Agricultural Knowledge and Information System (AKIS) must operate with synergy, having two way flow between research, extension and clientele systems. Researchers used different methods/media or channels of communication for transfer of technology to extension personnel and farmers. The present study was conducted in two agro-climatic zones of Rajasthan. A sample of forty researchers was drawn on the basis of probability proportional to the total number of researchers working in the selected agro-climatic zones. Majority of researchers possessed Ph.D. degree in agriculture, having more than 10 years job experience, rural family background, farming as parental occupation, attended more than two training courses, had low to medium level of job satisfaction, communication facilities and job commitment. The study indicated that majority of researchers used ZREAC meeting, research reports, personal contacts, trainings, professional meetings and monthly meetings for transfer of technology to extension personnel while demonstrations, trainings, kisan mela, personal visit and publications for transfer of technology to farmers. The variables like job satisfaction and job commitment had significant influence on the communication linkage mechanism. Poor infrastructure facilities, lack of policy support and poor economy, literacy, risk bearing and customary nature of farmers were major problems of researchers with both the systems. They suggested for joint planning, policy support by government, infrastructural support to improve the existing inter system linkage mechanisms.

Keyword: AKIS (Agricultural Knowledge and Information System); Communication linkage mechanisms; Inter sub system; Farm technology