Open AccessNational and International Agricultural Research and Extension Programs. By James K. Boyce and Robert E. Evenson. New York: Agricultural Development Council 1975. IX+pp.229. $4.50.
Author(s) -
Abdul Salam
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v15i3pp.342-345
Subject(s) - commodity , agriculture , productivity , investment (military) , extension (predicate logic) , private sector , agricultural extension , political science , business , economic growth , economics , finance , computer science , geography , law , archaeology , programming language , politics
Various studies on research and technology development haveestablish¬ed that research and extension programs have contributedsubstantially towards the productivity gains in the agricultural sectorof the high income countries. A greater emphasize is being placed onagricultural research and extension activities, in developing countries,and new programs are being planned and existing ones being strengthened,either through their own resources or with the help of variousinternational aid agencies. Adequate and genuine technology transferscan help late comers in their race for development. However, transfer ofagricultural technology is limited by geo-climatic factors; it isimportant for the specific countries and the donor agencies to knowwhere potentially transferable discoveries of technology and technicalknowledge are being made and which one of these offer the greatestpotential. Moreover the provision of adequate data on research andextension and inter country and inter region comparisons of these datawill stimulate further investigations that will be helpful in providingguidelines for the rational allocation of the limited scientific andmaterial resources. The monograph, under review, is a valuable additionto the.inventory of research data. It is organized in six chapters.Chapter I provides a general summary of the data and main findings ofthe monograph. Chapter II deals with Investment in Public SectorResearch and Extension Institutions, chapter III deals withInternational Aid and National and International Research Programs,chapter IV with Agricultural Research in the Private Sector and chapterV with Organi¬zation, Commodity Emphasis and Skill Levels in NationalResearch Systems. Finally a brief survey of studies based on nationaldata in this field of research is provided in the last chapter onEconomic Properties of Agricultural Research and Extension.