PERCEIVED CONSTRAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS OF SCIENTISTS AND EXTENSIONISTS IN GENERATION AND TRANSFER OF LIVESTOCK TECHNOLOGIES IN VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCE UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

The present study has made an attempt to identify the constraints faced by scientists and extensionists in
effective generation and transfer of livestock technologies and its extent of seriousness under six categories viz.,
financial, human resource, infrastructural or institutional, technological, socio-economic and any other constraints.
The data was collected from scientists and extensionists of four Universities and Institutes in North India through
questionnaire and discussion. The study revealed that non-availability of skilled staff and lack of public- private
partnership were the major constraints in the universities. Further, irregular or untimely budget receipt and highly
engaged in other works were the most serious constraints faced by the scientists. Among various constraints faced by
extensionists, non-availability of inputs and lack of motivation were the major constraints, while non-availability of
skilled staff, lack of incentives were the most serious constraints faced by extensionists. The study concluded that
there is a need to reorient the research and extension system to produce need based technologies through empirical
efforts in livestock sector. Further, to strengthen generation and transfer of livestock technologies, there is a need to
find suitable solutions based on the suggestions proposed so that need based and field relevant technologies can be
generated and transferred effectively for the farming community.