Perceived Level of Importance and Competency of Agricultural Extension Officers in Agriculture and Allied Activities

Authors

  • Khalilullah Panjshiri Directorate of Agriculture, Afghanistan
  • Sriram Nagappan TNAU
  • Suganthkumar P TNAU

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2018.2.30.6079-6082

Keywords:

Training need, Extension officers, Competency

Abstract

Training is the process of assisting a person for enhancing one’s efficiency and effectiveness at work.. A study was conducted in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu to ascertain the perceived importance and competency of agriculture extension officials and their training needs. The first six ranked training needs of the respondents in the study area were found to be integrated nutrient management, integrated water management, integrated weed management, agricultural waste management, organic farming and integrated pest management.

Author Biographies

Khalilullah Panjshiri, Directorate of Agriculture, Afghanistan

Extension official, Directorate of Agriculture, Parwan Province, Jangalbagh, Afghanistan

Sriram Nagappan, TNAU

Project Coordinator, ICAR-KVK, Salem

Suganthkumar P, TNAU

PG Scholar, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, TNAU, Coimbatore

References

Rohit, J & Beevi, C.N.A. (2017) Training need assessment on communication competencies of extensionists working in Krishi Vigyan Kendras (Farm Science centres) Journal of Extension Education, 29(3)

Saleh, J. M., Man, N., Lafta, A. H., Saleh, M. H., Hassan, S., Nawi, N. M., & Kshash, B. H. (2016). A review: Training requirement of agriculture extension officers in Iraq. Asian Journal of Applied Sciences, 9(2), 34-40.

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Published

2019-01-17

How to Cite

Panjshiri, K., Nagappan, S., & P, S. (2019). Perceived Level of Importance and Competency of Agricultural Extension Officers in Agriculture and Allied Activities. Journal of Extension Education, 30(2). https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2018.2.30.6079-6082