This book tries to explain the different aspects of extension education and management in extension. Analysing the fundamentals of extension education, part one discusses at length the concept of extension, role of local leaders in agricultural extension, needs of farmers and ways to motivate them, teaching methods, functions and responsibilities of extension subject matter specialists, and the role of people’s participation in extension programme planning in villages. Dealing with the management in extension, part two provides elaborate discussion on principles of management in agricultural extension, functions of administration, leadership styles, motivation of extension workers, factors’ influencing the performance of individuals, training of extension personnel and implementation of public programmes in agriculture. The book will be useful for students, field extension supervisors and grassroots extension workers.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR K.A. Jalihal
Dr. K.A. Jalihal (born on 3rd April 1927), B.Sc. (Agri)., M.S.m (USA), Ph.D. (USA), was the first Register of UAS, Bangalore in 1965 and then worked as a Professor and head, department of Agricultural extension from 1966 to 1975. For a period of 12 years, he worked as Director of extension. He has published more than 100 research papers and book entitles, "Pragmatic Rural development for Poverty Alleviation" Published in 2003 by the Concept. After retirement, he has worked as Evaluation Committee Member of the Indian Council of agriculture research, New Delhi for reviewing the work of watershed Development Progrmmes in the entire country. He was one of the members of the Government of India Team on Bhutan to develop an Agricultural development programme for that country. He also worked as the Consultant for the national Council of Applied economic Research.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR V. Veerabhadraiah
Dr. V. Veerabharaiah (born on the 5th May 1945) has served in various capacities in the UAS, bangalore as Instructir, Assistant professor, Associate Professor, professor, regional Co-ordinator of national demonstration Project of ICAR, head of the Department in Agricultural Extension and Director of Extension. He is currently serving as the Emeritus Scientist in Agriculture Extension of the ICAR at UAS, bangalore. Dr. Veerabhadraiah has published 200 papers and three books. He is a fellow of the Indian Society of Extension Education and recipient of O.P. Dahama memorial Award for Excellent achievement in extension teaching and training and also recipient of G.S. Vidyarthi Award for excellent in field of extension work. Also, he has a member of the Scientific panel on Extension of the ICAR.
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