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Conclusions
nFocusing agricultural research on farmers’ needs and adapting it to the real
rural life setting is a single window of opportunity for the national
agricultural knowledge system
nExtension of advanced technologies to the subsistence, small and medium farmers is
a challenging task, taking time and resources for demonstrating,
carrying out participatory trails and building awareness
nMaking tangible change in the quality of environment proved possible through
concentration of external and local resources within a focus
area
nStrong economic incentives are only viable tools for sustaining the present
positive trend as well as for exporting it beyond the pilot area