25pgs, The paper investigates the multi-actor processes of knowledge co-production in the implementation of research-based on-farm demonstration with a focus on collaboration arrangements and areas of contention.
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.
Ashby, Jacqueline (author), Garcia, Teresa (author), Guerrero, Maria del Pilar (author), Quiros, Carlos Arturo (author), Roa, Jose Ignacio (author), Beltran, Jorge Alonso (author), and Agricultural Research and Extension Network
Format:
Paper
Publication Date:
1995-07
Published:
Overseas Development Institute
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: C20507
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, 43 pages; ISSN 0952-2468; Network Paper 57
International: International Program for Agricultural Knowledge Systems (INTERPAKS), Office of International Agriculture, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: D07287
Paul Hixson Collection. Locate this article in D07313 file, which contains full issues., Adapted from "Institutionalising farmer participation in adaptive technology testing with the "CIAL." Network Paper 57, Overseas Development Institute, Agricultural Research and Extension Network, Regent's College, London, UK.
Balaguru, T. (author), Raman, K.V. (author), and National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad, India; National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad, India
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 82 Document Number: C04885
Barker, Randolph (author), Lightfoot, Clive (author), and Lightfoot: Farming Systems Development Project, Eastern Visayas, Philippines; Barker: Department of Agricultural Economics, Cornell University
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 70 Document Number: C03049
Batie, Sandra S. (author), Swinton, Scott M. (author), and Food and Agricultural Policy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1994
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C08024
search through journal, Sustainable agricultural research and education have gained acceptability within the land-grant system, but they still must be fully integrated into its fabric. Challenges remain in three key areas: knowledge generation, research and education, and funding. New biological and ecological knowledge is needed on plant-animal-human-environment interactions from the microbial level on upward to that we can move beyond anecdotal evidence of biological integration efficiencies to scientific understanding of the underlying processes and opportunities for human intervention. Socioeconomic research must address human motivations to change farming methods and the likely impacts of these changes on farmers, consumers, other species, and the quality of the environment. Generating this knowledge will affect the integration of research and education. Having farmers set the research and outreach agenda dissolves the old distinction between research and extension. This situation is complicated by budgetary stress and uncertainty about the dividing line between public and private responsibilities. The funding of sustainable agriculture creates a dilemma. Earmarked funding has helped legitimize sustainable agriculture in the land-grant university, but if it fails to become integrated into the routine land-grant research and education agenda, it will lose its newly gained momentum in the event those funds disappear. (original)
Beavogui, Sekou (author), Camara, Baba Galle (author), Morant, Philippe (author), Stoop, Willem A. (author), and Agricultural Research and Extension Network
Format:
Newsletter article
Publication Date:
2000-07
Published:
Africa: Overseas Development Institute
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 129 Document Number: C19300
Beer, J. (author / Investigator, Tropical Agricultural Centre for Research and Training, Turrialba, Costa Rica) and Investigator, Tropical Agricultural Centre for Research and Training, Turrialba, Costa Rica
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1984
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 54 Document Number: C01046
Notes:
Phase 2; Evans, In: Moeller, G.H. and Seal, D.T., eds., Technology transfer in forestry : proceedings of a meeting of the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations, subject group s608; 1983 25 July - 1 August. London : Great Britain Forestry Commission, 1984. (Forestry Commission Bulletin No. 61) p. 43-46.
Bennett, C. (author / USDA), Novak, P. (author / University of Wisconsin-Madison), O'Keefe, G. (author / University of Wisconsin-Madison), Anderson, S. (author / University of Wisconsin-Madison), and Trumbo, C. (author / Cornell University)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1997-10-22
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 104 Document Number: C09002
Biggs, Stephen D. (author), Ewell, Peter (author), McAllister, Jean (author), Merrill-Sands, Deborah (author), and Merrill-Sands: Research officer, International Service for National Agricultural Research; Ewell: Research officer, International Potato Center; Biggs: School of Development Studies, East Anglia University, UK; McAllister: School of International Affairs, Columbia University, New York
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1989-07
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 94 Document Number: C07148
20 pages., via online journal, Continued concern for animal welfare may be alleviated when welfare would be monitored on farms. Monitoring can be characterized as an information system where various stakeholders periodically exchange relevant information. Stakeholders include producers, consumers, retailers, the government, scientists, and others. Valuating animal welfare in the animal-product market chain is regarded as a key challenge to further improve the welfare of farm animals and information on the welfare of animals must, therefore, be assessed objectively, for instance, through monitoring. Interviews with Dutch stakeholder representatives were conducted to identify their perceptions about the monitoring of animal welfare. Stakeholder perceptions were characterized in relation to the specific perspectives of each stakeholder. While producers tend to perceive welfare from a production point of view, consumers will use visual images derived from traditional farming and from the animals’ natural environments. Scientists’ perceptions of animal welfare are affected by the need to measure welfare with quantifiable parameters. Retailers and governments (policy makers) have views of welfare that are derived from their relationships with producers, consumers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and scientists. All interviewed stakeholder representatives stated that animal welfare is important. They varied in the extent to which they weighted economic considerations relative to concern for the animals’ welfare. Many stakeholders emphasized the importance of communication in making a monitoring system work. Overall, the perspectives for the development of a sustainable monitoring system that substantially improves farm animal welfare were assessed as being poor in the short term. However, a reliable system could be initiated under certain conditions, such as integrated chains and with influential and motivated stakeholders. A scheme is described with attention points for the development of sustainable monitoring systems for farm animal welfare in the long term.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C14396
Notes:
Chapter 2 in Gordon Prain, Sam Fujisaka and Michael D. Warren (eds.), Biological and cultural diversity: the role of indigenous agricultural experimentation in development. Intermediate Technology Publications, London. 1999. 218 pages
Butler, Lorna Michael (author), Murray, Helene (author), and Murray: Coordinator, Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN; Butler: Extension Anthropologist, Washington State University, Puyallup, WA
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1994
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C08026
search through journal, Research and extension personnel are beginning to look for new strategies to involve more farmers and the non-farm public in their programs. Two approaches we have used are whole farm case studies (WFCS) and focus groups. WFCS in Oregon and Washington led to several research and educational programming ideas that are currently being pursued in both states. A focus group to study water quality, nitrate leaching and farming practices in Skagit County, Washington is one outcome of the WFCS process. It is made up of 16 people, including farmers, university personnel, members of environmental groups, and government representatives. We review these two complementary participatory strategies for systems-oriented sustainable agriculture research and education programs. Both have been very useful for building problem-solving partnerships between the land-grant universities and agricultural and environmental constituents in our area. Noteworthy outcomes include: complementary applied on-farm and experiment station research; farming systems analysis; public education; new linkages with environmental and agricultural interest groups; additional grant funds to address identifies priority issues; and interdisciplinary teams that cut across the biological and social sciences and include diverse citizen representation. (original)
Chambers, Robert (author), Ghildyal, B.P. (author), and Chambers: Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK; Ghildyal: ford Foundation, New Delhi, India
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1985
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 94 Document Number: C07298
Chizari, Mohammad (author) and Dinpanah, Gholamreza (author)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
2005-05-25
Published:
Iran
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 152 Document Number: C24575
Journal Title Details:
21
Notes:
James J. Connors of The Ohio State University edited the proceedings., 9 p. Paper presented at the International Agricultural and Extension Education group's 21st annual conference May 25-31, 2005, in San Antonio, TX
Claar, John B. (author) and Johnson, Sam H. III (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1985
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 95 Document Number: C07418
Notes:
private sector, INTERPAKS, In V. W. Ruttan (Ed.), Agricultural research policy and development. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization by the United Nations, 1985. (draft manuscript). 45 p., Explores the relationship between research and extension systems. Details the factors determining the utilization of research results as well as the importance of the feedback mechanisms. Presents examples of approaches to improve linkages between research and extension, such as on-farm trials, farming systems research, and use of extension technical liaison personnel. The final section discusses complementarity between research and extension and provides suggestions toward facilitating cooperation between the two organizations.
Conway, Gordon R. (author), McCracken, Jennifer A. (author), Pretty, Jules N. (author), and International Institute for Environment and Development, London, UK
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 90 Document Number: C06423
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection; Contains Table of Contents and Introduction only, London, UK : International Institute for Environment and Development, 1988. 96 p.
Defoer, T. (author), Hussain, Sajidin (author), van Nieuwkoop, M. (author), and CIMMYT Economics Programme, Mexico; PATA Integrated Agricultural Development Project, Pakistan; PATA Integrated Agricultural Development Project, Pakistan
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1994
Published:
UK: Elsevier Science, London
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 96 Document Number: C07722
Erbaugh, J. Mark (author / Ohio State University), Donnermeyer, Joseph (author / Ohio State University), and Kibwika, Paul (author / Makerere University, Uganda)
Format:
Proceedings
Publication Date:
2001-04-04
Published:
Uganda: Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 138 Document Number: C20926
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, pages 127-134, from "Emerging trends in agricultural and extension education", AIAEE 2001, Proceedings of the 17th Annual Conference, April 4-7, 2001, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Ewbank, Richard (author), Kasindei, Aloyce (author), Kimaro, Faithrest (author), and Slaa, Salutary (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
2009
Published:
Tanzania
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C29871
Notes:
Pages 218-219 in Ian Scoones and John Thompson (eds.), Farmer First revisited: innovation for agricultural research and development. Practical Action Publishing, Warwickshire, U.K. 357 pages.
Ewell, Peter (author / Regional coordinator in East Africa, International Potato Center (CIP)) and Regional coordinator in East Africa, International Potato Center (CIP)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1990
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 81 Document Number: C04780
Notes:
In: Kaimowitz, David, ed. Making the link : agricultural research and technology transfer in developing countries. Boulder, CO : Westview Press, 1990. p. 151-196
Farrington, John (author) and Martin, Adrienne (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1988
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 97 Document Number: C07991
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, cited reference; table of contents and introduction, London, UK: Overseas Development Institute, 1988. 69 p. (Agricultural Administration Unit Occasional Paper 9).
INTERPAKS, Proposes that before an innovation can be judged as superior to existing technology, its relevance should be jointly evaluated by researchers and farmers by testing the proposed practice in a farm environment. Using a proposed maize technology as an example, it is demonstrated how site-related and management variables can be used to quantify the factors influencing actual yields on farmers' fields. Similarly, economic and management analysis of the practice provides an estimate of the probability of the farmer being better off by using the technology. The integrated analysis of the practice provide insights for the design of problem-oriented research projects.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 117 Document Number: C12847
Notes:
Chapter 10 in Shirley A. White (ed.), The art of facilitating participation: releasing the power of grassroots communication. Sage Publications, New Delhi, India. 367 p.
Francis, Charles A. (author), King, James W. (author / University of Nebraska), DeWitt, Jerry (author / Iowa State University), Bushnell, James (author / University of Nebraska), and Lucas, Leo (author / University of Nebraska)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
1990
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C12011
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: Byrnes13a Document Number: C12523
Notes:
Francis C. Byrnes Collection, Pages 195-209 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.
search through journal, Many farmers view with skepticism the dominant agricultural research and extension education model, in which knowledge on farming practices is developed by researchers and delivered through extension programs. The participatory research and education model is designed to support a shared vision of research and education as a learning process among partners working in community. The participatory model is offered as a way to achieve better communication and enhanced cooperation among farmers, researchers and extension educators. (original)
Gostyla, Lynn (author), Whyte, William F. (author), and Cornell University; Cornell University
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1980-10
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 78 Document Number: C04381
Notes:
INTERPAKS Collection, Ithaca, NY : Rural Development Committee, Center for International Studies, Cornell University, 1980. 48 p. (Special Series on Agriculture Research and Extension No. 3)
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 116 Document Number: C12673
Notes:
Pages 71-77 in William M. Rivera and Daniel J. Gustafson (eds.), Agricultural Extension: worldwide institutional evolution and forces for change. Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 312 p.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 95 Document Number: C07382
Notes:
INTERPAKS, In: H.W. Kerr, Jr. and L. Knutson (eds.), Research for small farms. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 1982. (Miscellaneous publication no. 1422) p. 269-271., Briefly discusses farming systems research (FSR), identifying it as an on-farm centered, holistic, interdisciplinary approach to technology development for small farms. Emphasis is on understanding of the farmer's relationship to his technical, economic, and social environment and technologies which are compatible with it. Farmers and extension workers are full partners in the research process. Four common elements of farm level FSR program are identified: (1) the descriptive or diagnostic stage, (2) the design stage, (3) the testing stage, and (4) the extension stage. Notes that although most current FSR programs are located in developing countries, there are closely related programs underway in the U.S.
Africa: Northern Region Agricultural Rehabilitation Project, Khartoum, Sudan
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 133 Document Number: C20500
Notes:
Burton Swanson Collection, pages 47-52, from "Transfer of technology for the agricultural development in the northern region of Sudan", Proceedings of the in-house meeting Khartoum, Sudan, 20-22 October 1987
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 171 Document Number: C18634
Notes:
various documents in same binder; : FSR/E training units: volume 1 TMS-602; Farming Systems Support Project International Programs; Technical eds: Steve Franzel, Malcolm Odell, Marcia Odell; Coordinating ed.: Lisetter Walecka
Johnson, Sam H., III (author), Kellogg, Earl D. (author), and Johnson: Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Illinois; Kellogg: Associate Director of International Agriculture, University of Illinois
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1984
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 73 Document Number: C03483
Notes:
John Behrens Collection; see C03480 for original, In: Swanson, Burton E., ed. Agricultural extension : a reference manual. 2nd ed. Rome, Italy : Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations, 1984. p. 40-55
Kaimowitz, David (author / Research Fellow, ISNAR)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1987
Published:
Netherlands
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: C06891
Notes:
In: International Workshop on Agricultural Research Management : report of a workshop, 7 to 11 September 1987, The Hague, The Netherlands. The Hague, Netherlands : ISNAR, 1987. p. 109-113
Kean, Stuart (author / Former National Coordinator of Adaptive Research Planning Team, Zambia)
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1987
Published:
Netherlands
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: C06889
Notes:
In: International Workshop on Agricultural Research Management : report of a workshop, 7 to 11 September 1987, The Hague, The Netherlands. The Hague, Netherlands : ISNAR, 1987. p. 95-99
Kean, Stuart (author) and Singogo, Lingston (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1990-09
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: C07057
Notes:
Evans; Table of Contents and Conclusion, Burton Swanson Collection, The Hague: International Service for National Agricultural Research, 1990. OFCOR Discussion Paper No. 1, 21 p.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: KerryByrnes1; Folder: CDIE File Document Number: D01338
Notes:
Kerry J. Byrnes Collection, CDIE Working Paper No. 112 Case Studies of A.I.D. Farming Systems Research & Extension (FSR/E) Projects. Case Study No.1, 19 pages.
McAllister, Jean (author) and Merrill-Sands, Deborah (author)
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1988-09
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 93 Document Number: C07079
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection; Table of Contents and Summary, The Hague: International Service for National Agricultural Research, 1988. OFCOR Comparative Study Paper No. 1. 61 p.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 95 Document Number: C07425
Notes:
INTERPAKS, In: H. W. Kerr, Jr. and L. Knutson, eds., Research for small farms, Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 1982. (Miscellaneous publication no. 1422). p. 23-26., Discusses a concern that terminology currently used in agricultural research and extension is obsolete and clearly inadequate. Indicates that this condition reflects, in part, the lack of conceptualization and the weakness of the concepts upon which we now depend, as well as the traditional nature of the agricultural research and extension establishment. Notes that the problem is especially serious in international work and is becoming serious even within the tradition.
Ou, Li (author), Xiaoyun, Li (author), and Zhaohu, Li (author)
Format:
Book chapter
Publication Date:
1999
Published:
China
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C14402
Notes:
Chapter 15 in Gordon Prain, Sam Fujisaka and Michael D. Warren (eds.), Biological and cultural diversity: the role of indigenous agricultural experimentation in development. Intermediate Technology Publications, London. 1999. 218 pages
Philipp, P.F. (author / University of Hawaii), Schmehl, W.R., eds. (author / Colorado State University), and Shaner, W. W. (author / Colorado State University)
Format:
Book
Publication Date:
1982
Published:
USA: Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C12092