6 p., The Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Instititute (MSIRI) maintains a Library and Scientific Information Service to serve the research staff. Major responsibilities are the acqusition, collection, evaluation and dissemination of information required to support the research and development program. After a brief discussion of the internal lines of communication with the Institute, this paper describes the various communication channels (e.g. talks, meetings, visits, demonstrations, field days, publications) wihich are utilized for the transfer of research results into practice. The creation of Farmers' Service Centers has allowed an improvement of the linkage between MSIRI and small planters.
Communication for Development Extension, Education and Communication Service;Research, Extension and Training Division, Sustainable Development Department
Format:
Monograph
Publication Date:
1996
Published:
Mexico: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: C20256
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, Development Communication Case Study, 15
Phase 1, Examines the communication linkages relevant to the transfer of agricultural technology in India with a view to identifying the deficient areas and their effect on the transfer process. Focuses on the communication between the research and extension groups in terms of: (1) the channels in use for internal communications vis-avis external or inter-agency communication; (2) the circumstances for, and content of, these two types of flows of communication. Outlines the various approaches that could usefully reshape the environment for communication linkages and emphasizes the need for a basic change in terms of projecting the farmer as the end-user and reference point in the entire communication system for technology transfer.
