Agricultural Extension and Rural Development: Breaking out of Knowledge Transfer Traditions

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Agricultural Extension and Rural Development: Breaking out of Knowledge Transfer Traditions
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Ray Ison
Edited by David Russell
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:252
Dimensions(mm): Height 225,Width 153
ISBN/Barcode 9780521039413
ClassificationsDewey:630.715 630.715
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 14 Tables, unspecified; 13 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 16 August 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

While traditions are very important to a culture, there is a need to challenge, as well as to respect, those traditions which have given rise to a particular rural research and development situation. In this 1999 book the authors critically examine the broad themes of 'knowledge transfer' and the organization and conduct of research and development, based particularly on the system operating in the rangelands of Australia. The need to adopt an alternative approach arose because the existing practice of agricultural extension did not meet the needs of the farming community there, and the research funding bodies were dissatisfied with the return on their investments. The way in which the relationships between the rural community and researchers might be differently, and perhaps more fruitfully, managed are discussed.

Reviews

"Those involved in agricultural research and extension will find the book both thought-provoking and, for some, controversial." Journal of Natural Resources Life Science Education