Adapting 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 Peace.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Robertson, Andrew (Business consultant), contributor.

Olsen, Steven, contributor.

National Academy of Engineering, issuing body.

United States Institute of Peace, issuing body.

Conference Name:

Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding (2012 : Washington, D.C.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace-building, American--Environmental aspects.

Peace-building, American.

Information technology--Political aspects.

Information technology.

Agriculture--Research--Sociological aspects.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (61 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, [2012]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

""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""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 1, 2014).

ISBN:

0-309-25970-3

0-309-25968-1

OCLC:

923290131