Organizing agricultural technology transfer : the effects of alternative arrangements : two papers

THIS PUBLICATION EXAMINES A PROBLEM OF ORGANIZATION, A PRACTICAL PROBLEM OF GREAT IMPORTANCE WITH THE FIELD OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. IN A NARROW SENSE, IT IS A CASE STUDY OF THE DIFFERENT EFFECTS OF ALTERNATIVE PATTERNS OF ORGANIZATION, WHERE ONE PATTERN SEEMS TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE EFFECTIVE THAN THE OTHER IN SERVING A GIVEN SET OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AIMS. CASES SUCH AS THIS OFFER LESSONS. THE LESSON OF THIS STUDY IS PERTINENT TO CERTAIN OTHER ARRANGEMENTS FOR PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. THE EXPERTISE DEVELOPED IN PRODUCING THIS STUDY IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE WITHIN MUCIA. THE STUDY ITSELF, ALONG WITH OTHER PASITAM MATERIALS CONCERNING THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EFFECTIVE ACTION SYSTEMS, CAN BE USED IN TRAINING ACTIVITIES AIMED AT IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF DEVELOPMENTAL EFFORTS.