Abstract
Agricultural research and extension services are two structures which can be connected via information flow, capacity building and feedback on the technology. Ethiopian agricultural research system is prepared by means of a decentralized structures in which there are federal and regional research institutes.The concept of linkage implies the communication and working relationship established between two or more organizations controlling commonly shared objectives in order to have regular contact and improved productivity. The ultimate objective of both research and extension systems is to increase agricultural production. Their roles of generating and transferring technology are complementary.Agricultural research and extension are complementary acticities to achieve the common goal of increasing agricultural productivity. Strong formal linkage, coordination and cooperation among research centers, development agents and farmers need to be created on the technologies of research centers are able to implement on farmers field and improve the livelihood of smallholder farmers. Keywords: role, linkage, research and extension, technology transfer DOI: 10.7176/JNSR/13-4-02 Publication date: February 28 th 2022
Highlights
Agricultural research and extension services are two structures which can be connected via information flow, capacity building and feedback on the technology
Ethiopian agricultural research system is prepared by means of a decentralized structures in which there are federal and regional research institutes
Agricultural research and extension are complementary acticities to achieve the common goal of increasing agricultural productivity
Summary
Agricultural research and extension services are two structures which can be connected via information flow, capacity building and feedback on the technology. The absence of powerful linkage organization among agricultural research and extension structures has one of the principal reasons for the low productiveness of Ethiopian agriculture. To improve agricultural productivity and farmer income, while saving limited resources and addressing equity concerns require an interactive approach whereby research, extensions and farmers work together in co-ordinated manner, currently there is a weak linkage between organisations in the agricultural technology transfer system (Oladele,2013). The aim of this review is to assess the importance of research-extension linkages for improved technology transfer in Ethiopia. Research–extension linkage involves the use of extension workers (Agricultural development agents, subject mater specialist..), farmers and researchers. This facilitates diagnosis of research-extension linkage problems (Chambers, 1983)
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