Tri-partite partnership in the extension and commercialization of biotechnological innovations / Ronilo Pimentel Violanta ; Virginia R. Cardenas, chair, advisory committee.

Date

7-2016

Abstract

Two cases of tri-partite partnerships among the University, the private partner and farmers for the extension and commercialization of bio-treated liquid fertilizer and Mykovam were presented and analyzed in this paper. The focus is primarily on analyzing university-private sector-farmer partnership in order to describe and analyze the flow of knowledge, effectiveness and outcomes of the extension program and recommend policy options to improve the extension of the technologies along a university-private sector-farmer partnership scheme. Based on the data presented and analyzed, the participatory extension activities conducted brought beneficial changes in the knowledge, beliefs and practices of farmers. The sharing of knowledge among the stakeholders and utilization of the new technologies by farmers is faster when the University, the private partner and the farmers collaborate and participate actively in the generation and sharing of resources and new knowledge, which are best fitted to farming localities and sources of livelihood of beneficiaries. The synergy of linkages and social interactions of the local community with the University and the private partners resulted to efficient knowledge spillovers, widened deployment of the technologies and utilization of the bio-fertilizer products. Farmers' participation in adoptive research and extension of technologies such as Bio-treated Liquid Fertilizer and Mykovam hastens the commercial application of the two technologies, which in a way contributed to the growth and development of the sugar cane and coconut-based communities. The bottom line is that the extension of the new innovations will hasten inclusive growth in these communities driven by outcomes such as improved farmers' capacity, increased income, new economic and agro-based institutions and social capital formation.

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy in Extension Education

College

Graduate School (GS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Virginia R. Cardenas

Committee Member

Rowena DT. Baconguis, Dinah Pura T. Depositario, Maria Ana T. Quimbo, Virginia R. Cardenas

Language

English

LC Subject

University extension -- Philippines, Biotechnology projects, Agriculture -- Technology transfer, Extension Education Institute for Governance and Rural Development

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 996 2016 A16 V56

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