04433nam 2200601 450 991078922880332120230801232948.00-309-25970-30-309-25968-1(CKB)3710000000103318(EBL)3379176(SSID)ssj0000789087(PQKBManifestationID)12407068(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000789087(PQKBWorkID)10722310(PQKB)11092074(MiAaPQ)EBC3379176(Au-PeEL)EBL3379176(CaPaEBR)ebr10863829(OCoLC)923290131(EXLCZ)99371000000010331820140501h20122012 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrAdapting agricultural extension to peacebuilding report of a workshop by the National Academy of Engineering and the United States Institute of Peace, Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding /Andrew Robertson and Steve Olson, Rapporteurs ; National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies, United States Institute of PeaceWashington, District of Columbia :The National Academies Press,[2012]©20121 online resource (61 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-309-25967-3 ""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Conflict in Rural Settings""; ""3 Extension Services in Fragile Societies""; ""4 Capacity Building and Training""; ""5 Organizational Change and Institution Building""; ""6 Technological Infrastructure""; ""7 Final Observations""; ""Appendix A: Agenda""; ""Appendix B: Attendees"""Societies have sought to improve the outputs of their agricultural producers for thousands of years. In the 18th and early 20th centuries, efforts to convey agricultural knowledge to farmers became known as extension services, a term adopted from programs at Oxford and Cambridge designed to extend the knowledge generated at universities to surrounding communities. Traditionally, extension services have emphasized a top-down model of technology transfer that encourages and teaches producers to use cop and livestock varieties and agricultural practices that will increase food production. More recently, extension services have moved toward a facilitation model, in which extension agents work with producers to identify their needs and the best sources of expertise to help meet those needs. On May 1, 2012, the Roundtable on Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding held a workshop in Washington, DC, to explore whether and how extension activities could serve peacebuilding purposes. The Roundtable is a partnership between the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the US Institute of Peach (USIP). It consists of senior executives and experts from leading governmental organizations, universities, corporations, and nongovernmental organizations, was established in 2011 to make a measurable and positive impact on conflict management, peacebuilding, and security capabilities. Its principal goals are: 1) To accelerate the application of science and technology to the process of peacebuilding and stabilization; 2) To promote systematic, high-level communication between peacebuilding and technical organizations on the problems faced and the technical capabilities required for successful peacebuilding; and 3) To collaborate in applying new science and technology to the most pressing challenges for local and international peacebuilders working in conflict zones."--Publisher's description.Peace-building, AmericanEnvironmental aspectsInformation technologyPolitical aspectsAgricultureResearchSociological aspectsPeace-building, AmericanEnvironmental aspects.Information technologyPolitical aspects.AgricultureResearchSociological aspects.303.66Robertson AndrewOlsen StevenNational Academy of Engineering,United States Institute of Peace,MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789228803321Adapting agricultural extension to peacebuilding3742554UNINA