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Judul: The Extension of Fasciolosis Control Strategies (FCS): The Constraints Limiting Sustained Complex Innovation Adoption
Penulis: Wardis Girsang  || email: jbdpunpatti@yahoo.com
Jurnal: Budidaya Pertanian Vol. 8 no. 1 - hal. 13-26 Tahun 2012  [ Pertanian ]
Keywords:  Extension, fasciolosis, constraints, adoption of innovation, transfer of tehcnology
Abstract: Fasciolosis disease (liver flukes) is found in cattle and buffalo caused by Fasciola gigantica. F. gigantica is unspectacular or asymptomatic disease, and reduces cattle performance in terms of weight gain, fecundity, and power. Total economic loss due to liver flukes is about Aus $63/animal/year or 347,000 rupiah. This economic loss is financially important because it is equivalent to 13% of the total annual household income of small farmers amounting to 2.6 million rupiah. Farmers and local government are not aware about the existence of the disease. In 1996, researchers found possible solution to the disease, called Fasciolosis control strategies (FCS). The main objectives of this paper were: 1) to describe the FCS extension process; 2) to convey the results of the current adoption of the FCS; and 3) to investigate and interprete the constraints limiting sustained adoption. Mixing methods were used to collect and analyse data. Results showed conventional linear top down extension model, Transfer of Technology (TOT), was applied in the extension of FCS. The success in the adoption of FCS technology was only limited since it was not sustained in the long term. The primary constraints to TOT model were identified including technology characteristics to which a complementary solution was proposed to sustain the adoption of the innovation in the long term.
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