Agents, vendors, and farmers: Agricultural technology transfer in Ecuador

Abstract

As part of a 1986 regional analysis of public and private sector agricultural technology transfer in Imbabura Province, Ecuador, interviews were conducted with 41 of the 47 extension agents employed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) and with owners of 17 of the 23 area farm stores. Presented here are those study results that bear on relationships among extension agents, farm input vendors, and farmers, and a discussion of which groups of farmers are the likely recipients of services from both the public and private sectors.