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The targeting and designing of on-farm research is described here, with emphasis on the continuous two-way exchange of information about needs and difficulties, new knowledge and techniques, between farmer, extension worker and research scientist. Three case studies are presented: winter-sowing of chickpea in high rainfall areas; mechanical harvesting of lentil in moderate rainfall areas; and the replacing of fallow by forage legumes in low rainfall areas. Results confirmed that adoption of these new technologies would be limited by the high cost of inputs, but that otherwise farmers were sufficiently interested in, and capable of, trying them.
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Erskine, W., Nordblom, T.L., Cocks, P.S., Pala, M., Thomson, E.F. (1990). The Use of On-Farm Research as a Method of Extending Legume Production in Mediterranean Farming Systems. In: Osman, A.E., Ibrahim, M.H., Jones, M.A. (eds) The Role of Legumes in the Farming Systems of the Mediterranean Areas. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 38. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1019-5_22
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