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    3. Hints on how to be your own weather prophet

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Format:
    Article
    Publication Date:
    1919
    Published:
    Canada
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 136 Document Number: D11422
    Journal Title:
    The Farmer's Advocate
    Notes:
    3 pages., Online via "Reflections: Farm and Food History" from Farms.com Ltd. Originally published in the New York Sun newspaper, October 23, 1919., Sixteen rules and formulas (prose and poems) "more or less recognized by amateur weather prophets," as presented in the New York Sun newspaper.

    4. INFORMATION NEEDS AND SEEKING BEHAVIOR OF FARMERS IN SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Kaske, Deribe (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2020-10-23
    Published:
    United States: University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln.
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12361
    Journal Title:
    Library Philosophy and Practice
    Journal Title Details:
    Fall 2020
    Notes:
    19 pages., Information is an important factor in agricultural development. The study investigated farmers’ agricultural information needs and seeking behavior in the Southern Regional State of Ethiopia. A cross-sectional research design was employed and the study population included all household heads of the eight sampled villages in four administrative zones. A multi-stage sampling procedure was employed to obtain a sample of 320 farmers. Quantitative data were collected and research adopted descriptive statistics. The results revealed information on crop production technologies; information about diseases, pests and weather forecasts, and market information were identified as the top three most important types of agricultural information. Similarly, crop production technologies; animal husbandry technologies, and information about agricultural inputs were the information farmers seek frequently. Farmers use development agents as the first source of agricultural information. All of the respondents communicate with development agents face-to-face.

    5. Mobile phone technology for increasing banana productivity among smallholder farmers in uganda

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Tinzaara, William (author), Oyesigye, Elias (author), Bocquet, Christophe (author), Arkin, Jamie (author), and Johnson, Vincent (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    2021-01-31
    Published:
    Academic Journals
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12364
    Journal Title:
    Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
    Journal Title Details:
    V. 13, N. 1
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    13 pages, This study aimed at assessing the level of mobile phone use in Ugandan agricultural extension, and to establish the extent to which mobile phone Viamo’s 3-2-1 service, hosted by Airtel Uganda, was being accessed and how the facility can be improved to boost banana productivity. The results of the study indicate that use of mobile phones for increased banana productivity were dependent on age, gender, household size, income and farming experience. Data collected show that the major information source by farmers was extension agents followed by phones and televisions. Focus group discussions revealed that most farmer participants owned phones (94.3%), had Airtel SIM cards and accessed Viamo service (65%). All respondents were aware of the Viamo service and majority got to know about the service through Airtel SMS notifications (83.3%). Farmers indicated that the four most sought after information elements for increasing banana productivity included material on weather forecasts, pest and disease control, fertilizers and their usage, and markets and their location. The study reveals information gaps with respect to pests and disease diagnosis and management, market prices, weather information, mulching and weeding in different terrains, and sources of clean banana planting material. It was concluded that the service is relevant and contributes to improving farmer knowledge on good banana farming practices. A further step will be to scale up use of the 3-2-1 service for agricultural purposes at country and regional levels.