Aparna Jaiswal*, N.K. Khare1, S.R.K. Singh2 and Vishal Meshram3
College of Agriculture, Balaghat, JNKVV(Jabalpur)
1Department of Extension Education, JNKVV, Jabalpur
2ICAR-ATARI
3KVK Mandla
Received-02.02.2022, Revised-15.02.2022, Accepted-26.02.2022
Abstract: The agro advisory sector is going through major change in last few decades. Public extension service is often blamed for not being able to disseminate technical agricultural knowledge on time and handle the diverse demands of the farming community as per their need. As a result, due to fragmented and competitive nature of advisory services, private sector extension providers have entered into the market. Agri input dealers are those extension providers. The National Institute of Agriculture Extension Management (MANAGE) had developed a one-year diploma course titled ‘Diploma in Agricultural Extension Services for Input Dealers (DAESI)’, which imparts relevant and location-specific agricultural formal education to equip these input dealers with sufficient knowledge. Keeping these things in view the study was conducted to obtain constraints and suggestions from DAESI input dealers of Balaghat and Mandla districts of M.P. High fees structure and lacking of appreciation in terms of awards were the major constraints and less fees structure with more use of local language in study material were the major suggestions given by the DAESI input dealers.
Keywords: Public extension service, Farming community, Agriculture extension management
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