Objectives

  1. 01
    DemonstrationBridging Technology and Adoption

    To demonstrate the latest agricultural technologies to the farmers as well as extension workers of State Departments of Agriculture/Horticulture/Fisheries/Animal Science/Non-Government Organizations with a view to reduce the time lag between the technology generation and its adoption.

    • Farmers
    • Extension workers
    • State Departments
    • NGOs
  2. 02
    Testing and RefinementTechnologies Suited to Local Conditions

    To test and verify the technologies in the socio-economic conditions of the farmers with a view to study the production constraints and to modify the technologies to make them appropriate.

    • Test
    • Verify
    • Study constraints
    • Refine
  3. 03
    TrainingTeaching by Doing, Learning by Doing

    To impart training to the practicing farmers/farm women, rural women, rural youth and field level Extension functionaries by following the method of “teaching by doing” and “learning by doing”.

    • Farmers and farm women
    • Rural women
    • Rural youth
    • Extension functionaries
  4. 04
    Extension SupportBacking District Development Programmes

    To back-up with training and communication support to the district level development departments, viz, Agriculture / Horticulture / Fisheries / Animal Science and Non Government Organization in their extension programmes.

    • Agriculture
    • Horticulture
    • Fisheries
    • Animal Science
    • NGOs
Technology generation→Demonstration and testing→Adoption by farmers