Contribution of Farm Scientists in Transfer of Technology

U. D. Jagdale; S. B. Shinde; K. V. Gurav; S. U. Jagdale

Contribution of Farm Scientists in Transfer of Technology

U. D. Jagdale ¹, S. B. Shinde ², K. V. Gurav ³, S. U. Jagdale ⁴

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Kolhapur (M.S.), India
2 Department of Agricultural Extension, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar (M.S.), India
3 Department of Agri. Extension, Zonal Agri. Research Station, (National Agricultural Research Project), Kolhapur (M.S.), India
4 College of Agriculture, Kolhapur (M.S.), India

The study was an attempt to study the contribution of farm scientists in transfer of technology. The 226 farm scientists working in the cadre viz., JRA/SRAs, APs and Asso.Prof./Professors under the jurisdiction of MPKV were considered. The majority of farm scientists had medium level of contribution in transfer of technology followed by high level contribution. The majority of Asst.Prof./Profs. had participated in various extension activities followed by Assist. Professors and JRA/SRAs. The large majority (85.00 per cent) of farm scientists participated in farmers melawa followed by farm publications(65.00 per cent)and newspapers (69.00 per cent) for transfer of technology.