The changing nature of agricultural information and the conflictive global developments shaping extension<sup>1</sup>

Rivera, William M.

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“…This also applies to the financing and provisioning of agricultural extension services (Rivera, 1991;Feder et al, 1999;Anderson and Van Crowder, 2000;Rivera, 2000). Budgetary constraints, due to decreasing tax revenues, have reduced the role of the state in agricultural extension (Beynon et al, 1998;Katz and Barandun, 2002).…”

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“…Privatization was expected to resolve this loyalty conflict. In addition to the increased efficiency in terms of both cost and allocation, the main benefits of a privatized extension service are said to be increased provider accountability, a demand-driven character, increased end-user participation, and an emphasis on benefits and results (Rivera, 2000;Berdegué, 2002;Katz and Barandun, 2002;Rivera et al, 2002).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Since the 1980s, political debate over the role of the state in the provisioning of goods has focused on the privatization of state services (Umali and Schwartz, 1994;Rivera, 2000;Kakabadse and Kakabadse, 2001;Kuhry et al, 2002). With privatization, certain goods formerly provided by the public sector are now delivered by the private sector, and the market, predominantly acts as the mechanism for coordinating and distributing these goods.…”

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Hands off but Strings Attached: The Contradictions of Policy-induced Demand-driven Agricultural Extension

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Abstract. Although many governments have privatized their agricultural extension services, there is widespread agreement that the public sector still needs to play a role in the ''agricultural knowledge market'' in order to prevent market failure and other undesirable phenomena. However, appropriate mechanisms for intervention in the agricultural knowledge market are still in their infancy. This article discusses the case of the Nutrient Management Support Service (NMSS), a government-funded support service in The Netherlands designed to optimize the fit between the demand and supply of ''agricultural knowledge products'' that reduce nutrient emissions into the environment. The activities of the support service were four-fold: (1) distributing vouchers to farmers, (2) establishing mechanisms for quality control, (3) facilitating the articulation of end-users' needs, and (4) improving market transparency. We analyze the extent to which the NMSS has succeeded in supporting a demand-driven knowledge market for nutrient management issues. We question some of the conceptual and practical assumptions underlying this style of intervention. In addition, we argue that the notion of demand requires considerable refinement before it can be useful for guiding state involvement in demand-driven extension.Key words: Demand-driven agricultural extension, Knowledge markets, Nutrient management, Privatization, Public interest, State intervention, The Netherlands Laurens Klerkx holds a MSc in Tropical Land Use from Wageningen University. He is currently working on his PhD. His research focuses on how needs are articulated in demand-driven agricultural innovation processes and how newly emerging institutions such as knowledge brokers, knowledge networks, and innovation facilitators support this demand-driven agricultural innovation.Karin de Grip studied Tropical Agriculture (BSc) and, after working for 3 years in Indonesia in development cooperation, joined the MSc program in Management of Agri-ecological Knowledge and Social Change at Wageningen University. Her specific foci and interests include interactive knowledge development processes, learning processes, knowledge exchange and innovation networks, enforcement of knowledge markets, and demand-driven extension.Cees Leeuwis is professor of Communication and Innovation Studies at Wageningen University. He holds a MSc in Rural Sociology and a PhD in Communication and Innovation Studies. His research focuses on (a) the role of new interactive and cross-disciplinary approaches in bringing about coherent innovations, (b) the analysis of social learning and conflict management in networks, and (c) the way in which the privatization of research and extension institutions affects public sphere innovation processes.

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Section: Assumed Benefits Of Privatizationmentioning

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Section: Assumed Benefits Of Privatizationmentioning

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“…The technical skill requirement is needed for farming and the lack of operating skills creates an impact on the overall performance in field of agriculture. The capacity building has focused on enhancing the abilities of an organization to perform the functions of farming, solve problems and also deal with the need of development (Rivera, 2000). Jacobs and Hart (2012) studied about the skill development in rural areas.…”

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“…an impact on the overall performance in farming in agricultural sectors Channe et al (2015) Chikaire et al (2015Rivera, 2000) Oracle ( Remote monitoring computer has allowed Real-time remote monitoring and management of IoT has created the negative impact in the user to remotely monitor the conditions has achieved by the IoT wireless technologies productivity of farming.…”

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An Investigation into the Challenges and Opportunities Associated with the Application of Internet of Things (IoT) in the Agricultural Sector-A Review

Khan¹,

Ismail²

2018

Journal of Computer Science

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Internet of things has acquired attention all over the globe. It has transformed the agricultural field and allowed farmers to compete with massive issues they face. The aim of this paper is to review the various challenges and opportunities associated with the applications of internet of things in agricultural sector. This research makes use of secondary sources that have been gathered from existing academic literature such as journals, books, articles, magazines, internet, newsletter, company publications and whitepapers. Applications reviewed in this research are about crop sensing, mapping and monitoring the croplands pattern, managing and controlling with the help of radio frequency identification and real-time monitoring of environment. Some of the challenges that were taken into consideration for reviewing the applications of internet of things are software complexity, security, lack of supporting infrastructure and technical skill requirement. Complexity in the software has to be rectified in order to support the IoT network. Therefore software must be developed as user-friendly for improving the farming, production and quality of the crop. Security is the major threat in the IoT applications. Security has to be enhanced through proper access control, data confidentiality and user authentication. Technical skill is required for farming to enhance the organizational abilities and to perform the farming functions, solving problems and more. Proper supporting infrastructure can be developed with proper internet availability and connectivity. Some of the opportunities were taken for reviewing the applications of internet of things are low power wireless sensor, better connectivity, operational efficiency and remote management.

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The changing nature of agricultural information and the conflictive global developments shaping extension¹

Cited by 34 publications

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Hands off but Strings Attached: The Contradictions of Policy-induced Demand-driven Agricultural Extension

Hands off but Strings Attached: The Contradictions of Policy-induced Demand-driven Agricultural Extension

An Investigation into the Challenges and Opportunities Associated with the Application of Internet of Things (IoT) in the Agricultural Sector-A Review

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The changing nature of agricultural information and the conflictive global developments shaping extension1

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Hands off but Strings Attached: The Contradictions of Policy-induced Demand-driven Agricultural Extension

Hands off but Strings Attached: The Contradictions of Policy-induced Demand-driven Agricultural Extension

An Investigation into the Challenges and Opportunities Associated with the Application of Internet of Things (IoT) in the Agricultural Sector-A Review

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