Connecting Marginal Rice Farmers to Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems in Vietnam Uplands

Castella, Jean‐Christophe; Slaats, Joep; Quang, Dang Dinh; Geay, François; Linh, Nguyen Van; Tho, Pham Thi Hanh

doi:10.1080/13892240600861625

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“…These results suggest that resource poor farmers may benefit less from these network resources. Our results are consistent with findings by Castella et al (2006) showing demonstration plots managed by extension agents in Vietnam were least used as sources of information by rice farmers; farmers relied more on strong-tie interactions and village meetings. Additionally, in summarizing lessons learned about disseminating information on best practices for effective natural resources management among poor farmers in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, Kimenye and Bombom (2009) emphasized the role of existing local processes by which farmers learn from each other.…”

Section: Structural Patterns Of Social Interactionssupporting

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Social Network Structures among Groundnut Farmers

Thuo

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The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension

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Purpose: Groundnut farmers in East Africa have experienced declines in production despite research and extension efforts to increase productivity. This study examined how social network structures related to acquisition of information about new seed varieties and productivity among groundnut farmers in Uganda and Kenya. Design/methodology/approach: Data came from face-to-face interviews with a sample of 491 farmers randomly selected from a larger frame purposefully selected to represent farmers who had worked with researchers and farmers who had not, and to represent both male and female farmers. We used social network analysis to visualize and interpret patterns of farmers' networks with regard to information sources, productivity supports and local group affiliations. Findings: Ugandan farmers primarily used weak ties with researchers and extension agents as sources of information. In contrast, Kenyan farmers used strong ties with close associates. For farmers in both countries weak ties were least associated with productivity. Strong ties, natural factors and farmers' own experience with new varieties were most associated with productivity. The majority of farmers had ties to local groups to strategically pool risks and access available resources. Practical implications: Visualizing farmers' social networks enables policy-makers and change agents to identify relevant social relationships that could be utilized strategically to increase the capacities of poor farming communities. Originality/value: The study demonstrates that important differences in social network structures can exist among farmers in similar geographic regions producing similar crops.

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Section: Structural Patterns Of Social Interactionssupporting

confidence: 91%

Social Network Structures among Groundnut Farmers

Thuo

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Bravo‐Ureta

et al. 2013

The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension

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“…The findings indicate in Table 3.11 that 63.3% (245) of the households mostly preferred grass root chiefs' barazas, whereas 38.0% (147) of the households did not prefer faithbased fora. County-wide watershed conferences were not preferred by 51.9% 201 This finding is consistent with the research findings by Adomi et al, (2003) in Nigeria, Castella et al, (2006) in Vietnam and Lwoga et al, (2011) in Tanzania who found that extension officers were important sources of information and knowledge, though farmers were dissatisfied with the frequency of their interactions. and social media.…”

Section: Source Of Watershed Management Informationsupporting

confidence: 87%

Adaptive Capacity in Watershed Governance for Food Security in the Lower Sio River Basin, Busia County, Kenya

Naburi

2019

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Watershed systems with high adaptive capacity are able to re-configure themselves when subjected to change without significant declines in crucial socio-ecological functions. This study assessed adaptive capacity variables in watershed governance for sustainable food security at the household level in the Lower Sio River Basin, Busia County, Kenya. A total of 387 households were sampled using a combination of multi-stage and simple random sampling. Questionnaires, interview guides, observation and focus group discussion guides were employed to collect primary data. Results indicate that the need to increase or sustain food production was ranked first by 86.8% as a factor that contributed to public involvement in watershed management activities. The results further revealed that creating social resilience to adapt to a changing climate, and clarifying roles and responsibilities at p-value=0.000; enhancing water-use efficiency and improving management at p-value=0.010 were significant governance aims that determined households' food security. Watershed governance structures such as water resources, management policies and plans p-value=0.000, and water resource institutions p-value=0.001 were also significant to households' food security status. Therefore, enhancing adaptive capacity of institutions towards watershed governance is a fundamental condition towards households' food security in the Lower Sio River Basin.

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“…To explain the relationship of attitudes to behavior, several sociopsychological frameworks have been developed, for example Bandura's (1977) social learning theory, the theory of reasoned action (Ajzen & Fishbein, 1980), and the theory of planned behavior (Ajzen, 1991). In the domain of agriculture, although various researchers have identified associations between farmer practices and attitudes and other psychological determinants of behavior (Castella et al, 2006;Ezatollah & Mansoorabadi, 2008;Grace et al, 2009;Olurominiyi, 2006;Perry, Marbella, & Layde, 2000), little attention has been given to the causal relationships among the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of those in the agricultural sector (Joshi, Matchoc, Bahatan, & Pena, 2000;Mekonnen & Agonafir, 2002).…”

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of straybirds agricultural trainees in taiwan

Wang¹,

ChiouLien²,

Knerr³

2010

soc behav pers

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The Straybirds program is the most important agricultural training plan in Taiwan, aimed at attracting a young labor force capable of efficient production to engage in careers in farming. In this paper we investigate the associations between psychological factors and behaviors of Straybirds trainees, using a survey of 316 participants conducted in 2007. A structural equation model was used to examine causal relationships between the level of agricultural knowledge, attitudes, and practices of the college trainees. Results indicate that agricultural knowledge is a significant antecedent determinant of the attitudes and practices of participants in the program. In addition, both the agricultural knowledge and attitudes of the participants had positive effects on their behavior in practice.A steady decline in the number of people engaged in agriculture in many countries has resulted in an aging structure of the agricultural labor force. The SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY, 2010, 38(6), 795-804

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Connecting Marginal Rice Farmers to Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems in Vietnam Uplands

Cited by 14 publications

References 11 publications

Social Network Structures among Groundnut Farmers

Social Network Structures among Groundnut Farmers

Adaptive Capacity in Watershed Governance for Food Security in the Lower Sio River Basin, Busia County, Kenya

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of straybirds agricultural trainees in taiwan

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