Introduction to agricultural extension A Lecture By Mr Allah Dad Khan

Meaning of Extension
Featured of Extension
Principles of extension
PHILOSOPHIES UNDERLYING AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
WORK.
FUNCTIONS OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
SCOPE OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
SIGNIFICANCE OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION IN
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
By
Allah Dad Khan

 Extension refers to voluntary out- of –school
adult education programme carried out in a
systematic way (affecting the livelihoods of
the recipients) which makes use of teaching
and learning principles and carried out in an
atmosphere of mutual trust and respect.

 No fixed curriculum
 It is a non classroom project
 The audience is heterogenous and non
captive
 Subject matter is practical and intended for
immediate use
 Values people rather than things
 It is based on the needs of the people.

 Extension education starts where the people are:
 Extension workers must gain the confidence of their
audience:
 People have unsatisfied wants:
 The best programmes are those determinedly the
local people and extension staff working together:
 Participation in extension programme is voluntary
and must meet varying needs:

Agricultural extension is concerned with three basic
educational tasks namely:
• Dissemination of useful and practical information
related to agriculture, home economics, youth
programmes and rural community development.
• Practical application of such knowledge to help
farm people identify and analyze their problems
thus bringing improvement in a systematic way
through carefully planned, organized and
implemented programmes.
• Assisting farmers in using the technical knowledge
gained to solve their own problems.

 Philosophy of democracy and culture:
 Philosophy of Education for all:
 Philosophy of social progress
 Philosophy of teaching:
 Philosophy of Cooperation:
 Philosophy of Leadership:

 Persuasion of farmers of the value of change
 Transmission of research results to the
farmers:
 Provision of guidance to the farmers:

 Staff training and Turnover:
 Lack of financial support for Extension :
 Inadequate supporting services:
 Long decision-making and communication process:
 Lack of credit facilities:
 Lack of Monitoring and Evaluation of Extension
activities:

• As a catalyst: The change agent speed up or
accelerate the rate at which the people accept
changer the rate as which the people accept
change.
• As a solution giver: He/She has an idea about the
farmers problems and needs and similarly render
the idea in order to bring effective solution to the
needs and problems of the farmers.
• As a process helper: Helpers m the process of
solving the farmers problems and needs.
• As a resource linker: The extension agent serves as
a link or bridge between the clienteles and where
necessary inputs, research findings etc can be
obtained,

Local leaders can be of invaluable assistance to an extension agent in a
number of ways:
• They can assume responsibility for certain activities in the agent's absence.
• Help to organize local extension groups.
• Assist directly in the spread of new ideas and practices by demonstrating
them in their fields.
• They can generally serve as a point of contact between the extension
agents and farmers.
• More farmers can be reached through the local leaders than the extension
agent could by himself.
• Working through local leaders builds closer ties with local farmers, thereby
encouraging farmers' confidence in the extension service and their
willingness to participate in the extension activities.
• Enlistment of local leaders in identifying problems and developing relevant
technologies will assist sustainability of change programmes.
•

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