Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07984
Notes:
cited reference, In: C.B. Flora, ed. Proceedings of the Farming Systems Research Symposium, 1983. Manhattan, KS: Kansas State University, 1984. p. 875-886.
Anandajayasekeram, P. (author / International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, Eastern African Economics Program, P.O. Box 25171, Nairobi, Kenya)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1984
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 95 Document Number: C07381
Notes:
INTERPAKS, Mimeographed, 1984. Paper presented at the Farming Systems Research Symposium, Kansas State University, October 7-10, 1984. 20 p., Describes Kenya's restructuring of the research and extension network to meet the needs of the majority of small farmers. In order to improve the extension services the government of Kenya adopted the T and V approach to extension. It also became necessary to re-direct agricultural research towards definite goals, related to national needs rather than the customary disciplinary interests. To make the research process more efficient in generating appropriate recommendations for the target group of farmers, the on-farm research with farming systems perspective (OFR/FSP) has been accepted and will be integrated into the research process in Kenya. The major task is that a strong linkage mechanism is established to make sure the limited research and extension resources are utilized efficiently. Concludes with a discussion of the linkage mechanism that could be established within the existing institutional framework to improve the technology generation and dissemination process.
Butler, Robert O. (author), Compton, J. Lin (author), Johnson, Sam H., III (author), Kellogg, Earl D. (author), Pribble, Carolyn M. (author), and Swisher, Marilyn E. (author)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1984
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07983
Notes:
cited reference, In: C.B. Flora, ed. Proceedings of the Farming Systems Research Symposium, 1983. Manhattan, KS: Kansas State University, 1984. p. 887-898.
Claar, John B. (author / Director, International Program for Agricultural Knowledge Systems (INTERPAKS))
Format:
Speech
Publication Date:
1984-01
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 151 Document Number: D10094
Notes:
16 pages., This speech is from a project file maintained by the Agricultural Communications Program, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign > "International" section > "Sierra Leone" file., Speech at the Second Conference regarding ACRE in Sierra Leone, January 11-14, 1984., Comprehensive thoughts from an emeritus state Extension director regarding "what the world has learned about knowledge transfer," with special emphasis on Extension services
INTERPAKS, Considers the feasibility of using the US institutional approach to promote agricultural development in developing countries. Noting that farming systems research is concerned about understanding the whole farm in a comprehensive manner, the social and agricultural structures of the USA and developing countries are compared to establish any differences which would affect the implementation of this approach. Six comparisons are made: 1) US farmers were politically active in obtaining a mandate for research, while limited-resources farmers in developing countries are marginal to political power; 2) US farmers and researchers share common goals, while researchers in developing countries tend to be from urban and/or elite backgrounds and have little in common with the farmer; 3) many developing societies do not place an equivalent value on mental and manual energy as in the US; 4) the US farm economy was founded on a husband and wife team sharing management, labor and farm ownership in contrast to the present situation in developing countries; 5) development of US agriculture was assisted by the ability of the non-agricultural sects to absorb noncompetitive farmers; and 6) in the US there has always close cooperation between private and public sectors in developing and disseminating agricultural technology, while developing countries do not have mediating factors.
