Title :	Research, Extension and Education on Horti.culture
Material Type:	printed text
Authors:	Bhairab R. Kaini, Author
Pagination:	1-11 p.
Languages :	English (eng)
Keywords:	education,  extension,  linkage,  research,  service  delivery
Abstract:	Horticulture includes fruits, vegetables, floriculture, spices, mushroom, medicinal and aromatic plants and plantation crops such as tea, coffee and arecanuts.lt has emerged as an important sector of agriculture in recent years. Research, extension. and education are the three wheels for horticulture development Despite the emergence of some alterative service providers for research, extension and education over the past · 15 years, the Nepal Agriculture Research Council, the Department of Agriculture and the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science still remain the predominant suppliers of these services in Nepal: The agricultural education system is more theoretical. The gap between education, research and extension is one of the main factors causing poor impact. Realizing this fact, some practices have been started in recent years for bridging this gap. Some of these practices are the Farmers' Field Schools, Farmer to Farmer Diffusion Approach, Outreach Sites, and Uptake Pathways and Scaling-up. Various Permanent Committees at different levels are also formed and operated for education-research-extension linkages. The policy and organizational reforms made in recent years have some implications for agricultural education, research and extension system. Lack of systems analysis; research practices recommended without sufficient discussion among concerned stakeholders, lack of representation of equcation institutions in most of the permanent committees, lack of integrated planning and lack of common approach in pocket-package strategy are identified as key weaknesses of education, research and extension linkages. Some ways forward for effective education, research and extension are suggested.
Link for e-copy:	http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=198

Research, Extension and Education on Horti.culture [printed text] / Bhairab R. Kaini, Author . - [s.d.] . - 1-11 p.
Languages : English (eng)

Keywords:	education,  extension,  linkage,  research,  service  delivery
Abstract:	Horticulture includes fruits, vegetables, floriculture, spices, mushroom, medicinal and aromatic plants and plantation crops such as tea, coffee and arecanuts.lt has emerged as an important sector of agriculture in recent years. Research, extension. and education are the three wheels for horticulture development Despite the emergence of some alterative service providers for research, extension and education over the past · 15 years, the Nepal Agriculture Research Council, the Department of Agriculture and the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science still remain the predominant suppliers of these services in Nepal: The agricultural education system is more theoretical. The gap between education, research and extension is one of the main factors causing poor impact. Realizing this fact, some practices have been started in recent years for bridging this gap. Some of these practices are the Farmers' Field Schools, Farmer to Farmer Diffusion Approach, Outreach Sites, and Uptake Pathways and Scaling-up. Various Permanent Committees at different levels are also formed and operated for education-research-extension linkages. The policy and organizational reforms made in recent years have some implications for agricultural education, research and extension system. Lack of systems analysis; research practices recommended without sufficient discussion among concerned stakeholders, lack of representation of equcation institutions in most of the permanent committees, lack of integrated planning and lack of common approach in pocket-package strategy are identified as key weaknesses of education, research and extension linkages. Some ways forward for effective education, research and extension are suggested.
Link for e-copy:	http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=198