TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT . . . . . . . . . INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . CONCEPTUALIZING AGRICULTURAL MARKETING IN A PAST RESEARCH . . . . . . . . Descriptive Studies . . . . . Feasibility Studies . . . . . Broader Diagnostic Assessments . . . ORGANIZING AND CONDUCTING FUTURE RESEARCH . General Considerations . . . . . National Goals and Development Planning Planning and Conducting Research . . TOWARDS A RESEARCH AGENDA . . . . . CONCLUDING COMMENTS . . . . . . LITERATURE CITED . . . . . . . Page 1 . . . . . . . 1 DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT . . 2 . . . 27