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explores ways of designing extension to meet more directly the needs of

small farmers. Administrative systems which place some powers at the central

level and others at the local level, which give power to groupings of

farmers, and which assure more feedback from farmers to researchers seem

better. The fifth section highlights the role of group organization in

facilitating extension programs. A concluding section summarizes the

argument and suggests pilot projects to give the generalizations more

concrete form adapted to specific conditions.