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{"title":"Mushrooms of the Georgia Piedmont and Southern Appalachians: A Reference","authors":"S. Prentice","doi":"10.1080/10496505.2018.1512274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10496505.2018.1512274","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural & Food Information","volume":"19 1","pages":"389 - 390"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2018-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10496505.2018.1512274","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47827017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial","authors":"A. Ezzo","doi":"10.1080/10496505.2018.1515457","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10496505.2018.1515457","url":null,"abstract":"This issue marks the completion of Volume 19, as well as my tenure as Editor. After 16 years, I have decided to step down to devote time to other endeavors. I have enjoyed the opportunity to work with such a capable team of review and column editors over the years and thank the numerous contributors who have chosen JAFI as a publication venue, building its international audience and reputation. Longtime Editorial Board member Leslie M. Delserone, Science and Government Information Librarian at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will assume the role of Editor-in-Chief. The issue opens with a Society of the Quarter column by Jessica Page profiling the American Farmland Trust, an organization dedicated to preserving farmland, keeping farmers on the land, and supporting local agriculture and the environment. Its matterof-fact slogan, “No Farms, No Food” captures the importance of its mission. In the lead refereed article, Jason West presents the sobering scenario of cyberattacks on the modern digital farm, reliant on an array of sensors, transmitters, wireless networks, and other technologies for water management, crop production, livestock tracking, etc. The author proposes a threat prediction model and decision framework to quantify vulnerabilities and risk and derive customized, preventative strategies for cyberattacks to precision agriculture systems. Two articles analyze the use of social media in the agricultural domain. Pawandeep Kaushik, Ataharul Chowdhury, Helen Hambly Odame, and Annemarie van Passen assess the use of Facebook and Twitter by four agri-food stakeholders in Ontario, Canada to foster communication and networking. Their findings document a beneficial role for social media but suggest it also serve as a driver of face-to-face, “offline” interactions not just passive, online exchanges. Victor Otene, Jacob Okwu, and Agada Agene examine Nigerian farmers’ and extension agents’ utilization of Facebook to gauge its viability as a future communication medium. Results show higher Facebook use by agents than farmers, but major infrastructural constraints (poor network service, power failures) limit effective use by either group. In the face of such digital barriers, it is not surprising that radio, on the opposite end of the Information Communication Technology spectrum, remains an important agricultural information tool, as our next two contributions show. George Adamides and Andreas Stylianou evaluate listenership to a popular Cypriot radio broadcast which serves as a source of extension information. Idris Badiru and Nsikakabasi Akpabio study the audience and utilization of an agricultural radio program in Nigeria. While the authors’ analyses report differing levels of listenership, they both validate continued investment in radio as a vehicle for information dissemination, especially in rural and remote areas of the country. Book Reviews by Innocent Awasom and Sarah Prentice complete the issue. Enjoy!","PeriodicalId":43986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural & Food Information","volume":"19 1","pages":"299 - 299"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2018-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10496505.2018.1515457","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47103597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Review of Agriculture to Zoology: Information Literacy in the Life Sciences","authors":"Innocent Awasom","doi":"10.1080/10496505.2018.1512278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10496505.2018.1512278","url":null,"abstract":"Information Literacy (IL) plays a critical role in the knowledge management and acquisition process of all information users, so much so that the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) of the American Libraries Association and other professional associations such as the Special Libraries Association and the American Chemical Society (ACS) have developed websites and whitepapers on general core competencies. However, few books exist on the subject of information literacy, especially in the life sciences. Therefore, a book on information literacy at this critical era in the academic life of our students is such a welcome relief. This is because in the midst of information overload from the mass of fake or false news that flourishes online comes the added challenge of critical information evaluation. Of the 16 books exclusively on IL available in WorldCat, there is one in the medical and biological sciences and this new addition specifically dealing with the life sciences from “Agriculture to Zoology.” This book is unique in that it is a labor of love by practicing librarians who are experts in their fields, with years of experience in various aspects of IL. The book has seven chapters, each with additional recommended resources alongside the references. Chapter one (Kuden and Braund-Allen) of the University of Alaska, Anchorage, introduces us to the IL concept, evolution, and impact on lifelong learning. It touches on collaboration between faculty and librarians as well as embedded librarianship. Chapter two (Berman of Tufts University and Kuden of University of Alaska, Anchorage) is on scientific literacy and its convergence with IL. Chapter three (O’Clair of California Polytechnic) is on designing IL for life sciences and lays emphasis on much needed background in educational pedagogy (theory, instruction, and assessment), especially for those new to library instruction. The next four chapters are very discipline specific. Chapter four (Olsen, Kansas State University) is on Agriculture and Plant Science; Chapter five (Taylor, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada) on Marine and Aquatic Sciences; Chapter six (Campbell and Thorlakson, both from University of Alberta, Canada and BraundAllen, University of Alaska, Anchorage) on Polar (Arctic and Antarctic) Science; and Chapter seven (Carle, University of Alaska, Anchorage) on Zoology and Animal Science. The first three chapters thus set the stage for delving into subject-specific areas. While the chapters can be read in any order, it may have been better to switch Chapters 1 and 2, thus starting broadly with scientific literacy in general and then moving into an introduction to IL in the life sciences to maintain the flow. All the chapters have recommended, discipline-specific resources, in addition to resources on Scientific and Technical Information (STI), both subscription-based and free, open-","PeriodicalId":43986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural & Food Information","volume":"19 1","pages":"387 - 388"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2018-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10496505.2018.1512278","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44221067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Date Palm Farmers' Sources of Information in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State, Nigeria","authors":"M. Sanusi, Abiodun Collins Omokhudu, Florence Fadeke Adeloye","doi":"10.1080/10496505.2017.1382363","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10496505.2017.1382363","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The credibility, reliability, and adequacy of information sources are cardinal to adoption of technologies that increase agricultural productivity. Date palm production in Nigeria is low and, considering its high demand, makes the country a net importer of date to meet local demands. This study assessed the sources of information on date palm in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 115 date palm farmers. The results show that friends and relatives, extension agents, and radio are the preferred sources of information. The frequency and adequacy of use follow a similar pattern of preference.","PeriodicalId":43986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural & Food Information","volume":"19 1","pages":"272 - 283"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2018-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10496505.2017.1382363","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48067797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A New Framework for Collaborative Ontology Construction for an Agricultural Domain from Heterogeneous Information Resources","authors":"M. Zhitomirsky-Geffet, Chaim Z. Mograbi","doi":"10.1080/10496505.2017.1378105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10496505.2017.1378105","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In this paper, we present and evaluate a new event-based ontology model and methodology that enables multilingual, domain-specific ontology construction for an agricultural domain by experts and non-expert users. Twenty-six non-expert users were guided to collaboratively populate an ontology and create cross-resource relationships based on expert guidelines and using the developed new graphical tool and data from the existing online agricultural databases. The study's results show that the accuracy of the ontology built using the graphical tool, as well as the non-expert user satisfaction with the tool, was substantially higher than that of the state-of-the-art, collaborative WebProtégé.","PeriodicalId":43986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural & Food Information","volume":"19 1","pages":"203 - 227"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2018-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10496505.2017.1378105","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"59623398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Characteristics and Aquaculture Information Needs of Crayfish Farmers in Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria","authors":"J. Iwuchukwu, J. Eke, C. Udoye","doi":"10.1080/10496505.2017.1374868","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10496505.2017.1374868","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study investigated the characteristics and aquaculture information needs of crayfish farmers in Akwa-Ibom State of Nigeria. Ninety crayfish farmers formed the sample for the study. Percentage, mean score, and multiple regression were used in data analysis. The findings show that the respondents had no extension contact and no access to crayfish and agriculture-related information. Information on adaptation to the effects of climate change on aquatic animals, especially crayfish, was needed by these farmers. Primary occupation, monthly income from crayfish enterprise, household size, and number of extension contacts were determinants of output on crayfish. The restriction of fishing activities on traditional festival days was a challenge, while the use of modern boats and durable nets were strategies for improving harvesting of crayfish.","PeriodicalId":43986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural & Food Information","volume":"19 1","pages":"255 - 271"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2018-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10496505.2017.1374868","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44281649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Does Information on Food Production Technology Affect Consumers' Acceptance of Biofortified Foods? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Kenya","authors":"J. Okello, C. Lagerkvist, P. Muoki, S. Heck, G. Prain","doi":"10.1080/10496505.2017.1383914","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10496505.2017.1383914","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study used a field experiment and the means-end chain approach to examine the effect of providing information on the biofortification process on consumers' acceptance of orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP). Negative, positive, and neutral information about the biofortification were verbally provided. Images were used to reinforce the verbal information. Meaning representation (mental models) of various constructs relating to OFSP was assessed. We found that the structure of mental constructs differed depending on the type of information provided and concluded that the type of information consumers receive about the biofortification process affects OFSP acceptance. Implications of the findings for policy and development practice are discussed.","PeriodicalId":43986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural & Food Information","volume":"19 1","pages":"237 - 254"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2018-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10496505.2017.1383914","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45838009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Global Bibliometric Analysis of the Research in Biochar","authors":"A. Ahmed, S. Vanga, V. Raghavan","doi":"10.1080/10496505.2017.1403328","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10496505.2017.1403328","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Global interest in studying biochar stems from its ability to sequester carbon in soil and render nutrients and moisture more readily available to root systems. Therefore, a bibliometric analysis was conducted to investigate global scientific publications related to biochar research, providing insight into the number of articles published, journal platforms, subjects, citations, and overall trends. The primary databases employed were the Web of Science and Science Citation Index. A total of 1,697 articles published between 2000 and 2015 were evaluated. This systematic bibliometric analysis will assist research groups and individuals to understand global biochar research trends and focus future research. The influence of biochar on soil, plants, and the environment continues to require greater attention.","PeriodicalId":43986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural & Food Information","volume":"19 1","pages":"228 - 236"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2018-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10496505.2017.1403328","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41966435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Peanuts","authors":"A. Hauser","doi":"10.1080/10496505.2018.1483677","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10496505.2018.1483677","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural & Food Information","volume":"19 1","pages":"195 - 202"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2018-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10496505.2018.1483677","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48983856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial","authors":"A. Ezzo","doi":"10.1080/10496505.2018.1484064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10496505.2018.1484064","url":null,"abstract":"Welcome to issue 19(3) of the Journal of Agricultural & Food Information! The issue opens with a Commodity of the Quarter column by Alexandra Hauser on peanuts (groundnuts) which, we learn, are really legumes—not nuts—and have been cultivated since the late Neolithic and early Bronze Ages! Peer-reviewed contributions include a mixture of offerings from the information science and extension realms. In the lead article, Maayan Zhitomirsky-Geffet and Chaim Z. Mograbi present a methodology for building an agricultural ontology by individuals with no professional training in ontology construction. In their study, domain experts and non-experts successfully collaborated in creating an ontology for crop-pest control through a user-friendly, graphical tool. Their approach may serve as a model for the creation of ontologies in other fields. Next, Ahmed S. F. Ahmed, Sai Vanga, and Vijaya Raghavan highlight global publication trends in biochar research, based on data collected from the Web of Science. Their bibliometric analysis documents an exponential increase in published articles, reflecting growing interest in biochar as an agricultural soil amendment and an approach to carbon sequestration. The impact of information on decision-making is the focus of a field experiment conducted by Julius Okello, Carl Johan Lagerkvist, Penina Muoki, Simon Heck, and Gordon Prain in Kenya. The authors investigated consumers’ willingness to purchase and consume biofortified foods and show that positive information can help overcome negative perceptions and misconceptions and promote acceptance of foods such as orange-fleshed sweetpotato that can help combat micronutrient deficiencies. The final three articles examine farmers’ information needs and preferred sources of information to inform extension practice. Juliana Iwuchukwu, John Eke, and Charles Udoye surveyed crayfish farmers in Nigeria, most of whom have no contact with extension and limited to no access to agricultural information. The authors document a need for adaptation strategies with respect to the effects of climate change on aquatic animals and training in modern methods of harvesting, processing, packaging and marketing to promote development of the crayfish industry. Mohammed Sanusi, Abiodun Omokhudu, and Florence Adeloye assessed Nigerian date farmers","PeriodicalId":43986,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Agricultural & Food Information","volume":"19 1","pages":"193 - 194"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4,"publicationDate":"2018-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10496505.2018.1484064","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48480981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}