00926nam a2200169Ia 4500 CTU_138785 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 631.3 I.37 Increasing the impact of engineering in agricultural and rural development M. A. Bell, and M. B. Douthwaite editors Philippines IRRI 1998 Engineering is a critical component for helping to meet the challenges facing increased rice production. Engineering made many technical contributions to reduce drudgery and help increase labor productivity. However, the role of engineering particularly in public-sector research, has to change. the opportunity is for contributing to an integrated system from field preparation all the way through the chain to end users. Agricultural engineering Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ