Date of Award
2014
Keywords
Communication in agriculture - Research - Western Australia, Agriculture - Western Australia - Information services, Information Dissemination, Western Australia Farmers Information Needs, Information Retrieval of Western Australian Farmers, Farmers Information Seeking Behavior
Document Type
Thesis
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Degree Name
Doctor of Information Technology
School
School of Computer and Security Science
Faculty
Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science
First Supervisor
Dr Shirlee-ann Knight
Second Supervisor
Associate Professor Ken Fowle
Abstract
Agricultural information dissemination to farmers has been studied extensively. However, farmers preferred methods of delivery has not been investigated thoroughly within a Western Australia (WA) context.
Availability of different information delivery channels have led to the overwhelming and overlapping of information available to farmers. As a consequence, the type of information required by WA farmers should be considered as knowing information needs could allow farmers to access relevant, concise and timely agricultural information.
To answer the research questions, a survey was designed, using Likert-scale, close ended and open ended questions techniques, enabling qualitative and quantitative data analysis. The study‘s findings are relevant to agricultural information providers, government and public agencies, and other researchers who work in the agricultural and farming industries in Western Australia, and Australia.
Recommended Citation
al Musawi, H. (2014). Information provision and retrieval in the farming industry in Western Australia. Edith Cowan University. Retrieved from https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/866