomena and perceived changes in temperature (89%) and precipitation (86%) during the last decade. Crop diversification, soil and water management practices and application of necessary farm inputs were the farmer’s preferred adaptive strategies to CC. Barriers to adaptive strategies were the ineffective government support, lack of capital, information and extension services, traditional beliefs and high cost of farm inputs. The study concludes that climate is changing and the farmers are practicing different adaptive strategies to overcome this problem, but still there is a space for more scientifically verified strategies which can boost the farmer’s productivity and increased the overall wellbeing for the future sustainability of farming.

15. Climate change typologies and audience segmentation among corn belt farmers

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Arbuckle, J.G. (author), Tyndall, J.C. (author), Morton, L.W. (author), and Hobbs, J. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2017-05
Published:: USA: Soil and Water Conservation Society
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: D10145
Journal Title:: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Journal Title Details:: 72(3): 205-214
Notes:: 10 pages., Via online journal., Development of natural resource user typologies has been viewed as a potentially effective means of improving the effectiveness of natural resource management engagement strategies. Prior research on Corn Belt farmers’ perspectives on climate change employed a latent class analysis (LCA) that created a six-class typology—the Concerned, Uneasy, Uncertain, Unconcerned, Confident, and Detached—to develop a better understanding of farmer perspectives on climate change and inform more effective climate adaptation and mitigation outreach strategies. The LCA employed 34 variables that are generally unobservable—beliefs about climate change, experience with extreme weather, perceived risks of climate change, and attitudes toward climate action—to identify types. The research reported in this paper builds on this typology of Corn Belt farmers by exploring 33 measures of observable farm enterprise characteristics, land management practices, and farmer demographics to assess whether variations in these observable characteristics between the six farmer classes display systematic patterns that might be sufficiently distinctive to guide audience segmentation strategies. While analyses detected some statistically significant differences, there were few systematic, meaningful observable patterns of difference between groups of farmers with differing perspectives on climate change. In other words, farmers who believe that anthropogenic climate change is occurring, that it poses risks to agriculture, and that adaptive action should be taken, may look very much like farmers who deny the existence of climate change and do not support action. The overall implication of this finding is that climate change engagement efforts by Extension and other agricultural advisors should use caution when looking to observable characteristics to facilitate audience segmentation. Additional analyses indicated that the farmer types that tended to be more concerned about climate change and supportive of adaptive action (e.g., Concerned and Uneasy) reported that they were more influenced by key private and public sector actors in agricultural social networks. On the other hand, farmers who were not concerned about climate change or supportive of adaptation (e.g., the Unconcerned, Confident, and Detached groups, comprising between one-third and one-half of respondents) were less integrated into agricultural networks. This suggests that Extension and other agricultural advisors should expand outreach efforts to farmers who are not already within their spheres of influence.

16. Climate-change communication within public natural resource agencies: lessons learned from the U.S. forest service

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Laatsch, Jamie (author) and Ma, Zhao (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2016-01-26
Published:: USA: Taylor & Francis
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: D10130
Journal Title:: Society & Natural Resources
Journal Title Details:: 29(10) : 1169-1185
Notes:: 17 pages., via online journal, By analyzing interview and survey data from U.S. Forest Service employees, we examined the strategies used for communicating about climate change within the agency and their effectiveness from the perspective of agency employees. We found a limited awareness among employees regarding climate policy. We found that horizontal information flow through informal social networks was an important way in which climate-change information was communicated. We also found a lack of confidence among employees in their ability to provide feedback to agency leadership. Our results suggest that (1) agency leadership’s ability to set priorities and deliver positive vision is important for increasing employee awareness and inspiring actions, (2) the agency could play a role in facilitating formal and informal networking among employees, and (3) using advanced information technologies may contribute to information flow horizontally and vertically, formally and informally.

17. Commentary: for the fate of american farming, our response is required

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Lamb, Brooks (author)
Format:: online article
Publication Date:: 2023-02-02
Published:: United States: Daily Yonder
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 206 Document Number: D12826
Journal Title:: Daily Yonder, The
Journal Title Details:: online
Notes:: 2pgs, For farmers, filling out the USDA’s Census of Agriculture before the February 6 deadline is more than a legal obligation. It’s a way to keep watch over our farmlands and help bring about necessary changes.

18. Communicating stakeholder priorities in the great barrier reef region

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Larson, Silva (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2009-07-01
Published:: USA: Taylor & Francis
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: D10147
Journal Title:: Society and Natural Resources
Journal Title Details:: 22(7) : 650-664
Notes:: 15 pages., Via online journal., Preliminary results of a survey investigating individual well-being of residents in the Great Barrier Reef region of Australia are presented. The well-being factors were grouped into domains of: society, representing family and community issues; ecology, representing natural environment; and economy, dealing with economic issues and provision of services. The relative perceived importance of factors was quantified, allowing for a creation of individual well-being functions. In the society domain, family relations and health were identified as the most important contributors to well-being. Water quality was the ecology domain factor that received highest scores, and health services and income were the most important contributors to the economic domain. The methodological approach used in this study has a potential to integrate ecological, social, and economic values of local people into decision-making processes. The profiles of well-being thus generated would present policymakers with information beyond that available from standard data sources.

19. Communicating the 4Rs to farmers: insights and opportunities

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Moody, Lara (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2018-09
Published:: USA: Soil and Water Conservation Society
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: D10144
Journal Title:: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Journal Title Details:: 73(5): 128A-131A
Notes:: 4 pages., Via online journal.

20. Communication platforms existing among researchers, extension workers, and farmers in Eastern Nigeria

Collection:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
Contributers:: Mgbenka, R. N. (author), Agwu, A. E. (author), and Ajani, E. N. (author)
Format:: Online journal article
Publication Date:: 2013
Published:: Taylor & Francis
Location:: Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 18 Document Number: D10479
Journal Title:: Journal of Agricultural & Food Information
Journal Title Details:: 14(3): 242-258
Notes:: 18 pages., via online journal., This study identified the communication platforms existing among researchers, extension workers, and farmers in Eastern Nigeria. Data were collected from 164 respondents using a questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results revealed that monthly review technology meetings and research-extension-farmer-input linkage system were major communication platforms used by researchers and extension workers. Communication platforms effective between extension workers and farmers were those that promote face-to-face interactions. The problems militating against effective communication among the stakeholders could be solved by considering the needs of the farmers, acquainting the policy makers with current research findings, and frequent use of more interactive communication platforms.

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