Building Agricultural Institutions

Transferring The Land-grant Model To India And Nigeria
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-01595-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 286 Seiten, Format (B × H): 146 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 689 g

Shortly after World War II the United States began to export to developing countries the ''land-grant model"-its system of applied agricultural science. This system is made up of subnational agricultural universities, extension services, and experiment stations, and also of national-level organizations to support and coordinate agricultural develo

Autoren/Hrsg.

Goldsmith, Arthur A

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Institutions, Technology, and Agricultural Development -- United States: The American System of Agricultural Science -- India: Reaching the Peasant Farmer -- India: Higher Education for Agricultural Development -- India: Agricultural Research and the New Seed Technology -- Nigeria: Searching for Effective Extension -- Nigeria: New Universities and Agricultural Development -- Nigeria: Institutionalization of Agricultural Research -- Conclusion: The Politics of Institutional Development -- Appendixes -- Selected Biographical Sketches -- India: Major Events in Agricultural Institution Building (1947–85) -- Nigeria: Major Events in Agricultural Institution Building (1948–86)

Über Autor(innen)

Arthur A Goldsmith