The mechanism of feed-block technology transfer to manufacturers and sheep owners
1995
Mohammed, A.H. | Salman, A.D. | Shideed, K.H. | Sudad, S.H. (IPA Agricultural Research Center, Baghdad (Iraq))
This study aimed at developing a model for the methodology of technology transfer adopted by the IPA Agricultural Research Center in Iraq. The methodology was based upon that utilized by the Mashreq Project. The model is presented by discussing the application of feed-block technologies through Mashreq Project activities in northern Iraq from 1992 to 1995. The methodology consists of the following seven stages: 1) Research, development and improvement of alternative feed ingredients, 2) testing research findings at various research and production stations, 3) Verification of research findings on sheep owners' fields under the direction of the research team, 4) Production of the feed-blocks at the production unit on a large scale, 5) Demonstration of the new technology on sheep owners' fields under the supervision of the agricultural extension team, 6) Expansion of production through contracting with private firms and agricultural companies, and 7) Large-scale adoption and dissemination of the new technologies through provision of inputs and technical support. This study concludes with a discussion of the coordination between IPA and the Ministry of Agriculture to expand feed-block production by private firms and its use by sheep owners throughout the country
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