DAESI Facilitator’s Opinion on Input Dealers as Para-extension Agents

A Q-sort Method


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Authors

  • Balusu Gopichand National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE)
  • Mahantesh Shirur National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE)
  • G. Naveen Kumar National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE)

Keywords:

Private Extension System, DAESI, Q-Grid, Farm Advisory, Diploma in Agricultural Extension Services for Input Dealers

Abstract

The need for input dealers as para-extension professionals is more evident from the pressure the public extension system face in delivering advisory services and implementing agriculture development and farmers welfare programs. The DAESI program is particularly designed to improve the knowledge and skills of the input dealers to provide quality extension services. The facilitators who plans the program and implement it at the NTI level are always keen on observing the input dealers. The facilitator’s opinion is most important in this regard to investigate the most agreeable extension services delivered by input dealers and the vice-versa. The Q-sort method was employed to know the opinion where the facilitaors are forced to choose the specified number of agreed, neutral and disgareed activities.

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Submitted

25-09-2024

Published

17-09-2024

Issue

Vol. 25 No. 1 (2024)

Section

Articles

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The author owns the copyright of the article until the article is accepted for publication. After the communication of acceptance, the copyright of the article is owned by MANAGE and should not be reproduced elsewhere without the written permission of the editor and the authors of the article.

How to Cite

Gopichand, B., Shirur, M., & Kumar, G. N. (2024). DAESI Facilitator’s Opinion on Input Dealers as Para-extension Agents: A Q-sort Method. Journal of Agricultural Extension Management, 25(1), 85. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JAEM/article/view/157095