Constraints Encountered by Beneficiary Farmers and Extension Personnel of Agro Service Centres in Kerala and Suggestions for Improvement
The present study was conducted among the beneficiary farmers and extension personnel of Agro Service Centres (ASCs) in Kerala, India during the year 2018-19. The sample of the study comprised 120 farmers from purposively selected 26 Agro Service Centres and 60 Extension agents. Based on the deta...
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| Language: | English |
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Extension Education Society
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Extension Education |
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| Online Access: | https://extensioneducation.org/index.php/jee/article/view/1130 |
| Summary: | The present study was conducted among the beneficiary farmers and extension personnel of Agro
Service Centres (ASCs) in Kerala, India during the year 2018-19. The sample of the study comprised
120 farmers from purposively selected 26 Agro Service Centres and 60 Extension agents. Based on the detailed analysis and interpretation of different constraints faced by farmers and extension
personnel, it was found that lack of subsidy for farm inputs was the major constraint faced by the
beneficiary farmers and the discontinuance of service providers of Agro Service Centres for better
jobs was the major constraint faced by the extension personnel working in Agro Service Centres.
Better coordination among different extension agencies, periodic monitoring and evaluation of the
activities of ASCs by government officials, and improvement in the basic infrastructural facilities are considered some of the ways to improve the functioning of existing Agro Service Centres in the state of Kerala.
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| ISSN: | 0971-3123 2456-1282 |