Abstract

MODIRWA, M. S.  and  OLADELE, O. I.. Knowledge and attitude towards collaboration in agricultural innovation systems amongst stakeholders in the North West Province, South Africa. S Afr. Jnl. Agric. Ext. [online]. 2017, vol.45, n.1, pp.10-19. ISSN 2413-3221.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3221/2017/v45n1a402.

The current study examined the extent of knowledge concerning agricultural innovation systems amongst researchers, extension agents, farmers, input dealers, and marketers, while determining their attitude towards collaborating with agricultural innovation systems. Through using a simple random sampling technique; researchers, extension agents, farmers, input dealers, and marketers were selected as the study population. Information was gathered by distributing a structured questionnaire amongst the various participants and analysing the data gained concerning their wealth of knowledge and their corresponding willingness to collaborate. The results show that researchers, extension agents, farmers, input dealers, and marketers are aware of, and have adequate knowledge of, these systems available to them, to be able to utilise them effectively. However, they expressed different attitudes towards collaboration with agricultural innovation systems.

Keywords : Knowledge; attitude; collaboration; innovation systems.

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