Nostbakken, Richard (author / Director, Communications Division, International Development Research Council)
Format:
Speech
Publication Date:
1990-11
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 197 Document Number: D09591
Notes:
Delmar Hatesohl Collection, Comments at the ACCE/IDRC Communications Seminar, Nairobi, Kenya, November 14-16, 1990. 1 page., Speaker emphasizes the role of communicators as facilitators, cooperators, bridge builders. "They know theory but have a healthy skepticism about it."
20 pages., China, Information needs, access, rural communities, small farms, information channels, surveys, development, Information plays an important role in meeting the quantitative and qualitative goals of agriculture in the 21st century. As an emerging economy in a developing continent, China has already made many interventions to use information technology to support agricultural development. However, information service in some rural areas is still severely limited. The overall impact of the changing information environment on the farmers’ information needs and access channels has not been fully studied. Thus, this study systematically investigates the characteristics of the information needs and channels of farmers in Guangdong, China. We have collected 4006 questionnaire samples and used correlation analysis to explore the relationships between farmers’ information needs and access channel preferences. The results indicate that individual characteristic factors, social factors and family factors have different degrees of influence on farmers’ information needs and access channel preferences. These findings can provide a reference for information construction in the rural areas of Guangdong Province and thus promote its economic development. This study can also provide useful insights for policy-makers and researchers from other developing countries to formulate implementation plans to promote agricultural development.
Agunga, Robert (author), Hollifield, Ann (author), Donnermeyer, Joseph (author), and Wolford, Gwen (author)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
2000-07-25
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 113 Document Number: C11224
Journal Title Details:
page 106-121
Notes:
Also includes discussant remarks in Session III Discussant comments by Robert Agunga at page 122-124, Proceedings of the Agricultural Communicators in Education (ACE): Research Paper Presentations, 25 July 2000, Washington, D.C.
The Research Special Interest Group, Agricultural Communicators in Education (ACE), 25 July 2000, Washington, D.C.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C17072
Notes:
Pages 76-79 in Wilbur Schramm and Daniel Lerner (eds.), Communication and change: the last ten years - and the next. University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. 372 pages.
