Guide to Extension Training

Guide to Extension Training
Author: Peter Oakley
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 156
Release: 1985
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251014530

The framework of development; Understanding extension; Social and cultural factors in extension; Extension and comunication; Extension methods; The extension agent; The planning and evaluation of extension programmes; Extension an special target groups.

The Million Farmers School: An evaluation of its impact on farmers’ agricultural knowledge in Uttar Pradesh, India

The Million Farmers School: An evaluation of its impact on farmers’ agricultural knowledge in Uttar Pradesh, India
Author: Kumar, Anjani
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 60
Release:
Genre: Political Science
ISBN:

The Million Farmers School (MFS) is an innovative extension program initiated by the Department of Agriculture in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, in 2017. Twice in a year, the department deploys its entire extension machinery to organize nearly 15,000 training programs for about a million farmers across all districts of the state. Unlike traditional extension services, MFS integrates various facets of agricultural knowledge into a packaged product and delivers through village-level trainings where printed material on the topics of training are also distributed among participants. This study presents early findings of a process evaluation, involving assessments of program design, implementation strategies, and estimation of benefits from program participation. In addition to consultation with public officials and community organizations, a state-level representative survey was conducted on a sample of both participating and non-participating households. The early results based on matching and instrumental variable methods—suggest that knowledge outcomes are significantly better among participants vis-à-vis non-participants. The results are robust to different model specifications. The study also qualitatively assesses various aspects of the program’s design and implementation, highlighting the constraints and challenges it faces and offers implementation advice for greater efficacy in its future course.

Agricultural extension: Global status and performance in selected countries

Agricultural extension: Global status and performance in selected countries
Author: Davis, Kristin E., ed.
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2020-09-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0896293750

Agricultural transformation and development are critical to the livelihoods of more than a billion small-scale farmers and other rural people in developing countries. Extension and advisory services play an important role in such transformation and can assist farmers with advice and information, brokering and facilitating innovations and relationships, and dealing with risks and disasters. Agricultural Extension: Global Status and Performance in Selected Countries provides a global overview of agricultural extension and advisory services, assesses and compares extension systems at the national and regional levels, examines the performance of extension approaches in a selected set of country cases, and shares lessons and policy insights. Drawing on both primary and secondary data, the book contributes to the literature on extension by applying a common and comprehensive framework — the “best-fit” approach — to assessments of extension systems, which allows for comparison across cases and geographies. Insights from the research support reforms — in governance, capacity, management, and advisory methods — to improve outcomes, enhance financial sustainability, and achieve greater scale. Agricultural Extension should be a valuable resource for policymakers, extension practitioners, and others concerned with agricultural development.

A Textbook of Agricultural Extension Management

A Textbook of Agricultural Extension Management
Author: C. Karthikeyan
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2007
Genre:
ISBN: 9788126908745

The Present Book Deals With All The Important Dimensions Of Agricultural Management Management Process In Development Organizations, Development Programmes, Human Resource Planning, Management Techniques And Tools, Management Of Information Systems, To Name A Few. It Helps To Enrich The Managerial And Technical Skills Of Extension Managers, Scientists And Administrators.Well Supplemented With Illustrations, Questions For Discussion And Glossary, The Book Is Comprehensive And Easily Accessible Even To Average Readers For Its Simple Language, Lucid Style And Reader-Friendly Approach To The Subject Matter.While It Serves As A Textbook For Students And Teachers Of Agriculture And Agri-Business Management, It Is A Valuable Reference Source For All Those Concerned With Home Science, Veterinary Science, Rural Development, Social Work, Extension Education And Other Allied Fields.

Training and Visit Extension

Training and Visit Extension
Author: Daniel Benor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1984
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Organizational patter of the training and visit system of agricultural extension.