EXTENSION PROGRAMME

INTRODUCTION

EXTENSION EDUCATION AND RAWE PROGRAMME

The word extension is derived from Latin word ‘Ex’ meaning out and ‘tension’ meaning

stretching. Extension is that type of education, which is stretched out to the people in the rural

area far and nears beyond the limits of the educational institutions, to which formal type of

education is usually concerned.

Education is an integral part of extension because of the fact that extension is pursued in

agriculture and may other discipline to educate, motivate and change the behavior of the people.

This particular branch of science is known as ‘extension education’.

OBJECTIVES OF THE EXTENSION EDUCATION

The fundamental objective of extension is to make the rural people economically, socially

and culturally strong through extension education. The general objectives of rural extension are:

1. To assist to identify their problems & their needs.

2. To develop leadership among people and help them in organizing groups to solve their

problems.

3. To collect and transmit feed back for solving their problems.

4. To disseminate agriculture information and practical importance in such a way that

people would be able to understand utilize if.

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 5. To developed communication skills in students by using teaching methods in transfer of

technology.

6. To developed confidence and competence to solve agriculture problem.

7. To assist people in mobilizing and utilizing resources which they have and which they

need from outside.

IMPORTANCE OF EXTENSION IN RAWE PROGRAMME

 The main objective of RAWE is to provide improved techniques, technical know-how

and skills to farmers and learn traditional knowledge and practical training. Beside it to

face different conditions prevailing in the village. Be familiar to socio-economic

conditions of farmer are also some outcome of RAWE. These objectives can only be

achieved by proper use of principle and method of extension.

 Extension provide us a understanding of village conditions, and farmers behavior with

the help of this understanding, we are able to do RAWE programmed successfully and

achieve its objectives.

 There is a goal between actual situation and what ought to be the desirable situation. This

gap can be narrowed by application of extension methods and bringing appropriate

change in behavior of farmer.

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Project-1: Identifying Problems of farmers :

For identifying the problems of the farmer, it is proposed to collect the information from
individual farmers

Name of Farmer :- Mr. Narayan Singh Parihar

Age :- 55

Education :- B.A

Village :- Choti Gurhati

Total members of family :- 04

Men :- 03

Women :- 01

Sources of information used by farmers:

 How do you obtain the latest information about agricultural technology? - NO

 On which topics you feel that you are not getting information. - Modern

Technology

 Do you regularly obtain farm information from the RAEO? - NO

 How many times you met the RAEO in a month. - one time

 Do you contact University Experts at KVK for obtaining information about

agricultural technology? – NO

 Do you regularly listen to the ‘Krishiwani’ and other similar programmes of All India

Radio? -Yes

 Do you regularly view agricultural programmes like Krishi Darshan on TV – Yes

 Are you a subscriber of News Paper / Krishak Jagat / Krishi Vishwa or other similar

agricultural magazine? – No
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  How do you keep yourself update about the new agricultural technology to be

adopted on your farms? - No

 Are you a subscriber of KMAS? - N0

Adoption of farm technology:

To collect the information about the adoption of recommended farm technology related to major

crops.

S.No. Technology Adopted Name of Crops Name of varieties

1 Improved varieties of crops Paddy IR-64
2 Seed treatment Paddy (fungicide)/hot water
3 Recommended doses of fertilizer Urea and DAP 50kg/acre
4 Irrigation method Paddy Surface irrigation
5 Use of Weedicides Urad Fusiflex
6 Insecticide Urad Westa

Identifying specific gaps in adoption:

Extent of gap in
Practices followed adoption of
S.No. Practices Recommended Practices
by farmers recommended
technology
1 Soil type required black black ……………..
Proper time of
2 15jun-15july 15 jun-25july Late sowing
sowing
Primary and
3 Preparatory tillage Primary tillage Lack of knowledge
secondary
No technical
4 Seed rate 2.5kg /acre 8-10kg/acre
knowledge
SRI Method Direct seeding Lack of practical
5 Methods of sowing
technology method knowledge
6 Spacing 25*25 cm Not use Lack of knowledge
N-120kg/acre
P-80kg/acre
7 Manure & Fertilizer K- 60kg/acre N-50kg/acre Lack of knowledge
Zinc sulphate-25kg/acre
FYM
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 Methods of
Broadcasting and
8 fertilizer Broadcasting Lack of knowledge
top dressing
application
Irrigation Unability of sufficient
9 7-15 DAS All time
scheduling of water

After collecting the information in the schedule the student should record his
observations in the following Performa

Action oriented suggestions for

S.No. Agricultural problems identified
solving the problems
1 Disease Spray of fungicide and insecticide
2 Transportation tractor
3 Climate
4 Knowledge KVK research centre

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Project 2: Organizing method demonstration (Jointly)

A method demonstration is a short time demonstration given before a group to show how
to carry out an entirely new practice or an old practice in better way.

Three students should organize a method demonstration collectively on the farmer’s field
and record their observation with the help of the schedule.

Demonstration - 01

Topic of demonstration : Soil Sampling

Place of demonstration :- Choti Gurhati (At farmers field).

Soil Sampling
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 Demonstration - 02

Topic of demonstration : Bio Insecticide Demonstration

Place of demonstration :- Choti Gurhati (At farmers field)

PROFIT
1. Eco Friendly
2. Low Cost
3. Easily Prepared
4. Good Effect

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 Demonstration - 03

Topic of demonstration : Demonstration of to knowledge about the scope of organic farming to the
farmer’s
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Place of demonstration :- Choti Gurhati (At farmers field)

Organic Farming:-Organic farming is the system of farming mean cultivation of crop

without use of chemicals & more use of organic manure like farm yard manure, compost, green
manure, vermin compost etc.

Importance of Vermi compost:-

1. Vermi compost increases the fertility of the soil.
2. It improve the water holding capacity.
3. It increases the physical & chemical property of soil.
4. Low cost of production.
5. Vermi compost contain 2.5% N, 1.5-2% P, 1.5-2% K.
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 Demonstration - 04

Topic of demonstration : Demonstration of Weed survey of the village and host farmer

.Place of demonstration :- Choti Gurhati (At farmers field)

Loss of Congress grass

 Yield loss
 Human skin disease
 Disease & pest infection high

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 KISAN SANGHOSTI
TOTAL NO. OF FARMER ATAND THE SANGHOSTI - 32

In view of creation awareness among the marginal farmer about technology development at AKS
UNIVERSITY SATNA demonstration in kisan sanghosti was organized by RAWE student of
aks university in panchayat Choti Gurhati in satna on date 17/10/2019

 Organic & bio degradable waste system at very low cost maintanence
 Milk & milk production & processing
 Crop protection
 Extention programe

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 Participation in Village Social Service Activity
Social service activities

1. Tree planting in a village :-

We organized this program of tree plantation to bring awareness among the people of our village
for global warming and deforestation and also about the problems which we are facing and we're going
to face in future.

This program was organized in school of village as the students are the future and care taker of
our country and also of our environment.

2 Giving information about the importance of cleanliness of hand , clothes etc.

This program was organised in primary school of village because we know that healthy
food becomes unhealthy with unhygenic hands and also about the disease which comes
in action due to unhygienic hands from which we inhale food. So , our motto for this
program was to bring awareness Among the children and the villagers for how to be
healthy and hygienic.

As a good soul resides in healthy body.

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Cleaning of Hand :-
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Madhayan bhojan :- Mid day meal scheme is a school program by govt. of india
design to improve the nutritional statusof student of the school childrens nationwide this
program supplies free lunch for preprimary and middle primary student of schoolon working
days.

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Place:- Choti Gurhati

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 Sarv shiksha abhiyan

Sarv shiksha abhiyan

Place :- Govt primary school, Choti Gurhati

we conducted this program for the teaching of students & give the personal
experience about school life to student

Total no of student :-30

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Independence day celebration

Place :- Gram panchayat , Choti Gurhati

Independence Day is annually celebrated on 15 August, as a national

holiday in India commemorating the nation's independence from the United Kingdom on 15
August 1947, the UK Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act 1947 transferring
legislative sovereignty to the Indian Constituent Assembly. India still retained King George VI as
head of state until its transition to full republican constitution. India attained independence
following the Independence Movement noted for largely non-violent resistance and civil
disobedience led by the Indian National Congress (INC).

We are together in the village Choti Gurhati at 7:00am for celebrating

The Independence day with teacher students, villager .

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