Linking science and the farmer: pillars of the national agricultural research system in Sierra Leone

Dahniya, M.T. (1993) Linking science and the farmer: pillars of the national agricultural research system in Sierra Leone. Documentation. ISNAR, The Hague,Netherlands.

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Abstract

Sierra Leone is a small West African country with a long and distingUished history ofresearch dating back to the early part of the 20th century. This study discusses the institutional evolution of the national agricultural research system (NARS) and its current scale and scope. Institutionalized research is focused on rice and tubers. Notable achievements have been made by the Rice Research Station at Rokupr and the Institute of Agricultural Research at Njala in improving the product1v1ty of these global staples.

Item Type: Monograph (Documentation)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Agricultural research; Sierra Leone; Case studies; Organization of research; Research policy; Technology transfer; Management; NARS; RP8518
Author Affiliation: ISNAR
Subjects: Plant Production > Farming Systems
Divisions: General
Depositing User: Mr Daneti Raju
Date Deposited: 08 May 2014 04:55
Last Modified: 08 May 2014 04:55
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/12768

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