i think it is time we considered the farmers led extension services as well as researches on the best practices. the farmers are being ignored by the elite academic researchers and extension service providers thus affecting the interest of the farmers. lets us approach extension from the point that even the farmers have their own ways of doing the same thing and appreciate their indigenous knowledge. this appreciation will bear positive effects. the extension services officers need to understand the reality on the ground and avoid direct academic approaches and instead interpret the knowledge to packages that the farmers will embrace............ The farmers need not be left completely alone to decide; they also need to be guided on the new and scientific studies going on. however, i want to believe that any scientific research need to be backed by farmers own knowledge and practices. think about the example of planting in lines and the attacks by squirrels........ the farmers deviced way to deal with the squirrel menace
i think it is time we considered the farmers led extension services as well as researches on the best practices. the farmers are being ignored by the elite academic researchers and extension service providers thus affecting the interest of the farmers. lets us approach extension from the point that even the farmers have their own ways of doing the same thing and appreciate their indigenous knowledge. this appreciation will bear positive effects. the extension services officers need to understand the reality on the ground and avoid direct academic approaches and instead interpret the knowledge to packages that the farmers will embrace............ The farmers need not be left completely alone to decide; they also need to be guided on the new and scientific studies going on. however, i want to believe that any scientific research need to be backed by farmers own knowledge and practices. think about the example of planting in lines and the attacks by squirrels........ the farmers deviced way to deal with the squirrel menace