My name is Gabriel Esquivel Lopez. My background is in agricultural production from the Universidad Veracruzana in Mexico. I am currently doing postgraduate studies on an evaluation of the aquaculture sector, looking at social aspects, marginalization, production groups, gender, water use, the environment, food, political factors, laws, among others. My interest in this conference on “Approaches and methodologies in ex post impact assessment of agricultural research: Experiences, lessons learned and perspectives” is in all aspects, from evaluating at the macro- and micro-level , to the reporting of results to those responsible for public policy. While it is important to evaluate the research developed, at the same time this can be used to provide support for investments in agricultural research. What I think is essential to consider now is taking the research from the laboratory or the experimental field to its application in the field. For this, I would like to highlight the following: - How to determine the acceptance and adoption of technologies developed so that they will be application priority for our managers and implementers of existing policies in government agencies ? - How to train farmers, especially small farmers, to adopt technologies developed ? Regarding the above, I agree with Message 10 by Dick Tinsley. Seeing the circumstances at least in my country, Mexico, the availability of resources is a key limiting factor for the promotion and transfer of technologies developed by research institutes - i.e. institutes devoted to research in forestry, agriculture, livestock, aquaculture, fisheries, the environment, ecology and water, including the many universities. Most of them are supported to carry out their research. However, what follows is the application in the field, an application that is limited by the lack of resources not only of the farmers but also the specialists, so that by connecting with the field the adoption of the technology can have a strong impact on the rural population and food productivity. Gabriel Esquivel Lopez Representative in the State of Veracruz of Professional Agricultural Consultants and Production Col. Middle Rio IV Veracruz Mexico Cel : (044) 229 325 43 00 e-mail: ispa.gabrielesquivel (at) gmail.com [To contribute to this conference, send your message to [log in to unmask] For further information, see http://www.fao.org/nr/research-extension-systems/res-home/news/detail/en/c/217706/ ]. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the Impact-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=Impact-L&A=1