Analyzing misinformation through the lens of systems thinking
Misinformation and disinformation are increasingly undermining public trust, with harmful effects such as promoting false health information and increasing polarization. Current approaches, including enhancing digital literacy, have had mixed results due to…
Social media in agricultural extension services: Farmers and Extension Agents Perspective.
The study evaluates the current use of social media in agricultural extension services and farmers’ attitudes towards it in Chapainawabganj Sadar Upazila, Bangladesh. It finds that while 75% of farmers have a…
Data-driven digital participation in agri-food context: Why should C4D and CfSC scholars and practitioners pay attention to information disorder?
This book chapter explores the rise of misinformation in the agricultural sector, driven by advancements in digital communication and social media. It uses the power, profit, and propaganda framework to analyze how…
Non-negotiable components of participation in the digital age of communication for development and social change.
This book chapter explores the evolving concept of participation in communication for development and social change, particularly in the digital age. It examines how social and Internet-based media have transformed participation, offering…
Datafication, aggregation, and heteromation: Participation in a digitally mediated world.
This chapter explores a third approach to participation in development, viewing it as a vector for power rather than just engagement or power sharing. It analyzes how the digital platform economy, through…
Agricultural extension, social media, and the dilemma of path-dependency.
This chapter advocates for diversifying the digital tools and platforms used in agricultural extension and rural development to reduce dependence on corporate social media, using the concept of path-dependency. It draws on…
Adapting digital tools to support remotely managed digital literacy research, education, and communications in Northern Canada
This chapter explores how digital information and communication technologies can support collaboration between researchers, educators, and remote Indigenous communities. It highlights the challenges of adapting digital tools to build meaningful relationships, particularly…
Inclusive digital pathways for agricultural extension: Exploring micro-level innovation with technology stewardship training in Sri Lanka and Trinidad
This chapter explores how agricultural extension and advisory services can promote inclusive digital transformation in the Global South by reframing “digital agriculture” as “digitalization in agriculture.” This shift allows for imagining multiple…
School closures on rural education: Examining remote learning experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile.
This chapter explores the impact of school closures on rural education in Chile during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on remote learning experiences. Based on interviews with 12 dyads of seventh-grade…
Are rural smallholders ready for agricultural digitalization? Farmer (In)competencies and the political economy of access in digital agricultural extension and advisories in Northern Ghana.
This chapter critically examines the barriers to smallholder farmers’ use of digital agricultural extension and advisory services in Northern Ghana, using a mixed-method approach of surveys with 386 farmers and three focus…
