Agricultural extension officers furnish farmers with vital data, for example, designs in crop costs, new seed assortments, crop management, and marketing. Introduction to such exercises is proposed to expand agriculturists’ capacity to streamline the utilization of their assets.
They act as middlemen between basic data/research and agriculturists. On the one side they liaise between the farmers and research scientists, and on opposite side amongst agriculturists and policy makers. They help farmers with basic leadership by guaranteeing that proficient learning is acquired keeping in mind the end goal to accomplish victories.
A steady supply of opportune and fitting information to this gathering of agricultural information clients will upgrade the nature of info they give to farmers, analysts, and policy makers.
Rural extension officers communicate to farmers about horticultural information on natural resources, livestock, crops, on how best to use the farmland, how to develop proper irrigation system plans, monetary utilization and storage of water, how to battle animal diseases, and save money on the cost of farming equipment and methods. It is important that farmers completely appreciate this information and apply the counsel with their agricultural production.
Agricultural extension officers frequently proliferate new farming strategies, and on the grounds that farmers have the last say, agricultural extension officers dependably counsel and work intimately with them. Extension officers urge agriculturists to embrace new, enhanced techniques for cultivating, utilizing an assortment of strategies to reach farmers i.e. organizing study groups for farmers, ‘farmer days’, demonstrations, lectures and literature, as well as informing the media. The best method though, is through personal contact with farmers on their farms.
They proliferate farming and improvement programs aimed for reaching marginalized farmers or the individuals who have little access to information and extension services. They do this in a joint effort with farming communities, helping them to help themselves to be more confident and independent.