Students’ Perceptions of the Role of Various Players in Agricultural Technologies and Innovations Development

Daniel Ayisi-Nyarko, Fallys Masambuka-Kanchewa, Bernard Obaa
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Technologies and innovations have revolutionized the agricultural industry throughout time; as more technologies and innovations keep gaining prominence in the agricultural industry, there is an increasing divergence of views on their origin, creators, and meaning among scholars across the scientific fields. Students in agricultural programs emerge from different fields in the agricultural disciplines; as a result, they have different exposure and experience with different technologies and innovations. Their varied backgrounds influence how they define, explain, and conceptualize technologies and innovations in agriculture, giving rise to varied perceptions of who should be recognized and who should not. The present study sought to explore agricultural students' perceptions of technologies and innovations and the role of farmers and extension agents in their development. The study adopted a qualitative content analysis approach by analyzing the views expressed by seventeen students from two different universities. The results showed that agricultural students have varied perceptions of what technologies and innovations represent in agriculture. Most of the students perceived technology as equipment and tools, and innovation as improved techniques and as a discovery of new methods. They also had conflicting views on the role played by the farmers, extension agents, and researchers in technology and innovation development. While the majority viewed farmers as adaptors of technologies and innovations, none viewed extension agents as contributors to technologies and innovation development rather than as disseminators. Our findings suggest a lack of knowledge in the collective role played by farmers, extension agents, and scientists in technology and innovation development. The repercussion of this is that it may contribute towards limited inclusion of diverse perspectives in technology and innovation creation and dissemination, which may affect sustainable agricultural development.
学生对农业技术和创新发展中各方角色的看法
技术和创新给农业产业带来了革命性的变化;随着越来越多的技术和创新在农业产业中不断崭露头角,各科学领域的学者对其起源、创造者和意义的看法也越来越不一致。农学专业的学生来自农业学科的不同领域,因此,他们对不同技术和创新的接触和体验也不尽相同。他们的不同背景影响了他们对农业技术和创新的定义、解释和概念化,从而导致了他们对谁应该被认可、谁不应该被认可的不同看法。本研究试图探讨农业专业学生对技术和创新的看法,以及农民和推广人员在技术和创新发展中的作用。研究采用了定性内容分析法,分析了来自两所不同大学的 17 名学生所表达的观点。结果表明,农业专业学生对技术和创新在农业中的代表意义有着不同的认识。大多数学生认为技术就是设备和工具,创新就是改进技术和发现新方法。对于农民、推广人员和研究人员在技术和创新发展中扮演的角色,他们的看法也不尽相同。大多数人认为农民是技术和创新的适应者,但没有人认为推广人员是技术和创新发展的贡献者,而不是传播者。我们的研究结果表明,人们对农民、推广人员和科学家在技术和创新发展中所扮演的集体角色缺乏了解。这可能会导致在技术与创新的创造和传播过程中对不同观点的吸收受到限制,从而影响农业的可持续发展。
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