Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Byrnes13a Document Number: C12524
Notes:
Francis C. Byrnes Collection, Pages 210-231 in U.S. Agency for International Development, Proceedings of the workshop on social science research and the CRSPs, June 9-11, 1992, at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. Related to the Collaborative Research Support Programs (CRSP). 279 p.
Cummings, Ralph W., Jr. (author / Agricultural Economist, Rockefeller Foundation) and Agricultural Economist, Rockefeller Foundation
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1981
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 80 Document Number: C04616
Notes:
INTERPAKS, In: Workshop on Linkages Between Agricultural Research and Farmers in Developing Countries; 1981 May 13-14. New York, NY : Rockefeller Foundation, 1981. 25 p., Begins with an overview of the technology development process which includes 3 principal action agents: a) the research service, b) the extension service, and c) the farmers. Points out the significant influence the service institutions and government policies have on the process. Delineates some of the weaknesses seen in the effectiveness of the various types of agents and points out the key variables in the technology development process. Raises the issues that need resolution for better linkages between agricultural research systems and the farmer. Outlines some objectives to be pursued in accelerating agricultural development. Points out the information needed on agro-climatic conditions, social and cultural characteristics, institutional and infrastructural development programs. Presents strategies for technology development through discussion of the interrelated components of generation, assessment and diffusion. Discusses the role organizations play in the process and the need to identify alternative means of implementation. Concludes with a section on the implications for assistance from donor agencies.
Feller, Irwin (author), Kaltreider, Lynne (author), Madden, Patrick (author), Moore, Dan (author), Sims, Laura (author), and The Pennsylvania State University; The Pennsylvania State University; The Pennsylvania State University; The Pennsylvania State University; The Pennsylvania State University
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1984
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 63 Document Number: C02121
Notes:
Evans; 2 copies, INTERPAKS Collection; Burton Swanson Collection, University Park, PA : The Pennsylvania State University, 1984. 33 p.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07988
Notes:
James F Evans Collection; Table of Contents and Executive Summary only, The Hague: International Service for National Agricultural Research, 1991. 67 p.
