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Title Extension of on-farm research findings: issues from experience in Southern Africa
 
Names Low, A.
Seubert, C.
Waterworth, J.
Date Issued 1991 (iso8601)
Abstract This paper draws on the experience of on-farm research (OFR) projects in Swaziland and Zambia, in which Training and Visit (T&V) extension methods have been employed. Despite the claims that both OFR and T&V procedures strengthen links between research and extension, the OFR projects in Swaziland and Zambia experienced serious problems with the transfer of some types of information generated by OFR. This paper suggests that improved technology developed by OFR requires a more flexible extension approach, different to that used to extend "correct husbandry practices." Both OFR projects adopted measures to overcome the emerging communication difficulties, and these are among the potential remedies reviewed in the final sections of the paper.
Genre Working Paper
Access Condition Open Access
Identifier 0258-8587