The state of agriculture in Africa's rural communities

Research no matter how innovative it may be will not make a difference in the lives of the target community unless it is disseminated and utilized in an appropriate and timely manner. Improvements in livelihoods to a bigger extent depend on; the production transfer and use of knowledge. Nevertheless there is arguably a significant gap between research and practice pathway. These gaps reflect poor partnerships among stakeholders and poor understanding as well as appreciation of research to practice pathway a factor which limit the potential socio-economic value of the research work. This book focuses on factors that that may limit the understanding appreciation and use of research findings in order to reduce this gap between researches to practice.