A conference was held at the Faculty Club on the UC Berkeley campus on June 18-19, 1998 to provide an opportunity for analysts and practitioners to evaluate the current state of research, generate ideas, and develop more powerful insights with particular emphasis on institutional redesign for knowledge creation and extension in agriculture.  The objectives of the conference were to:

- Interpret historical and contemporary patterns of change in agricultural research and extension in the context of future requirements

- Illustrate how agricultural system analysts can capitalize on the findings, theories and methodologies of non-agricultural researchers who address relationships between institutional configuration and processes of innovation

- Integrate consideration of knowledge generation, technology transfer and extension processes

- Explore methodologies for analyzing processes of innovation and valuation of knowledge

- Develop institutional innovation mechanisms and designs for a 21st century agriculture

Information on the Conference (with Presentation Abstracts)