The book Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education provides a thorough understanding of extension education and its role in agricultural development. This book covers various aspects such as effective teaching methods, organizational setup, ICT applications, rural and community development, extension administration, transfer of technology, monitoring and evaluation, new trends in agricultural extension, communication principles, diffusion and adoption of innovations, and agriculture journalism. The text is structured into six units, comprising a total of nineteen chapters, and includes mind maps, multiple-choice questions, and comprehensive exercises encompassing short and long-form questions to facilitate knowledge assimilation. After completing this course, undergraduate students majoring in BSc Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fisheries, or Veterinary Sciences will be able to demonstrate the following course outcomes.

The book Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education provides a thorough understanding of extension education and its role in agricultural development. This book covers various aspects such as effective teaching methods, organizational setup, ICT applications, rural and community development, extension administration, transfer of technology, monitoring and evaluation, new trends in agricultural extension, communication principles, diffusion and adoption of innovations, and agriculture journalism. The text is structured into six units, comprising a total of nineteen chapters, and includes mind maps, multiple-choice questions, and comprehensive exercises encompassing short and long-form questions to facilitate knowledge assimilation. After completing this course, undergraduate students majoring in BSc Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fisheries, or Veterinary Sciences will be able to demonstrate the following course outcomes.

Content

1 History and Extension Systems in India

 Sapna Jarial

2 The Evolution of Agricultural Extension Services in India

 Deepak Chand Meena

3 Introduction to Extension Education

 Nikita Khoisnam

4 Teaching and Learning in Extension

 Nikita Khoisnam

5 Extension Programme Planning

 Nikita Khoisnam

6 Rural Development

 Vipal Bhagat and Sapna Jarial

7 Rural Development Programs

 Arnab Roy

8 Community Development: Meaning and Concept

 Priyanka Lal

9 Rural Leadership: Concept and Definition, Types of Leaders in

 Rural Context

 Termaric Oinam

10 Extension Administration: Meaning and Concept, Principles

 and Functions

 Termaric Oinam

11 Transfer of Technology: Concept and Models

 Mukesh Chaudhary

12 Capacity Building of Extension Personnel

 Mukesh Chaudhary

13 Information and Communication Technologies Applications in

 Transfer of Technology

 Yanglem Lakshimai Devi

14 Monitoring and Evaluation in the Extension Programme

 Chethan Patil N.D.

15 New Trends in Agriculture Extension and Communication

 Neela Madhav Patnaik and Usha Das

16 Communication

 Pratick Mondal

17 Diffusion of Innovations

 Dangi Pooja Arun and Neelam Kumari

18 Diffusion and Adoption

 Haobijam James Watt and Devina Seram

19 Agricultural Journalism

 Y.S. Bagal and Meenakshi Anand

20 Agriculture Journalism

 Yanglem Lakshimai Devi, Sapna Jarial, Sharad Sachan and Roop Kumar

 References

  Index