Cost-sharing of Agricultural Technology Transfer in Nigeria: Perceptions of Farmers and Extension Professionals

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Ozor ◽  
A.E. Agwu ◽  
N.A. Chukwuone ◽  
M.C. Madukwe ◽  
C.J. Garforth
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Cost Sharing ◽  
Agricultural Technology ◽  
Extension Professionals

scholarly journals Patterns for cost-sharing of agricultural technology transfer in Nigeria

Agro-Science ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 52-58
Author(s):  
N. Ozor ◽  
M.C. Madukwe ◽  
C. Garforth ◽  
A.E. Agwu ◽  
N.A. Chukwuone
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Cost Sharing ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Agricultural Technology ◽  
Test Statistics ◽  
Implementation Processes ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Pluralistic Approach ◽  
Extension Professionals ◽  
The Cost

With recent changes in the financing and delivery of agricultural technology transfer worldwide due to inability of many governments to cope with varied needs of clients, most reforms currently being initiated by governments tend towards a pluralistic approach and financial participation of all stakeholders. One of such reforms is through cost-sharing. The authors examined stakeholders’ (extension professionals and farmers) opinions on the appropriate patterns for cost-sharing of agricultural technology transfer in Nigeria. The study was carried out in six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Multistage random sampling technique was applied in the selection of 268 farmers and 272 extension professionals. Mean scores and t-test statistics were utilized in realizing the objectives of the study. Results show that the stakeholders’ overall opinion on the appropriate pattern for cost-sharing was for beneficiaries of service to pay specified amounts of money to extension organizations every farming season through their cooperative societies. Results further showed that farmers proved to have more ideas on the best patterns of sharing the cost of technology transfer than the extension professionals. It was concluded that for cost-sharing to be effective, all the stakeholders have to participate in decision-making and implementation processes of agricultural technology transfer in the country. Key words: cost-sharing, agricultural technology transfer, farmers, extension professionals, Nigeria

scholarly journals PENGEMBANGAN PERTANIAN TERPADU DI DESA TIDU KECAMATAN BUKATEJA KABUPATEN PURBALINGGA

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ambar Pujiyatno ◽  
Muchammad Agung Miftahuddin
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Animal Breeding ◽  
Agricultural Technology ◽  
Food Crops ◽  
Food Crop ◽  
Crop Cultivation ◽  
Integrated Farming ◽  
Farmer Groups

ABSTRAK Kegiatan bertujuan meningkatkan kemampuan dan ketrampilan anggota kelompok tani dalam mengembangkan pertanian terpadu dengan cara meningkatkan kemampuan dan ketrampilan para anggotanya dalam hal penguasaan teknologi budidaya tanaman pangan, peternakan, dan perikanan secara terpadu, serta kemampuan berwirausaha. Tujuan adalah terbentuknya desa Tidu sebagai pusat pengembangan pertanian terpadu. Berdasarkan permasalahan yang ada, perlu dilakukan usaha pembinaan berkesinambungan. Metode yang digunakan adalah pelatihan dan alih teknologi pertanian terpadu dengan melibatkan mahasiswa peserta KKN-PPM untuk melakukan kegiatan pendampingan dan pembinaan.Pelatihan dilakukan dengan perkuliahan klasikal dan alih teknologi dengan praktik langsung. penyampaian materi dilakukan dengan metode ceramah, diskusi, dan simulasi. Praktik langsung budidaya tanaman pangan, budidaya ternak, dan budidaya ikan lele mulai dari persiapan, pengolahan hasil, teknik pengemasan dan perijinan. Pendampingan dilakukan selama pelatihan dan alih teknologi, Pembinaan dilakukan dengan membimbing dan memantau anggota kelompok tani setelah kegiatan pelatihan selesai, pembinaan dilakukan secara rutin setiap dua minggu atau sesuai permintaan mitra atau Tim KKN-PPM. Kemitraan diwujudkan dengan memberi bantuan modal dan teknis. Bantuan modal berupa sarana dan prasarana pertanian terpadu. Bantuan teknis berupa peningkatan kemampuan dan ketrampilan pertanian terpadu. Kata Kunci : kelompok tani, pemberdayaan, dan pendampingan ABSTRACT Activities aimed at improving the capabilities and skills of members of farmers in developing integrated farming by improving the capabilities and skills of its members in terms of technological mastery on cultivation of food crops, livestock and fisheries in an integrated manner, as well as entrepreneurship skills. It is to make Tidu as the center of an integrated agricultural development. The method used is the training and integrated agricultural technology transfer.Training is done with classical lectures and technology transfer to the practice. Delivery of material is done by lectures, discussions, and simulations. Practice of food crop cultivation, animal breeding, and cultivation of catfish ranging from the preparation, processing, packaging and licensing techniques.Assistance was done during training and technology transfer, coaching is done by guiding and monitoring the members of farmers after the training is completed, the coaching is done routinely. Partnership is realized by providing capital and assistance. Assistance is integrated agricultural infrastructure. Technical assistance is increased capacity and integrated farming skills. Keywords : farmer groups, cultivation, assistance, and coaching

scholarly journals “The speed of the political is not that of the scientific”: on the time of development in an agricultural technology transfer program

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Parreira Perin
Keyword(s):  
Technology Transfer ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Agricultural Technology ◽  
The Political ◽  
Transfer Program ◽  
Technology Transfer Program ◽  
Forms Of Knowledge

Abstract In this article I seek to present certain problematics related to the ProSAVANA agricultural development program, highlighting a mismatch between a political sphere and a scientific sphere, which allowed me to reflect on some effects of the technical discourse that has guided the implementation of this international cooperation project. From research that sought to do an ethnography on the operationalization of this program, I intend to present the manner in which such technopolitical breakdowns in the proposed “technologies transfer” have produced a composition of different temporalities, which conferred a particular pace to the effectiveness of ProSAVANA. In order to describe this strange relation between different forms of knowledge that are expressed in the time of accomplishing a development project - unfolding at different speeds -, I follow the idea of Mbembe (2011) that in the postcolony, time is constantly emerging. In this sense, throughout this article I seek to describe how, by decomposing these different speeds, it is possible to understand the temporalities that emerge from the particular entanglement of technopolitical relations that confer the materiality of this development project.

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