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    Perceptions of Agricultural Extension in Santa Cruz, Bolivia: An Identity Crisis Revealed
    (Taylor & Francis, 1987) Penelope Bender; J. C. M. Shute
    ABSTRACT Conventional models of rural and agricultural extension in developing countries have usually been characterized by top-down approaches to rural change. Similarly, the concepts of diffusion and technology transfer typically embody, both conceptually and in operation, a largely one-way flow of ideas and techniques. This critique underlies and is subsequently confirmed by a study of the perceptions of agricultural extension held by both campesinos and extension staff in the Santa Cruz department of Bolivia. The analysis concludes with recommendations for a more participatory and consultative process of agricultural extension.