Preferred sources and channels of soil and water conservation information among farmers in three midwestern US watersheds

Attributes of Small-Scale Sugarcane Contractors That Influence Their Service Quality in Kwazulu-Natal

“…The contractors were requested to rank their three most important information sources used (see Table 2). It has been found that there is increased success with information provision, if information is targeted towards a specific need (Tucker and Napier, 2002). A similar situation may be evident in the small-scale contractor sector, which varies with respect to operation types (e.g.…”

“…The process of making production and management decisions in agriculture by evaluating and using information has been studied for more than 80 years (Boone et al, 2000, cited in Tucker andNapier, 2002). Information has been identified as a significant business input, having a positive effect on production (Muller, 1974).…”

An Evaluation of the Influence of Information Sources on Adoption of Agroforestry Practices in Kajiado Central Sub-County, Kenya

“…Results from this study show that the small scale farming households in the sub-County access agroforestry knowledge and practices from sources both ICTs communication channels [26]; such as mass media, with minimal use of social media and primary sources; research institutions, universities; Agricultural based firms and financial institutions as well as other secondary sources; farmers to farmers meeting, neighbours and extension agents, that are the most frequent used information sharing platforms.…”

Environmental policy evaluation from the perspective of farmers' perception in arid oasis ecosystem: Experiences of Minqin, Northwest China

“…However, our finding showed that only a few farmers had access to policy information by using the internet. Moreover, as discussed by Tucker and Napier (2002), while online methods are rapidly gaining more information, traditional and face-toface channels are still important for reaching many farmers. In remote rural areas of China, especially, the village administrators' announcement has always been an important traditional channel for disseminating policy information.…”