Microcomputers in Support of the Generation and Diffusion of Agricultural Technologies in Developing Countries

Abstract

The introduction of microcomputer (MC)-supported technologies to agricultural production, protection, marketing, environment protection and R&D management is an opportunity which could lead to improvements in both production and resource management. In agricultural extension and research, more specifically, MC-support could contribute to more professionalism among staff and revitalize the efficiency of these systems in generating and formulating powerful messages and carrying them to the farming clientele and the agricultural knowledge system at large, with new and improved communication, training and education tools.