Effect of decentralization on linkage among research, extension and farming community
2007
Ashraf, I. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Agricultural Extension) | Muhammad, S. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Agricultural Extension) | Chaudhry, K.M. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Dept. of Agricultural Extension)
Research, extension and farmers are three main pillars of agriculture system and their effectiveness largely depends on strong linkage among each other. However, the existing research-extension-farmer relationship has not been effective in many parts of the developing world. The linkage problems thus cause disruptions in technology flow and lead to low adoption rates, increased time lags between development and adoption of new technology, reduced efficiency in the use of resources, unnecessary competition and duplication of efforts, and increased cost of agricultural research and extension activities. The present paper aims to assess the effect of decentralization on linkage among research, extension and farming community. The population of the study consisted of change agents and their supervisory staff working in Faisalabad district. The data were collected by using "survey" method. Majority (66.86%) of the respondents perceived the linkages between research and extension between average and strong categories. Majority (58.89%) of the respondents indicated under decentralized system that the extension had strong linkage with farming community. About one-fourth respondents were of the view that decentralized extension had no effect while 17.17% indicated negative effect of decentralization on linkage between research and extension. A good number (37.42%) of the respondents indicated no effect of decentralization on linkages between research and farming community. A majority (76.07%) of the respondents pointed out that the flow of information from extension to farming community has improved due to decentralization.
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