Information Preferences of Ohio Commercial Farmers: Implications for Extension

Schnitkey, Gary; Batte, Marvin T.; Jones, Eugene; Botomogno, Jean

doi:10.2307/1242503

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“…Esto puede atribuirse a la interacción interpersonal y a la production. This result confirms the findings of Schnitkey et al (1992) and Tosho (2005) who mentioned that age is related to receive information; younger farmers may receive information more desirable or assimilation than older farmers.…”

Section: The Age Of Information Acquisitionsupporting

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Comprender las fuentes de adquisición de información sobre las prácticas de producción de pollo de traspatio entre las mujeres mayas rurales en Yucatán, México

Salah-Elkashef

Sarmiento‐Franco

Torres-Acosta

et al. 2017

ASYD

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This study was conducted to identify the information acquisition sources of backyard chicken production practices amongst rural women in Yucatan. Focus group discussions (FGDs) and face-to-face individual interviews with a predesigned questionnaire were employed for collecting data from two rural villages. Within each village, three focus group sessions of Mayan women were held involving 10-12 participants each. Participants were selected according to their skills level of backyard chicken practices. The results revealed that family, friends/neighbors, own-personal experience and feed suppliers were significantly the most important information sources used by rural women. Concerning the preferred sources by participants; extension agents, trainers/ specialists, family, demonstrations methods, veterinarian and friends/neighbors were significantly the most preferred sources. The technical areas of backyard chicken production which women received information about were feeds and feeding, housing systems, diseases control, marketing and reproduction. Findings also showed that unavailability of extension agents and cost of veterinary services were the most important constraints affecting information acquisition. The most important recommendations were the need for extension services and training programs as modern information sources for improving their managerial skills and knowledge on backyard chicken production practices.Key words: backyard chicken, group discussions, information acquisition sources, production practices. resumenEste estudio se llevó a cabo para identificar las fuentes de adquisición de información sobre las prácticas de producción de pollo entre las mujeres rurales en Yucatán. Se utilizaron discusiones en grupos de foco (DGF) y entrevistas individuales frente a frente con un cuestionario prediseñado para recolectar datos de dos pueblos rurales. Dentro de cada pueblo, se realizaron tres sesiones de grupo de foco con mujeres mayas, involucrando a 10-12 participantes en cada una. Las participantes se seleccionaron con base en su nivel de habilidad en las prác-ticas de producción de pollo de traspatio. Los resultados revelaron que la familia, los amigos/vecinos, su propia experiencia personal y los proveedores de alimento fueron las fuentes de información más importantes utilizadas por las mujeres rurales. Respecto a las fuentes preferidas por las participantes, los agentes de extensión, los capacitadores/especialistas, la familia, los métodos de demostración, los veterinarios y los amigos/ vecinos fueron las fuentes más preferidas, significativamente. Las áreas técnicas de producción de pollo de traspatio sobre las que las mujeres recibieron información fueron alimentos y alimentación, sistemas de alojamiento, control de enfermedades, mercadotecnia y reproducción. Los resultados también mostraron que la poca disponibilidad de los agentes de extensión y el costo de los servicios veterinarios fueron los limitantes más importantes que afectaron la adquisición de información. Las recomendacione...

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Section: The Age Of Information Acquisitionsupporting

confidence: 90%

Comprender las fuentes de adquisición de información sobre las prácticas de producción de pollo de traspatio entre las mujeres mayas rurales en Yucatán, México

Salah-Elkashef

Sarmiento‐Franco

Torres-Acosta

et al. 2017

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“…They may also have a shorter time horizon and be less inclined to invest in novelties. Schnitkey et al (1992) argued that age is related to farm expertise. They will rely less on external information, and therefore do not get in touch with innovations in the market as early as their younger colleagues (Diederen et al, 2003b).…”

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The state of innovation in European agriculture: Innovators are few and far between

Meulen¹,

Asseldonk²,

Ge³

2016

Stud. Agr. Econ.

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“…Research on information sources used by farmers for management was conducted, among others, by Jones (1990), Schnitkey, Batte, Jones and Botomogno (1992), Ortmann, Patrick, Musser and Doster (1993), Gloy, Akridge and Whipker (2000), Just and Zilberman (2002) and Adhiguru, Birthal and Kumar (2009). These studies show that farmers more often use external, personalised information sources.…”

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Sources of Strategic Information in Farm Management in Poland. Study Results

Jaworski

Sokołowska

Kondraszuk³

2017

JMBACE

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Purposes: The main goal of the paper is to determine the significance of selected sources of strategic information, used by Polish farmers in decision making. In addition, an attempt was made to determine the factors impacting the evaluation of those sources among the traits of the farmer and his farm.Methodology: Data was gathered using the questionnaire method and analysed with standard tools of descriptive statistics. Findings:The farmers deemed personalised sources of strategic information the most important, especially agricultural advisers, input suppliers and buyers of agricultural products. From among institutional (non-personalised) sources, local government and the chamber of agriculture were significant. Business information agencies and survey companies are the least important sources for farmers. The characteristics of the surroundings of the farm -specifically, its geographic location and the size of settlement where it is located proved to have the widest impact on the evaluation of the sources included in the study. From among the organisational factors, only farm size has a significant impact. Research limitations/implications:The study was confined to a representative group of farmers in Poland. A closed list of sources of strategic information was used. Originality/value:The study results contribute to the knowledge on the functioning of Polish agriculture and may also be used in comparative studies, characterising this sector's diversity within Europe. They can in turn contribute to properly focusing on supporting the policy of balanced agriculture development in the EU.

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Information Preferences of Ohio Commercial Farmers: Implications for Extension

Cited by 59 publications

References 6 publications

Comprender las fuentes de adquisición de información sobre las prácticas de producción de pollo de traspatio entre las mujeres mayas rurales en Yucatán, México

Comprender las fuentes de adquisición de información sobre las prácticas de producción de pollo de traspatio entre las mujeres mayas rurales en Yucatán, México

The state of innovation in European agriculture: Innovators are few and far between

Sources of Strategic Information in Farm Management in Poland. Study Results

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