this paper aims at analyzing farmers’ responses on quality of agricultural information services provided by public and private sources. the study is based on primary survey of 461 farmers in eight districts of uttar pradesh, india, using a structured questionnaire. farmers’ responses on quality of agricultural information services from public and private sources were analyzed using analysis of ...

The paper follows two main objectives: to understand farmers' perception and image of social services and to identify communication levers in order to improve the perceived image of social farming. Orientations in terms of communication are product-focused and aim at enhancing the reputation of social farming consequently with impact on rural development. This paper conducted a questionnaire su...

As a result of the effect climate change on food security and rural livelihoods, promotion adoption climate-smart agricultural practices have become very crucial. The role extension in decision process is an important factor. However, delivery systems most developing countries face numerous challenges that raise concerns about their ability to bring desired impact farm households’ decisions. Re...

There is growing global interest in better leveraging Agricultural Extension Services (AES) as a foundation for food and nutrition security. Pluralistic AES (defined in Box 1) consist of rural, agriculturally focused extension and advisory services implemented by public, NGO, and private-sector entities. They reach millions of farmers and represent largely untapped potential for influencing pro...

Internet cannot provide perfect information services for farmers in rural regions in China, because farmers in rural regions can hardly access the internet by now. But the wide coverage of mobile signal, telephone line, and television network, etc. gave us a chance to solve the problem. The integrated pest management platform of Northern fruit trees were developed based on the integrated techno...

* Silvina M. Cabrini ([email protected]) is a Graduate Research Assistant for the AgMAS Project in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Scott H. Irwin is the Laurence J. Norton Professor of Agricultural Marketing and Darrel L. Good is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illin...

The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has killed or infested millions of ash trees in Michigan and is fast spreading to neighboring states. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates that if EAB went unchecked in the rest of the country, the loss to the nation could range from $20 billion to $60 billion. One key requirement for the success of EAB containment programs is the underlying information ...