TY  - BOOK
AU  - Debnath, Amit 
AU  - R.Saravanan
TI  - Analysis of public agricultural extension services in Tripura
U1  - 630.715095145 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Umiam
PB  - CPGS, CAU
KW  - Agricultural Extension Services
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Tripura
N1  - Abstract :
Agriculture being a state subject, the bulk of public investment in agriculture takes place at the level of state and the Central Government supports the state as a catalyst. There are several organizations engaged in extension work for agriculture and allied sectors. But the Department of Agriculture (DoA) in all the States and Union Territories is the prime organization for providing agricultural extension services to the farmers (clientele). Hence, the study was conducted in all the four districts of Tripura and data was collected from Agriculture Officers(AOs), Village Level Workers (VLWs) and farmers (clientele) using structured interview schedule. The findings of the study indicated that information input behaviour level for the AOs was medium (67.65 percent), for VLWs also was medium (37.50 per cent) and for clientele was low (38.33 per cent). The information evaluation behaviour level for the AOs was medium (70.59 per cent), VLWs was high (43.75 percent) and clientele was medium (51.67 per cent). The information storage behaviour level was medium for AOs (52.94 per cent), VLWs (75 per cent) as well as clientele (51.67 per cent). Information transformation behaviour level for AOs was medium (55.88 per cent) and for VLWs, it was equally low and medium i.e. 37.50 per cent. The individual contact methods usage level of the AOs was medium (50 per cent) and for VLWs it was equally low and medium (43.75 per cent). The group contact methods usage level was medium for AOs (55.88 per cent) as well as VLWs (50 per cent). The mass media contact methods usage was medium for AOs (52.90 per cent) and high for VLWs (46.90 per cent). The visual aid usage level of the AOs was medium (64.71 per cent) and VLWs was low (46.88 percent). The information output behaviour level of the clientele was medium (48.33 per cent). Majority of the clientele had expressed medium relevancy (65 per cent), quality (51.67 per cent) but the overall clientele satisfaction was high (38.33 per cent) among more than one-third of clientele. From the effectiveness indicators, the total expenditure intensity of the department was `3831.13/ha/year and extension expenditure intensity was `2260.46/ha/year. The clientele contact intensity was 1.75 hr/clientele/year and the technical manpower: cultivator ratio was 1:1218. The overall process level index was 68.88 and the overall outcome level index was 72.45 for the DoA
; Includes bibliographical references
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