Theory question 110
Agricultural Extension(a) State seven objectives of agricultural extension.
(b) List the three main types of extension teaching methods and explain any two of them.
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(a) Any seven: teach farmers improved methods; increase production and income; raise rural living standards; link research and farmers; help farmers solve problems; encourage adoption of innovations; organise farmers into groups/cooperatives; help farmers get inputs and credit; develop rural leadership; inform farmers of policies
(b) Individual methods – farm and home visits, office calls, telephone; personal advice on the farmer's own problems
Group methods – meetings, demonstrations, field days, tours; many farmers learn together and see results
Mass methods – radio, television, newspapers, posters, films; reach many farmers quickly and cheaply
Name all three types and explain two.