Kabore, Joseph (author) and Director, Services Agricoles, Upper Volta
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1980
Published:
India
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 95 Document Number: C07403
Notes:
INTERPAKS, In: V. Kumble (ed.). Proceedings of the International Symposium on Development and Transfer of Technology for Rainfed Agriculture and the SAT Farmer, August 28 - September 1, 1979. Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India: International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, 1980. p. 231-233., Identifies the need for a code or framework for the transfer of technology. Discusses the necessity of such a framework to strengthen the capacity of developing countries for organizing and receiving new techniques and improving access to technology at prices all can afford. Identifies the establishment and development of facilities for technical and in-service training in the countries themselves as prerequisites for the efficient and durable transfer to technology. Notes that new technologies must be assimilated, modified, and adapted to conditions peculiar to each country. Discusses fact that agricultural research carried out in developed countries involves means of production that have nothing in common with those of the small farmer of Upper Volta. Stresses that scientists are needed who can assimilate the people's everyday problems and work out a realistic research program that will raise the technological level of the farmer.
INTERPAKS, Examines some examples of technology unsuited to farming systems in the less developed countries. Examples include the introduction of tractors in East Africa and certain aspects of mechanizing rice production in Asia. Examples are also given of some promising developments of indigenous technology in Asia and West Africa. Attention is also drawn to some of the undesirable effects of both national and international policies on mechanization transfer, especially when it is linked to foreign aid. Notes that institutional barriers, arising from existing structures for aid, trade and education, can impede the development and spread of more appropriate technologies in the less developed countries. Indicates that appropriate technology for a given situation, whether imported or locally developed, can be considered to be a particular form of technology which is in harmony with the prevailing socioeconomic conditions and management expertise. Emphasizes that machine compatibility with its working environment is just as important as its function. Indicates that this will require a new approach to training and education of engineers and technologists in the less developed countries, and that such experts will play a greater role in the planning and execution of schemes using mechanization.
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.
USA: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York, New York.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D02153
Notes:
205 pages., Examines the contradictory cultural forces and value systems of rural and industrial communications. Offers a prospective model at the intersections between agriculture and professional communication in the form of a hybrid communication, "documents of coordination," designed to "go between minds, creating meanings and accommodating novelties to existing sets of beliefs and social institutions." Uses an extension project as a case analysis.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25423
Notes:
Proceedings from a conference, "Science and technology in Third World development," at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, April 5-7, 1993. 307 pages.
