Knowledge sharing enablers and disablers in the Palayamanan farmer field school in the uplands of Silang, Cavite

Issue Date

4-2015

Abstract

Investigating and addressing the low knowledge sharing among Farmer Field School (FFS) participants entail an understanding of the factors facilitating and hindering knowledge sharing in FFS sites especially in the uplands, which is the most neglected area in terms of agricultural development in the Philippines. This case study documented and analyzed the communication and non-communication factors that enable and disable knowledge sharing from the Palayamanan FFS participants to their community in the uplands of Brgy. [villages] Adlas, Silang, Cavite [Philippines]. Individual informal interviews with 14 Palayamanan FFS farmers and field notes were used in data collection. The identified communication and non-communication factors have implications on how to facilitate knowledge sharing from Palayamanan FFS participants to their community in the uplands. There are strong indications that communication factors, particularly trusted communication participants, farmers' field as communication context and messages shared enable knowledge sharing, and farmers; perceived negative feedback or effect disables knowledge sharing. There are also palpable indications that non-communication factors, particularly that to-see-is-to-believe attitude of the farmers and altruism facilitate knowledge sharing, and produce-does-the-sharing attitude of the farmers hinders knowledge sharing. Findings in this research can facilitate rethinking of extension strategies and policies to enhance knowledge sharing in the uplands.

Source or Periodical Title

Philippine Journal of Crop Science

ISSN

0115-463X

Volume

40

Issue

1

Page

54-63

Document Type

Article

Physical Description

illustrations; tables

Language

English

Subject

Agriculture education; Agricultural extension work

En – AGROVOC descriptors

FARMERS; HIGHLANDS; AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INFORMATION EXCHANGE; DIFFUSION OF INFORMATION; RURAL AREAS; TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; PHILIPPINES

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