15 October 2009, BPRE, Munoz Science City, Nueva Ecija, PHILIPPINES - The 3rd batch of the Third Country Training Program (TCTP) on Rice Postharvest Technology and Extension Methodologies now on half-way is smoothly going on as this blogger (Dr. J. Falla) presented yesterday his assigned topic on Indicators for the Adoption of Rice Postharvest Technology. In his presentation, Dr. Falla defined at least 35 postharvest technology characteristics as adoption indicators. These 35 indicators were classified into technical, economic, social, educational, ecological and indigenous attitudinal orientation indicators. As technology adoption is an interplay of these different factors, the developer of this model used a multi-variate analytical tool called factor analysis which simplified these 35 into 2 or 3 constructs. The detailed presentation of Dr. Falla was published in the chapter 12 of the Training Reference Guide prepared for the 3 batches of the class.
The course which was inaugurated last September 30, 2009 at Bayview Hotel, Manila is a collaborative undertaking of BPRE and JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). It runs for one month to last on October 29. It is managed by BPRE with Director Arnel Apaga and Dr. Ed Cayabyab as chair and co-chair, respectively. Ms. Helen Calica serves as the Project Officer. (JSF Blogs)
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