Directorate Of Extension Education Aau Jorhat

I want to know the function and the Organizational network of Directorate Of Extension Education Aau Jorhat so can you tell me?

The Directorate of Extension Education has been maintaining liaisons with the Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Assam since inception.

The Directorate provides all necessary steps for adoption and dissemination of technologies evolved locally at AAU.

Also this Directorate has been maintaining linkages with other line departments of the NE states like Fishery, Veterinary & Animal Husbandry and Sericulture.

Extension Education services to the farmers field has been warmly accepted by the farmers of the region.

The Directorate of Extension Education provides ample opportunity for convincing and motivating the resource poor farmers of the region towards low cost technologies through its Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), Farmers visits to AAU farms and to Agricultural Technology Information Centre (ATIC) and through other farm related programmes.

Apart from this, the Publication and Information wing of the Directorate regularly publishes Annual Reports, Newsletters, Farm Newspaper, Extension Bulletins etc. Besides, the technologies generated in the University are disseminated through electronic and print media.

The mandates of the Directorate

Developing linkages between various govt. and non govt. organizations concerned with agricultural and allied e/xtension programmes.

Advisory services to farmers

Functioning as a centre for collecting, storing and disseminating information to farmers and extension functionaries.

Organizing need-based training for extension functionaries, farmers, farm women, rural youths and SHG members.

Conducting demonstration for transfer of technology.

Entrepreneurship development in agriculture and allied areas.

Publication.

Organizational network of the Directorate



Contact-

Assam Agriculural University
Jorhat, PIN - 785013
Assam
Telefax: 0376-2340001
Email: webadmin(at)aau.ac.in

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