All detail about CCS HAU University, Hisar

1. EXTENSION SYSTEM
IN CCSHAU
Deepika
Ph.d Research scholar
CCSHAU, HISAR, HARYANA

2.  Extension education is one of the three major
functions of the CCS Haryana Agricultural
University, Hisar
•The responsibility for planning,
organizing, conducting and coordinating
the extension education activities of the
university in the Haryana State lies with
the Directorate of Extension Education.

3. Functions of Directorate
 Acts as bridge between the research scientist
and the farmers
 Transfer of technologies from scientists to the
ultimate clients through field functionaries .
 To find out the problems of the field to be
passed on to various research departments for
working on a solution to the problem

4.  Its aim is the transfer of technology to
potential farmers and farm-women regarding
agriculture, animal husbandry, home science
and other areas mainly through the
functionaries of departments of agriculture,
and women and child development

5. ASSOCIATE
DIRECTOR(FARM
ADVISORY
SERVICE)
ASSOCIATE
DIRECTOR
(TRAINING
ASSOCIATE
DIRECTOR
(EXTENSION)
ASSOCIATE
DIRECTOR
(PUBLICATIONS)
MANAGER
(KISAN SEWA
KENDRA)
PRINCIPAL
(EXTENSION
EDUCATION
INSTITUTE,
NILOKHERI)
DIRECTORATEOF EXTENSION EDUCATION
DIRECTOR
EXTENSION
SPECIALISTS (10)
[HEADQUARTER]
ASSISTANT
PROFESSORS (11)
ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR (1)
ASSISTANT
PRPROFESSOR
(OFESSORS (3)
ASSISTANT
(6)
ASSOCIATE
PROFESSORS
(4)
ASSISTANT
PROFESSORS
(5)
KRISHIVIGYAN
KENDRA
(DISTRICT LEVEL)
. COORDINATOR (1), DISTRICT EXTENSION SPECIALISTS (6)

6. Extension Education Advisory Committee
For policy decisions about the activities and functioning of
Directorate of Extension Education, there is an Extension
Education Advisory Committee (EEAC) with the Vice-Chancellor
as Chairman and Director Extension Education as Member-
Secretary
Farm Advisory Service
Farm Advisory Service covers the entire state through its 18
KVKs and one Agricultural Technology Information Centre
(ATIC) for disseminating relevant technologies to different
clientele entailing rural development including farmers, farm
women, rural youth and developments agencies.

7. KISAN SEWA KENDRA (AGRICULTURAL
TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION CENTRE) (ATIC)
Kisan Sewa Kendra (ATIC) was established near Gate No. 4 of
the University on Hisar-Rajgarh road with the financial
assistance of ICAR. Seeds of recommended varieties of crops
and vegetables, vegetable and fruit nursery plants, bio-fertilizer,
spawn, animal products and preserved food products, etc

9. Krishi Gyan Kendras (KGKs)
• The Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi,
conceptualized and introduced Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Farm
Service Centres) as an innovative science based institute for
vocational training of farming community,
•The philosophy behind launching the KVKs system is to
accelerate production in agriculture and allied fields by reducing
the time lag between the technology generation and its transfer to
the end users – based on principle of "Seeing is believing" and
"Learning by doing".

10. MAJOR ACTIVITIES
 Agricultural Officers' Workshop
•The Directorate of Extension Education organises two Agricultural
Officers' Workshops – one for Kharif and another for Rabi crops.
•Horticultural Officers'
Workshop
• Animal Husbandry Officers' Workshop
•Home Science Officers' Workshop

11.  Demonstrations
Demonstrations on various crops/livestock/home science
activities, etc., are conducted regularly.

12. Adaptive Research Trials/Front Line
Demonstrations
Testing research findings at farmers’ fields to obtain feed back
from farmers
The data obtained from these trials give a detailed analysis of
recommendations that may or may not be included in the
package of practices

13. Vocational Trainings by KVKs
The quality training imparted by KVKs helps trainees to
develop self confidence about recent advances in
technology concerning their vocations

14. Farmers’ Fairs and Farm Darshans
To depict the improved technologies, various types of Fairs, Field
days/Kisan Diwas/Mini Kisan Melas are organised by the Directorate
of Extension Education at different KrishiVigyan Kendras.

15. Home Science in the Upliftment of Rural Women
The home science strives to fill up this gap by way of introducing
scientific ways and means of management of household activities
through transfer of technology in the form of regular trainings,
campaigns, lectures, farm and home visits, demonstrations,
exhibitions and Mini Kisan Mela, etc

16. Merits and Limitations of Extension
System
 Merits:
 Increasing the cultivated area under High
Yielding Varieties Programme.
 Dissemination of new knowledge of farming
for increasing the cropping intensity.
 Increasing employment of family labour.
 Raising marginal value of productivity of all
inputs.
 Accelerating the extent of adoption of
recommended practices

17. Limitation....
 INADEQUATE NUMBERS AND
QUALIFICATION OF STAFF
Extension organizations in developing
countries face the major problems of
professional incompetence and lack of
motivation among their employees.

18. POOR INFRASTRUCTURE
Infrastructure particularly the condition of
transport, communication, and market
facilities affects both farmers and extension.
The capacity to move people, inputs, and
produce and to send and receive information
influences extension activities and capacity.
Market infrastructure itself may be lacking or
inadequate.

19. SOCIO-CULTURE FACTORS
socio-cultural factors are leading constraints
to the effectiveness of extension. Language
differences and some cultural practices can
impede the communication of improved
technology unless they are taken into account.
The division of labor between the sexes can
differ along cultural lines and influences the
nature of farming systems in different regions.

20. Associated with the failure of many
programmes to reach the majority of
smallholders is the tendency of agricultural
extension services to focus their attention on
male farmers
NEGLECT OF WOMEN IN
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION

21. AGRO-ECOLOGICAL FACTORS
The fact the natural environment strongly
influences extension planning and operations,
extension should respond to the technological
needs of farmers in different agro-ecological
zones . Differences in temperature, rainfall,
soil types and others are reflected in the
diversity of farming conditions and production
systems found.

22. LACK OF PEOPLE’S
PARTICIPATION
No development can take place without
people’s participation. Through participation,
community people contribute their resources
towards the programmes, develop ownership
of the project and eventually sustain it because
they are part of it and they feel appreciated.

23. people often fail to participate in extension
programmes due to different factors leading to
failure in the projects introduced. For
example, the remote living conditions of
people serve as a constraint to involving them
more in planning of extension activities, and
the lack of knowledge and interest hinders
their involvement