The book "Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education" provides a thorough understanding of extension education and its role in agricultural development. This book covers various aspects such as effective teaching methods, organizational setup, ICT applications, rural and community development, extension administration, transfer of technology, monitoring and evaluation, new trends in agricultural extension, communication principles, diffusion and adoption of innovations, and agriculture journalism. The text is structured into six units, comprising a total of nineteen chapters, and includes mind maps, multiple-choice questions, and comprehensive exercises encompassing short and long-form questions to facilitate knowledge assimilation. After completing this course, undergraduate students majoring in BSc Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fisheries, or Veterinary Sciences will be able to demonstrate the following course outcomes.

Sapna Jarial: Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension
School of Agriculture, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab-144 411

1    History and Extension Systems in India

      Sapna Jarial

2    The Evolution of Agricultural Extension Services in India

      Deepak Chand Meena

3    Introduction to Extension Education

      Nikita Khoisnam

4    Teaching and Learning in Extension

      Nikita Khoisnam

5    Extension Programme Planning

      Nikita Khoisnam

6    Rural Development

      Vipal Bhagat and Sapna Jarial

7    Rural Development Programs

      Arnab Roy

8    Community Development: Meaning and Concept

      Priyanka Lal

9    Rural Leadership: Concept and Definition, Types of Leaders in
      Rural Context

      Termaric Oinam

10  Extension Administration: Meaning and Concept, Principles
      and Functions

      Termaric Oinam

11  Transfer of Technology: Concept and Models

      Mukesh Chaudhary

12  Capacity Building of Extension Personnel

      Mukesh Chaudhary

13  Information and Communication Technologies Applications in
      Transfer of Technology

      Yanglem Lakshimai Devi

14  Monitoring and Evaluation in the Extension Programme

      Chethan Patil N.D.

15  New Trends in Agriculture Extension and Communication

      Neela Madhav Patnaik and Usha Das

16  Communication

      Pratick Mondal

17  Diffusion of Innovations

      Dangi Pooja Arun and Neelam Kumari

18  Diffusion and Adoption

      Haobijam James Watt and Devina Seram

19  Agricultural Journalism

      Y.S. Bagal and Meenakshi Anand

20  Agriculture Journalism

      Yanglem Lakshimai Devi, Sapna Jarial, Sharad Sachan and Roop Kumar

      References

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