This paper presents findings of a recent study on the experience and roles of agricultural extension advisors in the context of knowledge creation and flow in organizations. Data were collected through interviews with eleven principal and senior extension advisors and a consultant from different Prefectures and organizations as well as questionnaires from 135 extension advisors in the Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. The purpose of the study was to explore the preferences and roles played by extension advisors in relation to knowledge sharing among advisors, farmers and other stakeholders. Results show that the Japanese agricultural agencies are actively involved in facilitating knowledge creation within their organizations. The extension advisors, as intermediaries and catalysts, are the key links between farmers and the relevant agencies in terms of providing personalized and need-based information for decision-making.

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The internet led the evolution of e-commerce and has now become a key component of many organizations in daily business operations. Evolution of e-commerce started since the 1960s by the introduction of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), followed by the emergent of the online market in 1980s. The web browser was coming at the year 1990s and by the year 2000 the term e-commerce been to use extensively when more people start the online business. There are several ways to conceptualize the activities of e-commerce system from the view of knowledge management aspects. Knowledge management is an essential part of the system's capabilities. This paper will discuss the e-commerce challenges and Malaysia's achievement on it before the list of suggestions to boost the e-commerce through the Knowledge Management perspective.

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