ASSESSMENT TASKS FOR TOPIC NINE
Objective of the assessment tasks
To enhance your understanding
of the roles that farmers and farmer
organizations play in the development and dissemination of technology
Case Study
Why to do it? (Motivation for doing the activity)
These tasks will enable you to better understand the
mechanisms used to improve linkages of farmer organizations with the research
and extension in innovation systems.
What (to do)
Watch three minute video entitled “Farmer interaction with researcher and extension workers” then answer the following questions:
1. What constraints did you observe in the effective rollout of agricultural technologies?
2. How these constraints can be overcome?
3. What are the lessons you have learnt from the video case?
4. As a small group prepare and present to the whole class a 10 minute Power point presentation on the lessons learned.
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