Agricultural Research and Extension in the time of Globalization

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The objective of this research is to investigate measures to make agricultural research at public research institutes and diffusion of new technologies by extension services more efficient, and to accelerate the technological change in agricultural production. Major factfindings are as follows.1. Majority of researchers at public research institutes considered that the current system of research topic selection was appropriate. While opinions of majority of extension workers were that the current system of research topic selection was not appropriate. It is necessary to improve the current system of research topic selection so that farmers and producers groups can have opportunities to express their research demand more directly.2. Majority of researchers and extension workers considered that communications and cooperation between research activities at public research institutes and agricultural production sites were not well organized, and these communications and cooperation should be improved.3. Most of researchers and extension workers considered that current dissemination rote of research results from researchers to farmers was not functioning well. This implies that the dissemination rote of technology and information should be reexamined and necessary measures should be taken.4. Regarding the evaluation of research results it is necessary to take into account the contribution of research results to agricultural development of the prefecture where the research institute is located.