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Research Communication Sector
The purpose of the communication sector in the regional RCs
is to mainly make the research findings available to the farmers
through the extension agents. Thus production of extension
material and dissemination of research findings are the two
major roles of this sector.
The Research Communication Sector will adopt the following
program structure in the 10th FYP.
Table 11: Program Structure for Research Communication in
10th FYP
Subprogram : Research Communication Project
Project 1 Technology Packaging & Publication
Project 2 Training
Project 3 Research Extension Linkages
Project 4 VERCON
Project 5 Information Corner
Subprogram : Farmer Groups and Cooperatives
Project 1 Farmers Group Formation
Project 2 Group Support, Monitoring and Evaluation
Subprogram : Extension Methodology Research
Project 1 Research Outreach Program
Project 2 Technology Park
Subprogram : Information Management
Project 1 Library
Project 2 Regional RNR Database
Strategies
In order to fulfill the national goal of poverty eleviation
and self sufficiency, increase in production is limited to
the use of improved varieties and breeds. Hence swift uptake
of new technology by the farmers is of utmost importance.
Thus during the 10th Five Year Plan, following strategies
will be adopted to pursue the objectives of this sector.
• Production of high quality useful and relevant extension
information for farming
• Training of EAs and Farmers
• Make extension information available at the extension
centres
• Improve the research extension linkages through meetings
and other discussion forums
• Support the extension service through use of VERCON
website
• Organize farmers into self help groups
• Showcasing research technology at the geog using Technology
park mechanism.
• Research into finding appropriate extension methodology
such as the Research Outreach Program
• Building a strong regional database for the purpose
of RNR planning.
Research communication
Under the Research communication Sub-program, there are five
Projects aimed at achieving the goal at subprogram level which
is to increase the adoption rate of technology which will
contribute further achieving the national goal of food self
sufficiency, poverty alleviation, income generation etc.
Here the focus is on the selection, publication and distribution
of quality extension materials for the extension agents and
farmers. Further efforts will be put to improve the extension
–research linkage through meetings
VERCON website will be fully utilized to support the EAs
at regional level in providing information and solving field
level problems which will be otherwise time consuming, cumbersome
and not possible at their level.
Farmers Group
This subprogram aims at harvesting the full advantage of
farmers’ group in the endeavour to make agriculture
more prosperous by providing technical assistance from the
RC. More farmers’ group with varied objectives will
be formed and further support provided to the already formed
groups until they reach maturity whereby the can plan, execute,
monitor and evaluate their program on their own without external
assistance.
Extension Methodology Research
Research into a more efficient and effective extension methodology
will be done through the RC. Efforts have already been made
by RCs and these studies such as the Research Program will
be continued in the 10th Plan. Technology Park is another
avenue being pursued .These parks will be made fully functional
so that farmers are impressed by such new technologies which
they can try at home after visiting these sites.
Information Management
For proper planning of RNR programs at regional level data
base for the region is a prized asset which is lacking at
present. The RC will make concerted efforts in establishing
an RNR data bank at the regional level which will be useful
once complete.
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