Your story is one which truly depicts researchers. You had seen that the technology was/is good since it saves on labour. You should have dismantled it altogether and get back to Kitti and Pim's sister. Of course you knew the reasons why they had to abandon their business, but you should have gone back and try to find alternative solutions with them, you as part of them. Try methods A, B, and C including the one you had invented yourself. If they were the ones who would first say, 'oh, this is a good idea' then you know it gonna work. If they refuse or turn your idea back, you would be in a better position to really understand why they have turned it back. maybe the community is just used to working as a unit not individually........ I do believe and have experience in that if a technology is seen being done by one or two 'lead farmers' in a community, it won't be a problem for the others to just follow suit the next season.
You had done quite good to be part of the community. We really need to go into the communities and be part of them. We learn better that way, and the community can accept us easily. we would come up with our ideas together as a community, or you can target the most influential persons within a community for you to take off easily within a community. The problem that we have is that we need to be recognised within the communities that we work in. Yes, it's unavoidable but we should let the community lead and we keep a low profile.
Terry,
Your story is one which truly depicts researchers. You had seen that the technology was/is good since it saves on labour. You should have dismantled it altogether and get back to Kitti and Pim's sister. Of course you knew the reasons why they had to abandon their business, but you should have gone back and try to find alternative solutions with them, you as part of them. Try methods A, B, and C including the one you had invented yourself. If they were the ones who would first say, 'oh, this is a good idea' then you know it gonna work. If they refuse or turn your idea back, you would be in a better position to really understand why they have turned it back. maybe the community is just used to working as a unit not individually........ I do believe and have experience in that if a technology is seen being done by one or two 'lead farmers' in a community, it won't be a problem for the others to just follow suit the next season.
You had done quite good to be part of the community. We really need to go into the communities and be part of them. We learn better that way, and the community can accept us easily. we would come up with our ideas together as a community, or you can target the most influential persons within a community for you to take off easily within a community. The problem that we have is that we need to be recognised within the communities that we work in. Yes, it's unavoidable but we should let the community lead and we keep a low profile.