Integrating Root Crop Research and Extension for Subsistence Households in the Philippines: An Indepth Inquiry

The establishment of the Root Crop Research Institute (RCRI) at Eastern State College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences (ESCAAS), at Bucgay, Lemar Province (All names of persons, places and institutions in italics are fictitious.) triggered the impetus for root crop research and extension. Th...

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Main Author: Perfecto, Urdaneta Bartolini
Format: Thesis
Language:English
English
Published: 1999
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Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10913/2/FPP_1999_75_A.pdf
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Summary:The establishment of the Root Crop Research Institute (RCRI) at Eastern State College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences (ESCAAS), at Bucgay, Lemar Province (All names of persons, places and institutions in italics are fictitious.) triggered the impetus for root crop research and extension. The major programme of RCRI is the Integrated Root Crop Programme (IRCP). This study focused on the IRCP's operations, functions, processes and consequences as an integrated research and extension programme for the subsistence farmers and their households in the Philippines. The methodological approaches employed were indepth interviews, participant observation qualitative research.