Cassava technology transfer in Indonesia

Economically and politically, cassava is considered less important than rice, soybean and maize. Government's investment in the infrastructure and institutions for cassava extension and technology transfer is far less than those for the three major food crops. The infrastructure for varietal dissemi...

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Main Author: Dimyati, Ahmad
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Center for Tropical Agriculture 1995
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82397
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description Economically and politically, cassava is considered less important than rice, soybean and maize. Government's investment in the infrastructure and institutions for cassava extension and technology transfer is far less than those for the three major food crops. The infrastructure for varietal dissemination is relatively better than that for other components of technology. Due to the lack of such infrastructure and institutions, non-conventional ways of technology transfer take place and play a major role. The role of private companies in delivering planting material of newly released varieties is quite significant. The same role for transferring cassava flour processing technology has not happened due to socio-economic barriers. Despite the obligatory role of the Directorate General of Food Crop Agriculture to verify and disseminate the production technology, farmers can get the benefit of accessing directly to the source of technology by participating in the large-scale on-farm research, development research, and research-extension linkage activities. Corrections in the institutional set-up and mechanisms of technology transfer will be the appropriate way to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the technology transfer process. The establishment of knowledge centers or fora at the provincial or district levels, where farmers, researchers and extensionists work integratedly to formulate location-specific technologies, is viable and compatible with the current integration of Agricultural Information Centers into the Agency for Agricultural Research and Development
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spelling CGSpace823972025-11-05T17:07:15Z Cassava technology transfer in Indonesia Dimyati, Ahmad manihot esculenta innovation adoption varieties farmers socioeconomic environment adopción de innovaciones variedades agricultores entorno socioeconómico Economically and politically, cassava is considered less important than rice, soybean and maize. Government's investment in the infrastructure and institutions for cassava extension and technology transfer is far less than those for the three major food crops. The infrastructure for varietal dissemination is relatively better than that for other components of technology. Due to the lack of such infrastructure and institutions, non-conventional ways of technology transfer take place and play a major role. The role of private companies in delivering planting material of newly released varieties is quite significant. The same role for transferring cassava flour processing technology has not happened due to socio-economic barriers. Despite the obligatory role of the Directorate General of Food Crop Agriculture to verify and disseminate the production technology, farmers can get the benefit of accessing directly to the source of technology by participating in the large-scale on-farm research, development research, and research-extension linkage activities. Corrections in the institutional set-up and mechanisms of technology transfer will be the appropriate way to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the technology transfer process. The establishment of knowledge centers or fora at the provincial or district levels, where farmers, researchers and extensionists work integratedly to formulate location-specific technologies, is viable and compatible with the current integration of Agricultural Information Centers into the Agency for Agricultural Research and Development 1995 2017-06-20T09:02:05Z 2017-06-20T09:02:05Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82397 en Open Access application/pdf International Center for Tropical Agriculture Dimyati, Ahmad. 1995. Cassava technology transfer in Indonesia . In: Howeler, Reinhardt H. (ed.). Regional Workshop Cassava Breeding, Agronomy Research and Technology Transfer in Asia (4, 1993, Trivandrum, Kerala, India). Cassava breeding, agronomy research and technology transfer in Asia: Proceedings . Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Bangkok, TH. p. 183-194.
spellingShingle manihot esculenta
innovation adoption
varieties
farmers
socioeconomic environment
adopción de innovaciones
variedades
agricultores
entorno socioeconómico
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Cassava technology transfer in Indonesia
title Cassava technology transfer in Indonesia
title_full Cassava technology transfer in Indonesia
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title_short Cassava technology transfer in Indonesia
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topic manihot esculenta
innovation adoption
varieties
farmers
socioeconomic environment
adopción de innovaciones
variedades
agricultores
entorno socioeconómico
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