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ABOUT THE BOOK

Large numbers of extension programmes are in progress. In spite of importance given to those programmes people are reluctant or unable to accept change. A close scrutiny of the constraints shows the absence of understanding of the concepts, philosophy, objectives methods and entrepreneurship in managing these programmes. The importance of extension education for rural development made it imperative to introduce it in educational curricula of B.Sc. (Agriculture), B.Sc. (Horticulture), B.Sc.(Forestry), B.Sc. (Fisheries) and such other courses. The 5^th Dean’s Committee of ICAR recently revised the syllabus of these courses in the light of the recent advances. The present book is expected to fulfil the needs of students undergoing these courses. It will also be helpful to the field extension workers.

Persons engaged in rural development, transfer of technology, human resource development, non-formal education, rural development studies, youth works, etc shall find this book very useful. The book shall be extremely useful wherever there is need for changing the behaviour of the people by educating and motivating them.

The book shall help the students, teachers, research workers, extension agents, planners and administrators to remain better informed.

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Dr. Surya Rathore is working as Principal Scientist in the Division of Extension Systems Management at ICAR- National Academy of Agricultural Research Management (NAARM), Hyderabad. Information & Communication Technology, Gender issues, and Extension Evaluation have been her major areas of research. In her 24 years of professional journey, she has more than 100 national and international publications to her credit including 6 books. She has Visited Nepal, Malaysia, Indonesia, Srilanka, USA and Germany for various academic assignments. With leadership qualities deep rooted in her personality, Dr. Rathore has been twice elected as Executive Counsellor of the Indian Society of Extension Education and has life membership of various professional societies in India and abroad. She has made significant contributions to Extension & Communication teaching and research programmes in the country by means of research projects as well as PG and Doctoral research guidance and has received professional recognition and awards at both national and international level.

L.L. Somani is Retired Director Resident instructions, MPUAT, Udaipur. He went To Waite Agricultural Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia for undertaking post-doctoral work (1975-77). He has over 400 research and technical articles to his credit. He has authored/edited over 135 scholarly books in various fields of agriculture. Prof. Somani has been honoured with several academic excellence awards for his outstanding achievements (he has been honoured by University merit Award, Dhiru Morarji Memorial prize and Vijay Shree). The world development parliament also honoured him with honorary award DOCTOR OF SCIENCE