in this ppt use of telephones their advantages or disadvantages are describes . agri extension definition and individual contact methods are also describes

2. UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE FAISLABAD
SUB CAMPUS DEPALPUR (OKARA)
Agriculture Extension Education
(301)
Today’s topic:
Telephone Calls
Class: B.Sc (Hons) Agriculture (section: A)
Presented by: Group D
Group Leader: Hamood-u-Rehman
Dr. Tahir Munir Butt

3. Agriculture Extension Education:
“Delivery of Information input to farmers”
 Boosting agriculture
 Productivity
 Increasing Food Security
 Improving Rural Livelihood

4. METHODS:
 Individual Contact Method
 Group Contact Method
 Mass Contact Method

5. Individual Contact Methods
“Direct Contact Method for specific purpose”
Established through:
 Telephone Calls
 Farm Visit
 Home Visit
 Office Call
 Result Demonstration
 Personal Letters

6. TELEPHONE
CALLS
“It is the contact between
Extension Worker and Farmer
directly over the telephone for
one or more specific purpose
connected with extension”

7. USE OF TELEPHONE IN EXTENSION
Extension workers use the telephone mostly for the following purposes
 To make appointment with farmers
 To enquire about the schedule
of visits
 To seek help from technical
specialists faced by farmers
 To check the progress made by
field workers in various extension project

8. ADVANTEGES:
 Medium of person to person communication.
 Opportunity to farmer to get a quick answer to their questions.
DISADVANTEGES:
 However the use of the telephone as a teaching medium is not common
and popular in Pakistan, because of the high cost and non-availability of
telephones to a large number of farmers.
 Only a fraction of farming community,
mostly big landholders, enjoy this facility.