Glimpses Of Agricultural Education

The main features of this book are: 1. Traces the history of evolution and development of the Agricultural Education in India. 2. Presents the evaluation of Agricultural Education in its right perspective. 3. Highlights the problems concerned with the teaching of Agriculture as a subject as well as a work experience activity and offers suggestions for the solution of these problems. 4. States in clear-cut words that if these suggestions are implemented, it will go a long way for the enhancemant of the status of the Agriculture teachers and that of the subject.

This book has been designed keeping in mind the new syllabus of the ICAR’s agricultural extension course curriculum for UG and PG students. This particular manual will guide students in gaining practical knowledge on various extension methods and methodologies involved in agriculture extension. After completing these assignments in this manual, student will not only gain knowledge on various extension programmes, activities of various extension institutes like KVK and ATIC but also they will be practically experience actual situation in the village through assignments like conducting PRAs, studying actual situations in the village and will be in a position to prepare an extension work plan for implementing the extension. This manual also provides significant hands on experience in acquiring skill, which are mainly aimed at creating agricultural information materials, script writing for farm broadcast and telecast, technical writing and also handling AV aids in extension. This book provides suitable guidance for the students of agricultural universities and agricultural colleges. It is also indispensable to anyone who would like to be involved in agricultural extension activities for community and rural development. This manual stands as the hand book agricultural extension faculty for conducting practical’s for graduate and post graduate students.

An intriguing study of the evolution of agricultural education in American public schools. This informative book provides valuable insights into how this field has developed over time and provides a glimpse of its future. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Agriculture is a vital component of the Indian economy and is necessary to all our daily needs. It is still, in spite of the remarkable progress made in industrial and information economies, the backbone of country. Directly and indirectly more than seventy percent of the Indian population depends on this sector. Therefore, agriculture is the soul of economy of rural India. The book addresses the various viewpoints on Indian agriculture and its role in the economic development and offers a historical sketch of growth and development of agricultural education and research in India, a comprehensive review of the national and international research on various segments of agricultural information use and strategies. It offers a full account of strategic usage of agricultural information by the Indian agricultural scientists. Special emphasis is given on the role of libraries and information centers in agricultural education and research. And finally gives a few useful appendices such as selected databases, indexing and abstracting services in agricultural sciences and technology, list of internationally reputed agricultural journals.

Agricultural Extension is the application of scientific research and knowledge to agricultural practices through farmer education. It plays a crucial role in promoting agricultural productivity, increasing food security, improving rural livelihoods, and promoting agriculture for the economic growth of every country. The study of Agricultural Extension as a subject is interwoven with different concepts, facts and figures. The objective of preparing this book is to help the readers to quickly grasp the concepts in a comprehensive, systematic and effective manner. The compilation of this book is mainly to present the relevant concepts being asked in various examinations being conducted by ASRB, ARS, SRF, JRF/NET and other entrance examinations. The concepts under each heading gives an overall idea about different aspects of Agricultural Extension. It gives insights and acts as a quick guide on Agricultural Extension. Moreover, the abbreviations given at the end will give the candidates an overall idea about the questions being asked in competitive examinations. Since efforts were made to compile the reliable information, there may be some important concepts be missing. If so, the readers are welcome to give their valuable suggestions and to point out errors, if any, for improving the quality of the book.