?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F9188%2F&rft.title=The+effectiveness+and+complementarity+of+field+days+and+small+seed+packs+(SSPs)+in+delivering+Dryland+Cereal+technologies%3A+A+survey+of+field+day+participants+and+agro-vets+in+Singida+and+Iramba+districts+of+central+Tanzania%2C+Working+Paper+Series+No.+61&rft.creator=Audi%2C+P&rft.creator=Sakwera%2C+L&rft.creator=Ziwa%2C+R&rft.creator=Letayo%2C+E&rft.creator=Ojulong%2C+H+F&rft.creator=Manyasa%2C+E+O&rft.subject=Finger+Millet&rft.subject=Sorghum&rft.subject=Agriculture-Farming%2C+Production%2C+Technology%2C+Economics&rft.description=This+paper+is+about+the+result+of+a+survey+done+in+the+2014-2015+cropping+season+of+field+day+participants%0D%0Aand+agro-vets+who+were+facilitated+to+market+SSPs+and+SFPs+in+Singida+and+Iramba+districts+of+Tanzania.+The%0D%0Aobjective+of+the+survey+was+to+determine+whether+there+was+any+correlation+between+awareness+creation+and%0D%0Apreferences+reported+during+field+days+and+the+demand+for+technological+inputs+from+the+agro-vets.+The+results%0D%0Ashowed+a+strong+complementarity+between+the+dissemination+of+information+on+improved+technologies+during%0D%0Afield+days+and+the+retailing+of+SSPs+and+SFPs+in+agro-vets.+The+field+days+help+in+creating+awareness+about+the%0D%0Abenefits+and+attributes+of+available+improved+sorghum+and+finger+millet+varieties+and+associated+agronomic%0D%0Arecommendations%3B+while+retailing+of+the+SSPs+and+SFPs+by+the+agro-vets+not+only+helps+promote+the+demand%0D%0Afor+improved+technological+inputs+but+also+enhances+their+accessibility+as+SSPs+and+SFPs+are+more+affordable%0D%0Ato+resource+poor+farmers.+Therefore%2C+having+field+days+for+awareness+creation+without+improving+accessibility%0D%0Aof+technological+inputs+through+sale+of+SSPs+and+SFPs+or+vice+versa+is+futile+and+does+not+lead+to+enhanced%0D%0Aexperimentation+and+adoption+of+improved+technologies+by+target+farmers...&rft.publisher=ICRISAT&rft.date=2015&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F9188%2F1%2FThe%2520effectiveness%2520and%2520complementarity%2520Wps%252061%2520merge%2520file.pdf&rft.identifier=++Audi%2C+P+and+Sakwera%2C+L+and+Ziwa%2C+R+and+Letayo%2C+E+and+Ojulong%2C+H+F+and+Manyasa%2C+E+O++(2015)+The+effectiveness+and+complementarity+of+field+days+and+small+seed+packs+(SSPs)+in+delivering+Dryland+Cereal+technologies%3A+A+survey+of+field+day+participants+and+agro-vets+in+Singida+and+Iramba+districts+of+central+Tanzania%2C+Working+Paper+Series+No.+61.++Working+Paper.+ICRISAT%2C+Patancheru%2C+Telangana%2C+India.+++++