FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Prepared by
V.N. Asopa
Indian Institute of Management
and
G. Beye
Research and Technology Development Service
Research, Extension and Training Division, FAO
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1997
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Module 8 - Research-extension linkage
Module 8 - Session 1 - Research-extension linkage
Session guide - Research-extension linkage
Hand-out 1 - Institute-client liaison
Hand-out 2 - Importance of agricultural extension in the agricultural development process
Hand-out 3 - Major extension trends, approaches, programmes and methods
Hand-out 4 - Role of agricultural research institutes in transfer of improved technology
Role of research institutes and agricultural universities in transfer of technology
Information communication
ConclusionsHand-out 5 - Generation of improved technology and its on-farm validation
Hand-out 6 - Farming systems research
Evolution of the concept of farming systems research
Key FSR concepts as originally conceived
Sources used in preparing this hand-out
Research and extension linkage
Importance of the research-extension linkage
Designing agricultural research and extension systems
Existing agricultural research and extension systems
Specific operational reasons for poor linkage
Linkage principles, types and mechanisms linkage principles
Alternative research and extension systems technology transfer models
Integrated approaches to research-extension linkage
Proposed approaches in managing linkages between agricultural research and extension