Extension
Farmer Scientist Forum
Farmer-led Extension Approch for Technology Backstopping and Knowledge Empowerment
Key Features :
- Established in 2008
- Total 40 farmers as Members
- Total 99 Monthly Meetings Organised
Implementing Approch :
- Farmer's Participatory Extention Approch
- Farmer to Farmer Extension
- Location Specific Technology Intervention
Extension Methodologies Adopted :
- Group Discussion
- Lecture cum Demonstartion
- Field Visits
- Sharing of Farmer's Experience
- Sale of Technology Products
- University Publications
Different Crops/Subjects Covered During Meetings | ||
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Mango | Fruit Processing Technology | Dairy |
Cashew | Paddy | Poultry |
Cocnut | Pulses | Goat |
Sapota | Cereals | Vermicompost |
Arecanut | Fishery | Farm Machinary |
Spices | Mashroom | Sources of Finance |
Vegeratable Farming | Apiculture | Sources of Information |
Achievements :
- Capacity Building of Member Famers
- Technology Adoptation by Farmers
- Increased Crop Productivity of Member Farmers
- Crop Diversification
- Agro-enterprunership Development
- Enhanced profitablity of Farmers
- Farmers bestowed with awards and recognistions
- Members considered as 'Resource Expert' for fellow farmers in social system