A survey of communication media preferred by smallholder farmers in the Gweru District of Zimbabwe

Moyo, Rachel; Salawu, Abiodun

doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2018.12.013

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“…Investing in communication within agriculture increases farmer empowerment (Faqih and Aisyah 2016). Agricultural communication prioritized is only a stimulus for the adoption of technologies, and not a complete means of change (Balamatti and Biradar 2016;Moyo and Salawu 2018); thus, communication is essential in building farmer knowledge. In Zimbabwe, the Agricultural, Technical, and Extension Services (AGRITEX) is responsible for government to farmer communication, while the Department of Veterinary and Extension Services (DVS) is responsible for communication on animal production (Sungirai et al 2015).…”

Section: Farmer Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

Communication medium in theileriosis control: the factors that determine disease knowledge among smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe

Nhokwara

Kono

Kubota

et al. 2023

Trop Anim Health Prod

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Theileriosis is one of the most important tick-borne diseases that has been affecting farmers and thousands of livestock in Zimbabwe. The main government strategy to combat theileriosis is use of plunge dips with anti-tick chemicals at specified times; however, an increase in number of farmers caused a strain on government services resulting in disease outbreak. One of the key issues that have been highlighted by department of veterinary is the strain in communication and knowledge of the disease with the farmers. Hence, it is important to evaluate the communication between farmers and veterinary services and identify possible areas of strain. A field survey was conducted with 320 farmers in Mhondoro Ngezi, a district badly affected by theileriosis. Face-to-face interviews with smallholders and communal farmers were conducted between September and October 2021, and the data were analyzed using Stata 17. Communal farmers relied mainly on oral communication and had limited knowledge of theileriosis; therefore, dead cattle % was high among them. Though veterinary extension officers were the prime source of information, oral communication medium affected knowledge transferred. The results of this study recommend adoption of communication mediums that encourage retention, such as brochures and posters by veterinary extension services. The government may also partner with private players to ease pressure of increased farming population due to land reform.

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Section: Farmer Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

Communication medium in theileriosis control: the factors that determine disease knowledge among smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe

Nhokwara

Kono

Kubota

et al. 2023

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“…Program-program Pekka FM didesain dari Pekka Nasional, dan disosialisasikan sampai ke tingkat daerah. Pekka pusat mengembangkan media komunikasi yang efektif dan sesuai dengan kebutuihan dikarenakan tidak ada satu media pun yang dapat dianggap sebagai yang terbaik dalam komunikasi, sehingga perlu dipromosikan media komunikasi yang efektif untuk meningkatkan luaran (Moyo & Salawu, 2019). Di tingkat nasional, media komunikasi difokuskan pada kegiatan dokumentasi dan publikasi yang dititikberatkan pada pembuatan video, foto dan buku terkait dengan kegiatan Pekka dan pengalaman personal para Perempuan Kepala Keluarga, sehingga di tingkat daerah dikembangkan radio komunitas tersebut.…”

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Pemaknaan Perempuan Kepala Keluarga terhadap Pesan-Pesan Pada Radio Komunitas Pekka FM

Chairiawaty

2019

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The purpose of the study was to obtain a picture of the female head of household in interpreting messages on the Pekka FM Community Radio in Batumulik Village, Lombok, including; knowledge of broadcasts on Pekka FM radio, the most popular radio broadcasts, benefits and changes that occur to female household heads after listening to Pekka FM radio broadcasts. Research using the phenomenological method. Data collection is done through observation, interviews, and documentation. The results showed that female heads of households knew and knew Pekka FM Radio as a radio that conveyed messages and provided knowledge about various things, the most preferred radio broadcasts by informants were about women's reproduction, adolescent health, family planning, pregnancy, news about Pekka, entertainment and advertising. The changes felt by women household heads after listening to messages on Pekka FM Radio are that they can change the mindset and mentality of women household heads, so that they become confident, diligently care for the body, and dare to speak. Broadcast programs that provide significant change can answer the needs of the audience. ABSTRAKTujuan penelitian adalah untuk memperoleh gambaran mengenai Perempuan Kepala Keluarga dalam memaknai pesan-pesan pada Radio Komunitas Pekka FM di Dusun Batumulik Lombok, meliputi; pengetahuan terhadap siaran-siaran di radio Pekka FM, siaran radio yang paling diminati, manfaat dan perubahan yang terjadi pada perempuan kepala keluarga setelah mendengarkan siaran-siaran radio Pekka FM. Penelitian menggunakan metode fenomenologi. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa, para perempuan kepala keluarga mengenal dan mengetahui Radio Pekka FM sebagai radio yang menyampaikan pesan-pesan dan memberikan pengetahuan mengenai berbagai hal, siaran radio yang paling disukai oleh para informan adalah mengenai reproduksi wanita, kesehatan remaja, KB, kehamilan, berita seputar Pekka, hiburan dan iklan. Perubahan yang dirasakan oleh para perempuan kepala keluarga setelah mendengarkan pesan-pesan pada Radio Pekka FM adalah, dapat mengubah pola pikir dan mental para perempuan kepala keluarga, sehingga menjadi percaya diri, rajin merawat tubuh, dan berani berbicara. Program-program siaran yang memberikan perubahan signifikan adalah yang mampu menjawab kebutuhan khalayak. Kata kunci : Perempuan kepala keluarga, radio komunitas, pekka FM

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“…Further, the internet of thing minimizing human effort, saving time, increasing yield and profit. The media preference of farmers is motivating and engaging media like practical demonstration or television, then mobile phones due to its convenience, and books for details (Moyo & Salawu, 2019).…”

Section: Communication Networkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Data Screening and Preliminary Analysis on the Impact of Rural Infrastructure on Rice Productivity in Kano State, Nigeria

Tanko

Kang²,

Islam³

2019

J Eco Info

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Despite having vast farmland suitable for paddy rice farming, local production in the country is weak, especially in Kano where the state has the most abundant farmland put to rice farming and the most extensive rice farmers in the 36 states of the country. As such, over 4mm/t of milled paddy rice has to be imported annually into Nigeria to supplement home production. The economy cannot sustain rice import because it depends on crude oil revenue; thus, leading to scarcity of rice at an exorbitant price. The study was conducted in the 2018 cropping season for rainfed and irrigated paddy rice, to identify the impact of rural infrastructure on the productivity of rice farmers in Kano State, Nigeria. There are seven local governments with 17 rice clusters in the state that are cultivating rice. A random sample of 768 rice farmers was selected in 9 rice clusters from the population of 135,895 rice farmers using multistage and purposive sampling. Using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software version 22, data screening and preliminary analysis was conducted, aimed at satisfying the assumptions of the multivariate analysis. Thus, missing data analysis was performed to identify univariate outliers and multivariate outliers. Likewise, normality skewness and kurtosis, as well as multicollinearity issues, were checked. The preliminary analysis indicates that the data fulfil the conditions of multivariate analysis, thus, suitable for inferences.

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A survey of communication media preferred by smallholder farmers in the Gweru District of Zimbabwe

Cited by 9 publications

References 3 publications

Communication medium in theileriosis control: the factors that determine disease knowledge among smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe

Communication medium in theileriosis control: the factors that determine disease knowledge among smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe

Pemaknaan Perempuan Kepala Keluarga terhadap Pesan-Pesan Pada Radio Komunitas Pekka FM

Data Screening and Preliminary Analysis on the Impact of Rural Infrastructure on Rice Productivity in Kano State, Nigeria

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