ABSTRACT
Many of the early breakthroughs and developments in agricultural research were led by scientists, such as Townshend and Lawes, who were themselves farmers or landowners and felt strong connections with the end-users of their efforts. However, as time went on and communities became increasingly urbanized and distant from the land, agricultural research, too, became institutionalized and somewhat removed from the demands of the farmer. This situation was brought into sharp relief in the post-war years when the requirement for increased agricultural output demanded that research should be there to address the immediate needs of the farmers and yet the link between them appeared to be fragmented.
