Science Research Management ›› 2006, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (3): 141-145.

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Institutional innovation of agricultural extension services

Zhang Dong-wei1,2   

  1. 1. Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000,China;
    2. Dryland Agriculture Institute, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730070, China
  • Received:2005-07-21 Online:2006-05-24 Published:2011-05-16

Abstract: Based on the understanding of current situation and existing problems of agricultural extension services in China, the paper analyzes different stakeholders' value orientation in a context of market economy, and explains the characteristic of agricultural extension services as public goods. The authors suggest that institutional innovation is necessary to adjust currently inefficient system of agricultural extension.

Key words: agricultural extension services, institutional innovation

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