ERIC ED357263: Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge Systems into Agri...

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	Dissemination of technologies to increase agricultural
	production using the conventional transfer of technology
	system has often failed to consider the natural
	environment, indigenous knowledge systems, and resource
	endowments around which resource-poor farmers normally
	operate. A sample of 96 agricultural extension
	professionals in 2 districts in India was surveyed to
	identify perceptions of agricultural extension
	professionals in India regarding indigenous knowledge
	systems. Extension personnel were grouped into two
	categories for analytical purposes. Assistant Directors
	of Agriculture and Agricultural Officers were grouped as
	"extension administrators"; village extension workers
	were termed "field-level extension workers." Respondents
	considered highly important the statement"extension
	worker's knowledge of local traditions should be given
	consideration." They rated low the statement "the
	technology transfer model is appropriate for locally
	diversified farmers' food production systems." With
	respect to statements regarding incorporating indigenous
	knowledge systems into agricultural and extension
	education, six statements received mean ratings of four
	and above. Extension personnel perceived three factors as
	essential for revitalizing the agricultural system:
	exploiting extension workers' knowledge of local
	traditions; training extension personnel on methodologies
	for recording indigenous knowledge systems; and
	strengthening the feedback mechanism from farmers to
	extension and then to researchers. A model to integrate
	indigenous knowledge systems into agricultural and
	extension education was developed based on study
	findings. Its four units were training, recording
	indigenous knowledge, feedback, and integration.
	(Contains 15 references.) (YLB)

	Date Published: 2014-10-30 07:47:41
	Identifier: ERIC_ED357263
	Item Size: 13661745
	Language: english
	Media Type: texts

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