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AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
CONTENT- Definition of Agricultural Extension
- Agricultural Extension as a Teaching and Learning Process
- Difference between Agricultural Extension and Formal Education
- Objectives or Roles or Functions of Agricultural Extension
- Principles of Extension
- Agricultural Extension Programmes
- Agricultural Extension Methods
- Adoption of Innovation
- Qualties, Functions/Roles and Problems of Agricultural Extension Officer or Agent or Worker
Definition of Agricultural Extension
Agricultural extension can be defined as a process of disseminating information about new farming techniques from research stations to rural farmers through extension agents.
Agricultural Extension as a Teaching and Learning Process
Agricultural extension is an informal, out-of-school, voluntary agricultural education process involving the dissemination of useful agricultural skills and developed technologies to be adopted by rural people for an improved agriculture and better life. Agricultural extension is also the process, system or service which assists farmers or rural people through education procedures in improving farming methods and techniques. It is aimed at educating rural people and farmers on how to adopt modern methods of farming. It is to teach people how to use their skills, knowledge and information to improve their living standard. In extension, farmers learn reasons for change, value for a change, process of change and the results achievable through change.Difference between Agricultural Extension and Formal Education
Agricultural extension differs from formal education in the following ways;- Agricultural extension is voluntary but not compulsory
- It is problem-centred and not student or learner centred
- It has the field as its classroom
- It involves practical demonstrations
- It involves trained workers in agriculture and home economics.
Objectives or Roles or Functions of Agricultural Extension
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