T he study examines res ea rch-extension-fann e rs li nkage system in rel ation to fin ge r mill et techno logyrndevelop me nt a nd delivery, and the identification of factors influencing linkages in North West Ethiopia duernto the fact that the prese nt research-extension-fa rm ers linkage scena ri o in Et hiopia in general and in th ernstudy area in particular ha s been in effic ie nt and in e ffect ive in ac hi eving the prescribed goal of in creasingrnfood production and improving th e qual it y of li fe of fanne rs. In this study, ra ndom samp ling procedure. wa srnused to se lect 5 samp le PA s and 100 sample farm house ho ld s. Moreover, 18 researche rs from three re sea rchrnorgan izations a nd 26 extens io n agents from three extension organizations were selected purposfull y.Thernrequiered data were collected us in g both primary and seco ndary s ources. Res ults of the study revea led thatrnthe influence and participation of fanners, exte nsion agents, and researchers in the generation and wid errntes ting of new fin ger millet tec hnologi es have bee n minim a l. Farmers' aware ness of improved fin ge r m ill etrntechnologies and researcher's awa ren ess of best fa rmers ' fin ger mille t practicies we re low. Moreover,rnparticipation of farmers, researc hers, and exte nsion agents in setting both research and ex tension agend a;rnuse of co llab orative act ivities s uch as joint adapti ve trials, and s ur veys, has been a bare mini mum . Likewise,rntheir mechanisms of exchange of resources, feedback, and coo rd inat in g t he overall activ iti es a nd systemsrnperformance were found to be wea k. The ir low use of s uc h activities underscores the lack of complete orrnpartial linkage existi ng betwee n re sea rcher s, extension agents and far mers. To th is end, mutual re spec t andrnrecognitions of partners competence is rarely present in the techno logy system of research a nd extension. Inrns um , re sea rch and extension are not a lways pe rce ived as two components sharing a comm on goa l, that ofrnmakin g re levant technolo gies ava ilable to farmers. Res ults of the econometric mode l indicated that fa rmin grnexperience of th e house ho ld , di s ta nce to a ll weather roads and m arkel , fr eq uency of exten sion contact,rnleadership position, and attendi ng tra in ing and workshops, we re found to have s ignificant impact onrndetermining linkages of farme rs' with research and extension. On the other hand, exten sion agents'rnoverburden in diverse ta sks , phy s ical resource constraint s, educational leve l of the age nts, structural ,rnmotivational and in ce nti ve problems, were im portant va ri ab les that had s ignifica ntl y influenced extensionrnagents ' linkages in part icipatory finger mill et tec hnology d eve lopme nt a nd delivery with researchers andrnfarmers. Simi alrily, financial constraints of the resea rch organi zat ions, exten sion agents work in vo l vementrnin diverse tasks, professional work experience of researchers , and us e of stakeholders meeting as so urc es ofrnresearch agenda settin g, we re found to have s ig nificant impact on determining researchers lin kages wit hrnextens ion and farmers. The overa ll findin g of the st udy underl in ed o r the a uthor recommended the highrnimp0l1an ce of sys tems pers pectives re ga rdin g strong research-exte nsion-farmers linkages w ith arntrans parent, responsible and accou ntab le linkage policy bas ed on th e consent of a ll stakehold e rs. It shouldrnbe note d that poli cy make rs, managers, a nd research and extension personnel s hould recogni ze t hat resea rchrnand extension are part of a sin gle syste m a nd that th e mi ss ion of th is system is to make re levantrntechno log ie s available to farm e rs. T herefore, policy and development in terventions should g ive emphas is tornlin kages, a nd shou ld treat it as an integral part in the technology ge neration and transfe r process throughrnpro vis ion of so und leadersh ip, better ince ntive mechanisms, adeq uat e financial, physical , and humanrnresources, reducing the work overl oad of extension staffs. Wh at is more, effective leadership that makesrnresearch and exten sion accountabl e for their 'actions is al s o needed.