(e) What are the attitudes toward and perceptions of small-scale

 farmers by those in private firms and public agencies who

 provide services to them?

 (f) What are the attitudes of small-scale farmers toward, and

 their utilization of, community services?

 (g) What are the training needs of agencies, organizations, and

 businesses serving small farms?

 (h) Are there potentials for alternative institutional arrange-

 ments for providing services and resources to small farms?

 (i) Are new institutional arrangements needed for providing

 credit and capital to farm operators with limited security

 and collateral?

Technology Appropriate for Small Farms

 Can alternative technologies appropriate machinery, buildings

and equipment, production and marketing systems be developed for use

by small-scale farmers? Are labor intensive technologies available

for small farms where labor is plentiful and potential earnings from

off-farm employment are very limited? Since much basic technology is

already available, 'small farm technology research should be of a

highly applied nature.

 Some specific small farm technology related issues are:

 (a) Alternative systems of livestock production, handling, and

 marketing, including specialty animal and fish products.

 (b) Alternative systems of crop production (including specialty

 crops), harvesting, handling, and storage, including oppor-

 tunities for group efforts.