As Seth pointed out, I think we have to be careful about painting with too broad a brush. We talk about "farmers" and "researchers" and "extension workers" as if they were homogenous blocks of people who think and act the same way. We know that's not the case. Famers do come up with a lot of good ideas. As someone said earlier in this discussion, the whole issue of extension services is a governance issue. And researchers...well...they come in many stripes.
As Seth pointed out, I think we have to be careful about painting with too broad a brush. We talk about "farmers" and "researchers" and "extension workers" as if they were homogenous blocks of people who think and act the same way. We know that's not the case. Famers do come up with a lot of good ideas. As someone said earlier in this discussion, the whole issue of extension services is a governance issue. And researchers...well...they come in many stripes.