ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, literature survey of theories and experience relating to technology transfer, generation and diffusion of agricultural technology - covers modernization, factor endowments, income distribution, dependence relations, agricultural research, agricultural extension...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, case study examining obstacles to the commercialization of local agricultural technology in Nepal - investigates constraints to manufacturing agricultural equipment and tools by small scale industry and their use by farmers; looks at agricultural extension...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, case study of the geographic distribution and commercialization of agricultural technology for rice grain processing in West Sumatra, Indonesia - considers farm size, land tenure, labour utilization, etc.; discusses the role of industrial extension, agricultural...

One of the most attractive aspects of food and agricultural studies for scholars is the level of public interest in the subjects of our research. Such interest means that food and agriculture scholars often become public scholars, asked to comment on issues of great interest to the public. In...

Rapidly increasing mobile phone coverage, cheaper technology, and an open platform that allows for the development of applications that extend the use of mobile devices provide new ways to reach farmers in isolated places. We investigate the impact of an intervention that uses information and...

In this paper we analyze the impact of the Integrated Household Extension Program (IHEP) in the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia. The government of Ethiopia – in contrast to the majority of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa – invests heavily in agricultural extension but very little...