Need Based Information Media for Farmers in Hill Regions of Uttarakhand: Implications for Extension

2022 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-141
Author(s):  
Kushagra Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Extension Programs ◽  
Behavior Understanding ◽  
Farmer Groups ◽  
Information Media ◽  
Land Size

Farmers use different information sources and channels for seeking reliable, timely andrelevant information on improved agricultural practices. Developing appropriate farmereducational and marketing strategies will depend on how farmer groups differ in theirinformation search behavior. Understanding what information farmers need, how they searchfor their information, which sources they depend on for accessing information can help indesigning effective extension programs. The study examined farmer’s communicationcharacteristics with an intent to assess farmer’s accessibility and use of extension mediaand information sources for fulfilling their information needs pertaining to agricultural andallied activities in three hill districts of Uttarakhand state. A sample of 1318 farmers wasselected through a stratified random sampling technique. Interpersonal communicationsources were used more by farmers as these were more easily available and accessible toobtain information related to agriculture. Majority of farmers were categorised as lowsearchers. Gender, primary occupation, land size and education significantly affected searchbehaviour of farmers. Implications for policy and extension have been given for improvinginformation dissemination among farmers of hill regions. Emphasis on extension systemproviding a context for the flow of authentic knowledge through authentic media amongfarming communities on an equal basis is emphasized.

scholarly journals Analisis Kebutuhan Informasi Siswa Kelas XII di SMA Khadijah Surabaya

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 122
Author(s):  
Mawaddah Anindya Estiningtyas
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
Keyword Analysis ◽  
Student Information ◽  
Intellectual Level ◽  
Category Score

This study is to describe the information needs of XII class students in Khadijah Surabaya Senior High School. The research method used is descriptive quantitative and the research location is in Khadijah Surabaya Senior High School. The population was taken from XII students class and a valid sample filled out the questionnaire as many as 68 students. The sampling technique was Purposive Sampling. The result of the research shows that 11 (eleven) indicators derived from David Nicholas used by the researcher produce 36 derivative indicators for the research questionnaire. From the 36 questions, 34 indicators show a high category score. While the remaining 2 show a score that is in the medium category. Indicators that are in the medium category have the lowest score. Those are the respondent’s information needs about technological and communication developments and the information needs of respondents who have an intellectual level of information that is filled with writing or words. On the other hand, the result of the highest score was found in the respondent’s information needs indicator showing that respondents need more information with a visually pleasing collection – book, magazine, or any other forms of information sources. Keyword: Analysis of Information Needs; Student Information Needs; Library School

Efektivitas Kebun Buah Cepoko sebagai Media Diseminasi Informasi Pengembangan Tanaman Hortikultura di Kota Semarang

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 108
Author(s):  
Hafni Amalia Juniarti ◽  
Suwarto Suwarto ◽  
Arip Wijianto
Keyword(s):  
Plant Development ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Horticultural Plant ◽  
Farmer Groups

<p><em>Kebun Buah Cepoko is one of the work units farm owned by Unit Pelaksana Teknis Daerah (UPTD)/ Regional Technical Implementation Unit, Departement Agriculture of Semarang City Goverment. The success of farm optimization programs for the development of food crops and horticulture needs to be analyzed in effectiveness dissemination information at the development of horticultural. The purpose of the research was to (1) analyze the effectiveness of Kebun Buah Cepoko as a media dissemination information on horticultural development; (2) analyze the correlation between the level of education, frequency of communication, value economic benefits of commodities, level of cosmopolitan and agricultural information needs with the effectiveness of media dissemination of information on horticultural development; (3) analyze the comparative effectiveness of information dissemination media from the different farmer groups. This research used quantitative methods with questionnaires and interview techniques. The population was 32 horticultural farmers who visited the Kebun Buah Cepoko and received information on the development of horticultural in the December 2019 period. The sampling technique used total sampling with a total of 32 respondents. Data analysis used descriptive statistics analysis, Spearman Rank correlation analysis and Kruskal Wallis comparative analysis. The research showed that the effectiveness of Kebun Buah Cepoko as dissemination media for horticultural development information was 68.78% or in the average category. There was no significant correlation between the factors, farmers, accessing information, consisting of the level of education, frequency of communication, the value of economic benefits of commodities, cosmopolitan level and the need for agricultural information with the effectiveness of dissemination media information on horticultural plant development in Semarang City. The significance value correlation between the economic benefits of commodities with the effectiveness of dissemination media information on horticultural plant development was 0.062. There was a significant comparation of the effectiveness of dissemination media information between farmer groups. Asymp value was obtained sig 0.045.</em></p>

scholarly journals PERILAKU PENCARIAN INFORMASI MAHASISWA JURUSAN ILMU PERPUSTAKAAN UNIVERSITAS ISLAM NEGERI SYARIF HIDAYATULLAH JAKARTA DALAM MASA PANDEMIK COVID

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-154
Author(s):  
Evi Zakiyah
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Stratified Sampling ◽  
Library Science ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Specific Source ◽  
Search For Information ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

This research was conducted to explain what changed from seeking information from students of the Faculty of Adab and Humanities, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta during the Covid 19 Pandemic. The method used in this study was descriptive qualitative.  This study used a stratified sampling technique, amounting to 83 informants from a population of 500 students of the Department of Library Science, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta.  Data collection techniques in this research are literature study and questionnaires.  The results of this study were slightly constrained by the situation, from the supposed 83 people only 31 people filled out the questionnaire while only 31 people filled out the questionnaire.  In meeting these information needs, students conduct a gradual search for information consisting of: starting, determining topics before seeking information: chaining, recording a list of information needed;  browsing, looking for information on information sources;  differentiating, sorting out the information gathered;  monitoring, following information developments;  extracting, looking for information on a specific source;  verifying, checking data;  and ending, the end of the search for information.

Hubungan Penggunaan Instagram Simamaung dengan Pemenuhan Kebutuhan Informasi Followers

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-22
Author(s):  
Muhamad Fauzi Rohimat Desfiana ◽  
Satya Indra Karsa
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Uses And Gratifications ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Information Media ◽  
Correlational Method

Abstract. The development of information technology has increased, one of which is by utilizing social media. In general, social media is used to make friends and connect with relatives in parts of the world. But now social media is used as a medium to get information in the field of sports. Instagram is a platform that is currently widely used by the public to get information, especially in sports and football clubs. One of these factors made Simamaung use Instagram as information media. Simamaung is a fan site and information media that reports about the Persib Bandung football club. In addition to reporting information about the development of Persib Bandung, Simamaung has a difference with other Persib bandung information media by providing information about the statistics of players, coaches and clubs. This study aims to determine the relationship between the use of Instagram social media Simamaung with the fulfillment of followers' information needs about Persib Bandung. The method used is a quantitative correlational method with descriptive analysis and inferential analysis techniques. The study population is followers of Instagram Simamaung (@simamaungcom) with a total sample of 100 samples. The technique used to take samples is the Simple Random Sampling technique. The theory used is the theory of Uses and Gratifications. The results showed that there was a significant and moderate relationship between the use of Instagram social media Simamaung with the fulfillment of followers' information needs about Persib Bandung.   Abstrak. Perkembangan teknologi informasi semakin mengalami peningkatan, salah satunya dengan memanfaatkan media sosial. Pada umunya, media sosial digunakan untuk mencari teman dan menguhubungkan dengan kerabat di belahan dunia. Namun saat ini media sosial dimanfaatkan sebagai media untuk mendapat informasi di bidang olahraga. Instagram adalah sebuah platform yang saat ini banyak digunakan oleh khalayak untuk mendapat informasi terutama dalam bidang olahraga dan klub sepakbola. Salah satu faktor tersebut membuat Simamaung menggunakan Instagram sebagai media informasi. Simamaung merupakan sebuah fan site dan media informasi yang memberitakan seputar klub sepakbola Persib Bandung. Selain memberitakan informasi seputar perkembangan Persib Bandung, Simamaung mempunyai perbedaan dengan media informasi Persib bandung lainnya dengan memberikan informasi seputar statistik pemain, pelatih dan klub. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara penggunaan media sosial Instagram Simamaung dengan pemenuhan kebutuhan informasi followers mengenai Persib Bandung. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode korelasional kuantitatif dengan teknik analisis deskriptif dan analisis inferensial. Populasi penelitian merupakan followers dari Instagram Simamaung (@simamaungcom) dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 100 sampel. Teknik yang digunakan untuk mengambil sampel yakni teknik Simple Random Sampling. Teori yang digunakan adalah teori Uses and Gratifications. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang signifikan dan sedang antara penggunaan media sosial Instagram Simamaung dengan pemenuhan kebutuhan informasi followers mengenai Persib Bandung.

PKM Kelompok Tani Tan Selo 1 dan Tan Selo 2 Desa Sukomaju Kecamatan Srono Kabupaten Banyuwangi Jawa Timur dalam Meningkatkan Nilai Ekonomis Pisang dan Strategi Pemasarannya

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Fitri Nurmasari ◽  
Raup Padillah
Keyword(s):  
Community Service ◽  
Online Shopping ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Service Programs ◽  
Community Service Programs ◽  
Farmer Groups ◽  
The Village

Banyuwangi Regency is one of the agricultural centers in East Java province and Indonesia. Mostly,Banyuwangi people work as farmers due to the fertil soil and wide amount of agricultural land in Banyuwangi . Thelarge number of people who work as farmers initiating the formation of farmer groups. One of the farmer groups in theSrono sub-district of Banyuwangi is the "Tan Selo 1" farmers group located in the village of Sukomaju and the "TanSelo 2" farmers group in Sukonatar village. The normal average price of one banana bunch in Banyuwangi is between50-60 thousand depending on the type and quality of bananas. Problems arise when the quantity of bananas in the marketarose, the price of 1 bunch of bananas decreases dramatically. The price of 1 bunch which is usually set at 50-60thousand drops drastically to only 20-30 thousand. This is certainly a problem for farmers in the Tan Selo group. The lackof knowledge of Tan Selo farmers about alternative variants of processed banana based products and the lack ofknowledge of the marketing strategies make it hard for the Tan Selo farmers to increase the economic value of bananaswhich have been used as an alternative income for farmers. Therefore, the solutions offered to overcome the problems offarmers include: equipping and improving farmers' knowledge about the variety of processed banana-based foods andtheir marketing strategies, conducting training to make variations on banana-based foods, conducting training oneffective marketing strategies. Overall, a series of community service programs were carried out perfectly as it expected.The percentage of participants' understanding in choosing high quality bananas is 85%, the percentage of participants’ability in processing banana-based foods is 86%, and percentage of participants who successfully sell processed foodproducts by utilizing online shopping sites is 70%

Island tourism: Participation behavior of tourists

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Hsiao-Ming Chang ◽  
Ching-Hui Lin
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Behavioral Model ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Travel Information ◽  
Quality Perceptions ◽  
Intention To Revisit

There is a lack of empirical research on tourists' participation behavior in island tourism. Therefore, we developed a behavioral model of this type of participation, including the variables of travel information sources, destination image, service quality, satisfaction, and perceived value. We adopted convenience sampling to survey 430 tourists who had participated in marine recreational activities while visiting Jibei Island in Penghu, Taiwan. The results of partial least squares analysis show that travel information sources affected the island's image and the service quality perceptions of tourists; and the island's image, service quality, satisfaction, and perceived value had a positive influence on tourists' behavioral intention to revisit the island and recommend it as a travel destination to family and friends. Our findings provide a reference for island tourism operators to formulate marketing strategies.

The dilemma of the direct answer

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Martin Potthast ◽  
Matthias Hagen ◽  
Benno Stein
Keyword(s):  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Web Search ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Information Access ◽  
User Preferences ◽  
Information System Design ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
Remarkable Progress ◽  
Direct Answer

No Web technology has undergone such an impressive evolution as Web search engines did and still do. Starting with the promise of "Bringing order to the Web" 1 by compiling information sources matching a query, retrieval technology has been evolving to a kind of "oracle machinery", being able to recommend a single source, and even to provide direct answers extracted from that source. Notwithstanding the remarkable progress made and the apparent user preferences for direct answers, this paradigm shift comes at a price which is higher than one might expect at first sight, affecting both users and search engine developers in their own way. We call this tradeoff "the dilemma of the direct answer"; it deserves an analysis which has to go beyond system-oriented aspects but scrutinize the way our society deals with both their information needs and means to information access. The paper in hand contributes to this analysis by putting the evolution of retrieval technology and the expectations at it in the context of information retrieval history. Moreover, we discuss the trade offs in information behavior and information system design that users and developers may face in the future.

scholarly journals “I actually got my first job through my ex-colleague”: Employment-related information seeking behavior of Bangladeshi immigrants in Canada

2021 ◽  
pp. 096100062199280
Author(s):  
Nafiz Zaman Shuva
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Information Source ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Immigrant Professionals ◽  
Government Of Canada ◽  
First Job

This study explores the employment-related information seeking behaviour of Bangladeshi immigrants in Canada. Using a mixed-methods approach, the study conducted semi-structured interviews with 60 Bangladeshi immigrants in Ontario, Canada, and obtained 205 survey responses. The study highlights the centrality of employment-related settlement among Bangladeshi immigrants in Ontario and reports many immigrants not being able to utilize their education and skills after arrival in Canada. The results show that Bangladeshi immigrants utilize various information sources for their employment in Canada, including friends and professional colleagues, online searchers, and settlement agencies. Although Bangladeshi immigrants utilized a large array of information sources for meeting their employment-related information needs, many interview participants emphasized that the employment-related benefits they received was because of their access to friends and professional colleagues in Canada. The survey results echoed the interview findings. The cross-tabulation results on post-arrival information sources and occupation status as well as first job information sources and occupational status in Canada show a significant association among the use of the information source “friends and professional colleagues in Canada” and immigrants’ occupational status. The study highlights the benefits of professional colleagues among immigrants in employment-related settlement contexts. It also reports the challenges faced by many immigrant professionals related to employment-related settlement because of the lack of access to their professional friends and colleagues in Canada. The author urges the Federal Government of Canada, provincial governments, and settlement agencies working with newcomers to offer services that would connect highly skilled immigrants with their professional networks in Canada, in order to get proper guidance related to obtaining a professional job or alternative career. The author calls for further studies on employment-related information seeking by immigrants to better understand the role information plays in their settlement in a new country.

The information needs and behaviour of the Egyptian elderly living in care homes: An exploratory study

IFLA Journal ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 034003522199156
Author(s):  
Essam Mansour
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Average Income ◽  
Information Awareness ◽  
Medical Health ◽  
Types Of Information ◽  
Elderly Living

The purpose of this study is to investigate the information-seeking behaviour of the Egyptian elderly, including their information needs. A sample of 63 elderly people living in care homes was taken. It was divided into five focus groups. Of the 63 elderly people, 40 were men (63.5%) and 23 women (36.5%). Almost half (47.6%) ranged in aged from 61 to 70. About a quarter (23%) of them held a high school diploma. The highest percentage (28.6%) was labelled as average-income people. The highest percentage (60.3%) was also found to be widows or widowers. The types of information used most by the Egyptian elderly related to physical, medical/health, social, rational and recreational needs. Their information sources varied between formal and informal sources. Nearly two-thirds (63.5%) of them showed that limited knowledge, lack of interest, poor information awareness, aging, loneliness and health problems were the most significant obstacles they faced when seeking information.

scholarly journals Determinants of Rural Out-Migration in Habru District of Northeast Ethiopia

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beneberu Assefa Wondimagegnhu ◽  
Mesfin Eshetu Zeleke
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Positive Outcome ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Scarce Resources ◽  
Northeast Ethiopia ◽  
Household Heads ◽  
Nonfarm Employment ◽  
Land Size

Migration has become a cause of concern at the global, regional, and national levels. Like the case of many developing countries, Ethiopia has been facing increasing challenges related to rural out-migration. This study aimed to analyze factors that determine rural communities’ decision to migrate to internal and international destinations in Habru district of Northeast Ethiopia. Stratified sampling technique has been employed to select a total of 200 household heads in three agroecologies of the study area. Structured questionnaires have been used as a principal primary data collection method and logistic regression has been employed for analysis. The results of the study showed that intravillage conflict, absence of relief assistant, livestock ownership, farm land size, access to information, and household and individual characteristics including family size, sex, and age of the migrants are the dominant determinant factors for rural out-migration. Migration can have a positive outcome in improving livelihoods if comprehensive and holistic policies and strategies are in place. There is also a need to strengthen the link between rural development policy and the disadvantaged groups by designing and implementing different livelihood alternatives including reducing pressure on scarce resources particularly land, integrating health and education services, and creating nonfarm employment opportunities.

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