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How to make agricultural innovation and extension system effective in delivering agro-advisories?


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1 Department of Agricultural Extension, Palli Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Agriculture), Visva-Bharati (A Central University), Sriniketan 731 236, India
2 Department of Agricultural Extension and Communications, Siksha ‘o’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar 751 030, India

The Agricultural Innovation System is a network of various actors including research, extension, and farmer organisations along with other stakeholders. This network along with supporting institutions and policies, bring new agricultural products, processes, and other innovations for social and economic use. Farmers access to the latest advancements in agriculture is facilitated by Extension Advisory Services (EAS). EAS have focused more on demand driven methods, for which many public and private entities are prepared to meet the various demands of the farmers. Presently, institutional issues are impeding the efficacy and efficiency of Agricultural Extension Systems since the institutions are operating at separate levels without any functional convergence at the local level. It is necessary to design and test convergence models for the implementation of various programmes that meet the various needs of several type of clienteles.

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Agricultural innovation and extension system, convergence, extension advisory services, farm women, farm youths, pluralistic approach.
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Madhusmita Sahoo
Department of Agricultural Extension, Palli Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Agriculture), Visva-Bharati (A Central University), Sriniketan 731 236, India
Souvik Ghosh
Department of Agricultural Extension, Palli Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Agriculture), Visva-Bharati (A Central University), Sriniketan 731 236, India
Santosh Kumar Rout
Department of Agricultural Extension and Communications, Siksha ‘o’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar 751 030, India

Abstract


The Agricultural Innovation System is a network of various actors including research, extension, and farmer organisations along with other stakeholders. This network along with supporting institutions and policies, bring new agricultural products, processes, and other innovations for social and economic use. Farmers access to the latest advancements in agriculture is facilitated by Extension Advisory Services (EAS). EAS have focused more on demand driven methods, for which many public and private entities are prepared to meet the various demands of the farmers. Presently, institutional issues are impeding the efficacy and efficiency of Agricultural Extension Systems since the institutions are operating at separate levels without any functional convergence at the local level. It is necessary to design and test convergence models for the implementation of various programmes that meet the various needs of several type of clienteles.

Keywords


Agricultural innovation and extension system, convergence, extension advisory services, farm women, farm youths, pluralistic approach.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv127%2Fi11%2F1279-1286