Nigam, S N and Gowda, C L L (1996) Technology Development and Transfer in Agriculture. In: Achieving high groundnut yields, 25-29 Aug 1995 , Laixi City, Shandong, China .
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Technology development is a response of scientific knowledge to the changing needs o f consumers, farmers, community , country, and world trade. In the late 1960s and early 1970s there was a need to increase total production by intensive agriculture. However, in the 1990s, the emphasis has shifted to wards technology development that considers farmers' needs, uses indigenous technology to complement scientific developments, and gives due consideration to sustainability of natural resources and other environmental concerns. Technology development and transfer are dynamic , and the success of a new technology is determined by its adaptability to, and is adoption by, the client groups . It requires a good research and extension infrastructure, congenial policies, and market for the commodities. Improved technologies need not be innovations, but could be reallocations of resources, a n d realignments of components of existing practices to match the needs of farmers and agro-socioeconomic conditions. Involving farmers in identification and prioritization of production constraints, and in planning and managing on – farm research trials is necessary to focus on target groups' requirements. ICRISAT's experience and role in technology transfer involving national programs, with particular reference to Legumes On – farm Testing and Nurseries(LEGOFTEN) and Asian Grain Legumes On-farm Research (AGLOR) program are discussed in the paper.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | Others > Agriculture-Farming, Production, Technology, Economics |
| Depositing User: | Mr Sanat Kumar Behera |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Oct 2011 05:12 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Oct 2011 05:12 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/2560 |
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