Emerging Issues in Agriculture and Technology Transfer AEE-403

DESCRIPTION & OBJECTIVES

This is four credit hours course and designed to understand the scope and importance of technology transfer,  evaluate the technology transfer process, identify barriers to technology transfer and analyze issues in technology transfer.

Objectives

At the completion of this course, the students will be able to:

  • Discuss the scope and importance of technology transfer
  • Evaluate the technology transfer process
  • Identify barriers to technology transfer
  • Analyze issues in technology transfer

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will be able to identify barriers to technology transfer. They will be able to evaluate the technology transfer process. This course will provide a complete understanding of all types of issues in technology transfer. Students will be able tounderstand the scope and importance of technology transfer and analyze issues in technology transfer.

Practical

Students will be required to demonstrate/present promising technologies in the class.

READINGS
  1. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. OECD FAO. 2012. Agriculture Out Look.
  2. Janis, T. F. 2003. Technology transfer emerging issues, High impact trends: Kluwer academic publishers.
  3. Rogers, E.M. 1995. Diffusion of Innovations. The Free press. New York.

Week

Topics and readings

1

Definition and importance of technology transfer

2

Characteristics of promising agricultural technology

3

Barriers to technology transfer

4

Business considerations of farm enterprise

5

Business considerations of farm enterprise and its technological aspects

6

Farm safety measures

7

Preparing feasibility reports

8

Preparing feasibility reports of alternative farm enterprises

9

Mid Exams

10

Recent technological developments in agriculture

11

Characteristics of technology generation n Pakistan with special reference to agricultural development

12

Characteristics of technology transfer with special reference to agricultural development

13

Characteristics of technology utilization sub-systems in Pakistan with special reference to agricultural development

14

Introduction to WTO for Pakistan’s agriculture

15

Importance of WTO for Pakistan’s agriculture

16

WTO and its implications for Pakistan’s agriculture

17

Corporate farming and its issues

18

Final Exams

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Sessional marks:     12

Mid exam marks:    18

Final exam marks:  30

Practical:                 20

Course Material

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