Realigning research and extension to focus on farmer's constraints and opportunities

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dc.contributor.authorSnapp, S.en
dc.contributor.authorBlackie, M. J.en
dc.contributor.authorDonovan, C.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialMalawien
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:29:59Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:29:59Zen
dc.date.issued2012en
dc.description.abstractThis article explores the research and extension of farmer innovations of technology. It argues that researchers need to consider farmer's constraints and attempt to improve the farmer's capacity to adapt technologies. They critique current research and extension initiatives for high-dose fertilizer recommendations and argue that small input doses and training farmers should take priority. However, they conclude by claiming this initiative is also an institutional challenge as well as a technological challenge.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier6289en
dc.identifier.citationFood Policy 28: 349-363en
dc.identifier.other6289_foodpolicypublished.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/70081en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectStakeholdersen
dc.subjectResearch planningen
dc.subjectAdoption of innovationsen
dc.subjectExtension serviceen
dc.subjectFarm/Enterprise Scaleen
dc.titleRealigning research and extension to focus on farmer's constraints and opportunitiesen
dc.title.serialFood Policyen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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