Agricultural Knowledge Transfer in India: A Study of Prevailing Communication Channels

摘要

The nature of agricultural research institutions and activities considerably influence the agriculture information sector in India. This paper thus describes the development of agriculture sector in India and provides a comprehensive review of channels of agriculture knowledge transfer in India including community projects, extension services, government initiatives, agriclinics, networks and even role of non-governmental organizations and libraries. The paper concludes with the need for integration and consolidation of existing efforts for knowledge transfer from lab to land and highlights the requirement of setting up a universal agricultural digital library including content on all areas of agriculture.