Training Programme on
Extension+: Expanding the Roles of Extension
July 18-22, 2016
National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad, India
In collaboration with
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Agriculture currently faces several new and complex challenges like food and nutritional security, climate change, natural resource management, market and gender issues etc. Hence, agricultural extension needs to perform new roles and move beyond information and knowledge facilitation to effectively deal with these challenges. The increasing pluralism in extension demands new relationships, knowledge flows, partnerships and changing roles among the wide range of extension service providers and other stakeholders. Considering existing agricultural extension scenario, the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) is organizing a training program on “Extension Plus: Expanding the Roles of Extension” at the Directorate of Extension Education, TNAU, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu during July 18-22, 2016.
The objectives of the training program are;
- To understand the changing scenario of agriculture and extension
- To orient the participants on changing roles of extension
- To analyse the new extension plus approaches and field experiences
Methodology
- Presentation the resource persons
- Analyzing case studies
- Experience sharing participants
- Field visit
Participants and nomination
- The participants in the program would include senior and middle level officials of Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal husbandry, Sericulture, Fisheries, faculty from SAUs, Scientists of ICAR, SMS from KVKs and NGOs.
- Boarding and lodging and other tuition expenses of the training participants will be arranged MANAGE. However, TA and DA of the participants have to be borne the sponsoring agency/ participant.
- For nominations, please mail to Dr. Saravanan Raj, Director (Agril. Extn.), MANAGE, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad (e-mail: raj@manage.gov.in/ saravananraj@hotmail.com).
