Nigerian agricultural technology transfer policy since political independence emphasized transfer of technical information to farmers using various agro-technology transfer systems.This study comparatively analysed technology generation, transfer and utilization sub-systems of the ADP and university in Nigeria. This report examined the concept of agro-technology transfer and presents success indices. Features of each of the agro-technology sub-systems (generation, transfer and utilization) are discussed. The agro-technology generation sub-system, ecological distributions of agro-research institutes and universities are presented. The agro-technology transfer sub-system, the historical involvement and
organizational structure of different universities, and the Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) are examined. Similarly, the characteristics of the agro-technology utilization sub-system are presented. Two theoretical approaches commonly used in the analysis of agricultural technology transfer systems
were examined and eight basic issues for comparative analysis of agro-technology transfer systems were identified using the systems approach. This is followed by the comparison of the agro-technology generation practices of the ADP and university agro-technology transfer systems based on: the organization of staff, and farmer characteristics; use of
agricultural technology packages; and contact methods.
