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RAINFED RICE A SOURCEBOOK OF BEST PRACTICES AND STRATGIES IN EASTERN INDIA
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Who will synthesise technologies?
The roles of research and extension systems have undergone a sea-change in
the recent past. According to traditional understanding, a researcher’s main
responsibility is to conduct research, while an extension agent extends
technologies to users. Modern strategists see this demarkation as
hypothetical and unworkable as the process of synthesis of technologies
involves both researchers and extension agents.
How to synthesise technologies
Important components of synthesis of technology are assessment and
refinement to suit local conditions. These are the two important steps
in technology development which call for an inter-disciplinary approach.
Along with researchers and extension agents, participation of farmers, local
associations and institutions is also considered important.
The process of “participatory technology development” enhances the
cooperative approach in research and the synthesis of technologies.