Knowledge System Analysis

Abstract

The former development models granted very little attention to the process of knowledge utilization. In fact, role of the utilizers in an agricultural system was not given serious consideration. However, recently, this fact was realized and scientists were inclined to incorporate utilizers function into agricultural programmes. The concept of Agricultural knowledge and Information System ( AKIS) high lights and values clients role in an agricultural system. Further, it can be utilized to analyse different processes in a system. This study attempts to investigate the knowledge utilization process of a minor agricultural system of Sri Lanka. The study demonstrates that fifty percent of the farmers confined to low adopter category and among the six technology packages tested only one has reached to the level of high adoption. Such facts indicate that knowledge utilization process had encountered certain limitations. In fact, there is a considerable technological gap. It is also evident that knowledge utilization is limited for technology packages with costly hardwear components and complex softwear components.