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Session 7. MODELS OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE

  • Theory of induced technological innovation
  • Eco-political economic model
  • Models of technological diffusion (lab to land)
  • Farmers knowledge system (land to lab to land or farmer to farmer)
Essential Readings:
1. Farmers’ Innovations and Agricultural Technologists: Building Sustainable Links, Presented at International Symposium on Strategies For Sustainable Mountain Agriculture, September 10-14, 1990, ICIMOD, Nepal. Published in Sustainable Mount Agriculture, entitled, “Farmer’s Innovations and Agricultural Technologies” (Eds.N.S.Jodha, M.Banskota and Tej Partap), Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.Pvt.Ltd., New Delhi. pp. 393-412., 1992.
2. Cowan, Tadlock, 2000, Precision Agriculture: A Primer, Washington DC, CRS, Washington: The National Council for Science and the Environment.
www.ncseonline.org/NLE/CRSreports/ Agriculture/ag-97.cfm
3. Gupta, A. K. and Bansal, Y. 1988. Model of Technology generation and diffusion: A Review.

Desirable Reading:
4. Gupta, A. K. 1990. Scientist’s view of farmers’ practices in India: Barriers to effective interaction. In “Farmer First, Farmer innovation and agricultural research” edited by Robert Chambers, Arnold Pacey, and Lori Ann Thrupp. pp 24-30, 1989. A slightly abridged version is published in Rural Finance, 1990, 3 (1), pp. 24-31.
5. Lele, Sharachchandra, “Sustainable Development: A Critical Review”, World Development, Vol. 19, No. 6, 1991, pp. 607- 621.
8. Rhoades, R. Contextualising Sustainability for Mountain Agriculture. www.panasia.org.sg/nepalnet/socio/rhoades.htm

9. 2000. Sustainable Agriculture and Globalised Economy. Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting on Moving to Sustainable Agricultural development through the Modernization of Agriculture and Employment in a Globilized Economy. Geneva, 18-22 September, 2000.
www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ sector/techmeet/tmad00/tmad-r.pdf

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