Indigenous specialists in agriculture: The IIRR experience

The need to develop an effective strategy of technology transfer to peasants has been increasingly emphasized due to the fact that access to and use of appropriate technology is seen as one of the important factors in increasing food production among the peasants of the Third World. This paper describes the use of Indigenous Specialists as agents of technology transfer by the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction in the Philippines (IIRR). The lessons generated from this experience are discussed to point out the implications for technology transfer strategies.