| Autor: |
Dulce D. Elazegui, Linda M. Peñalba, Rowena dela Torre Baconguis, Elvira E. Dumayas |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
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| Zdroj: |
Developing Country Perspectives on Public Service Delivery ISBN: 9788132221593 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-81-322-2160-9_14 |
| Popis: |
This chapter determines the role of the government extension system in a private-led technological innovation by investigating farmer adoption of genetically engineered (GE) corn varieties and reviews policies governing the Philippine agricultural extension system. The data used were gathered through interviews with 1,200 corn farmers and key informant interviews with private and government stakeholders. The following results were obtained from the study: GE corn is widely adopted; farmers consider GE corn varieties safe for humans, animals, environment, and other crops; the promotional campaign of the private companies focus on the economic benefits associated with its use; co-farmers and government extension workers were the major sources of agricultural information; farmers and extension workers lack accurate knowledge about GE corn varieties; and the number of GE corn farmers and GE corn hectarage at the local level is not adequately monitored. The study concludes that orientation about GE corn varieties should be provided for the local extension workers, who serve as the farmers’ direct source of agricultural information, so they can guide farmers to make informed decisions; and local extension workers should take an active role in the monitoring of GE corn adoption within the locality to provide data for policy decision making. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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