Evolution of Extension in Agriculture

ABOUT THE BOOK The book is specially designed for UG and PG students of Agriculture keeping in mind the need of extension at farm level. Contents covered in this Textbook intends to expose students to various agricultural and rural development programmes and also evolutionary aspects that extension took to stand as a discipline in the prevailing agricultural scenario. The scope of the book is divided into four major areas. The first area deals with basic concepts of extension and education, terminologies in extension, changing scenario of agricultural extension and future challenges for extension. The second area deals with first-line extension system, early extension efforts, community development programmes, agricultural development programmes, panchayat raj systems and social justice and poverty alleviation programme. The third area deals with gender analysis and issues, women in agriculture, women development programmes and Mahalir Thittam implemented in Tamil Nadu state of India. The fourth area deals with changing focus in agricultural extension, latest concepts and approaches in extension.