Restructured and Revised syllabi of post-graduate programmes. The BSMA committee report submitted by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) are developed to streamline and address postgraduate and PhD programs. On the recommendations of the NCG, 19 Broad Subject Matter Area (BSMA) Committees have been constituted by the ICAR for revising the syllabus. These Committees held discussions at length in the meetings and workshops organized across the country, framed and revised the content.

Core areas like understanding the policy, importance of policies for extension, ensure funding, institutional restructuring, capacity building of extension functionaries, types of policies, policy as a product and process, structured policies and institutions- how this influence defining organizational roles and performance in extension organizations, formulation of policies, role and importance of policies in up scaling knowledge, role of governments support policies in knowledge-based institutions success. policy advocacy and tools, approaches to policy advocacy, policy advocacy strategies, policy analysis, types of policy analysis, have been described with suitable illustrations in simple understandable language for the readers. methods and techniques commonly used in policy analysis, ethical policy analysis, tools for policy impact research, policy influence tools, policy development process, environmental factors, environmental factors, influencing policy change through generating evidence, engaging with policymakers, global experience with agricultural extension policies, challenges in policy implementation etc., all the above mentioned topics were well documented according to the syllabus.

An attempt has been made to include newer areas and concepts according to guidelines of Broad Subject Matter Area Committees (BSMA) for the benefit of the readers. This book tried to incorporate the recent advances. We acknowledge the authors whose study has been cited and to all those who motivated us to bring out this publication. We also acknowledge sincere efforts of reviewers in compilation and publication of the book.

Preeti Tetarwal is a Ph.D. Scholar in the department of Agricultural Extension Education at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. She pursued her Master's degree from Navsari Agricultural University, Gujarat and Graduated from Swami Keshawanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, Rajasthan. In her credit, she has cleared ASRB NET in 2023 UGC NET in 2023 and 2024 and also secured UGC JRF in 2024. She has published a good number of research papers in NAAS rated journals. In her credit, she has many book chapters, popular articles.

P. Bhuvanasri is a Ph.D. Scholar in the department of Agricultural Extension Education at Chaudhury Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. She has an experience of 3 years in research, extension and training in the discipline. She pursued her Master's degree from Central Agricultural University- Imphal and Graduated from Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad. In her credit, she has cleared UGC NET and ASRB NET in 2021 and 2023, secured UGC JRF in 2024.Her specialization is in Social Network Analysis and Climate smart Agriculture. She has published a good number of research papers in NAAS rated journals. In her credit, she has many book chapters, review papers popular articles, and is recipient of Best Oral and Poster presentation awards.

Saurabh Pandey is a Ph.D. student at Anand Agricultural University Anand, Gujarat in the department of Agricultural extension and communication. He received a master's degree from National Dairy Research Institute Karnal, Haryana. He graduated from Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, Uttar Pradesh. He has cleared ASRB NET in 2023 He has published many research papers, articles and book chapters and is a recipient of the best thesis award and best oral presentation award.

Jagannath Pathak is Professor & Head, Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Banda University of Agriculture &Technology, Banda. He has handled six international and national research projects relating to soil fertility and their management and Recipient of several awards including Bharat Gaurav award. He is working on restoration of soil fertility and nutrient management and delivering expert lectures on different aspects of agriculture. Dr. Pathak is a faculty of BUAT and actively engaged in teaching/guiding of PG & Ph.D. students, research and extension in the area of Soil Science &Agricultural Chemistry. He has published more than 40 research papers and several book chapters, popular articles, leaflet/folders, technical bulletins and abstracts. He also delivered 30 radio and TV talks.

1. Understanding Policy
2. Policy Advocacy and Tools
3. Policy Analysis
4. Policy Development Process
5. Influencing Policy Change
6. Global Experience with Extension Policy