Development Communication for Agriculture

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All the developing nations of the world have one thing in common that is the continuous search for a workable and viable strategy for development to redress the problems of landblessness, poverty, high growth of population, unemployment, rural-urban drift and an unequitable distribution of food and income. To overcome these problems and to face these challenges ‘Development Communication’ is only hope and answer. Development Communication is ‘Communication revolution’-that is using communication media and technique to promote development and achieve desired objectives. Technical innovation has been a key element in the growth of agriculture throughout the world. But professionals in agricultural development are gradually realizing that modern agricultural science and technology have a certain bias which causes a different impact on development indifferent regions and areas. Owing to the growth of the population, the low price for agricultural produce, structural changes, nomadic and sedimentary agriculture as well as apparent short-term success of introduction of modern technologies and its appeal to study the more professional systems no longer seem to satisfy the needs of the people. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop a holistic/integrated approach to combat the problems of agricultural production and productivity and to find viable solutions. Keeping all these in view the book has been planned to incorporate and focus various aspects and dimensions of development communication for allround development in agriculture as experienced and observed by various scholars and experts from the concerned fields.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR R.K. Samanta

Dr. Ranjit Kumar Samanta (b. 1950), obtained M.Sc. (Ag) from University of Kalyani, West Bengal. He was awarded Ph. D. degree in Agricultural Extension by the B.C. Agricultural University, West Bengal in 1978. Dr. Samanta began his teaching career as Assistant Professor of Agricultural Extension at B.C. Agricultural University and then Joined Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in 1976. Further academic training of Dr. Samanta has been both in India and in the United States of America./ Dr. Samanta’s areas of specialization are Technology Transfer, Development Communication, Rural Development and Human Communications in Organisations,. He has to his credit six books and over 80 research and otoher professional papers on those disciplines. Presently, Dr. Samanta is Faculty Member and Head, Transfer of Technology Systems and Politices Unit at National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad, India.

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Title
Development Communication for Agriculture
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Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
8170186005
Length
xx+299p., Illustration; Tables; 23cm.
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