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EXTENSION EDUCATION INSTITUTE

ACHARYA N.G.RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY

RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD

The Follow Up Of Training Programmes Conducted For Middle Level Officers Of Agriculture And Allied Departments Of

kerala State.

Conducted by

Dr. P.Rameshkumar Reddy

Dr. B.Jamuna Rani

Dr.G.Veerendranath

Sri K. Venkateswar Rao

Directorate of Extension

Ministry of Agriculture

Department of Agriculture & Cooperation

Government of India New Delhi

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FOLLOW UP OF TRAINING PROGRAMMES

CONDUCTED BY EXTENSION EDUCATION INSTITUTE

IN KERALA, A CLIENT STATE

1. Introduction

In the present age of information explosion through modern means of communication

the training of the employees has become an unavoidable phenomenon for all the

organizations. The modern scientific methods of increasing production have generated the need

to develop the human resources of its organizations to equip with the latest knowledge, skills

for improving their performance and stay up to date with the changing needs of the society.

Training is a costly input involving human, material, financial and other resources

hence it becomes essential for the training institutions/sponsoring institutions to know what

has been the effect and impact of the training programme. It is essential to know the extent of

adoption of the content by the trainees. It also provides scope to identify the constraints in the

adoption of knowledge or skills and also helps in identifying the future needs of the clientele.

2. Objectives

For effective training and learning evaluation, follow up is an essential activity The

study was conducted with following objectives:

• Extent of utilization of knowledge /skills gained during the programme at field level

How successful were the trainees in implementing their action plans?

• To identify out the future training needs of the officers

• To verify the benefits accrued by the farmers at field level through the trained officers

3. Methodology - the Process

A three member team Dr.P.RameshkumarReddy, Professor, Dr.B.Jamuna Rani, Associate

Professor, Dr.G.Veerendranath, Associate Professor visited kerala state from 2528 th

September 2007 to study the impact of the training programmes conducted to the officers of

the three departments ie Agriculture ,Animal Husbandry, Dairy Departments of

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Kerala state during the years 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 under the main coordination

and assistance provided by the Department of Agriculture, Kerala state. The follow up study

was systematically planned and conducted as below:

3.1 FIRST PHASE: (Planning & Preparation )

1. The Department wise and year wise list of the officers trained by EEI was prepared for

the three years.

2. The total training programmes were broadly categorized under three heads namely

Communication, Management and Rural development .

The on-campus and Off campus training programmes conducted by EEI, Rajendranagar

during the years 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07 were categorized under three broad areas.

Those are

1. Communication related Trainings

2. Management related Trainings

(3) Sensitization programmes on new trends and contemporary areas. 1)

Communication & Training related programmes

1. Upgradation of Communication Skills

2. Farm Journalism

3. Use of Mass media in Agriculture

4. Training Management Skills

5. Training Methods

6. Production and Use of A.V. aids

7. Information Communication Technology

8. Communication & Media Strategy

9. Video production technology.

2) Management Skills related programmes

1. Extension Management Skills

2. Human Resource Development

3. Participatory Planning & Watershed Management.

4. Market led Extension Management

5. Behavioural Skills (Personality Development)

6. Disaster Management

7. Monitoring & Evaluation

8. Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)

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3) Sensitization Programmes

1. WTO its implications to Indian Agriculture

2. Promotion of Public Private Partnerships

3. Gender Sensitization

4. Building Rural Institutions

5. Management of Self Help Groups

6. Management of Farmers Group

7. Operationalization of SREP

8. Development of Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods

9. Change Management in Agriculture

3. Follow up Proforma’s were developed for each training programme

4. A general Proforma was also developed to know the general aspects of the training

programme

3.2 SECOND PHASE (Arrangement Phase)

The letters consisting of programme schedule for follow up from 25-28 th September was

communicated to the Directors of three departments of Kerala state asking the Agriculture

Department which is the major department to coordinate the other two departments and arrange

for the follow up programme from 25-28 th September ,2007.

3.3 THIRD PHASE: IMPLEMENTATION PHASE :

The follow up team met the JDA (Agrl),and ADA ( training ) two days before the follow up

visit to ensure the arrangements of the programme of 25-09-07 as the team were involved in

an off campus training programme at Trivandrum on “Participatory training management

skills” from 18-24 th September 2007,hence the team could personally meet the officers of

Dept of Agrl. and requested for the arrangements to be made on 25-09-07.

The Director of Agriculture, Kerala State, the Director of Dairy, Mrs.Sarojini ,the

Director of Animal Husbandry, Dr________ provided all the support guidance and

cooperation. The Joint Director of Agriculture Mrs.Radhamoni coordinated the total

programme where she was with the follow up team for two days and coordinated the

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programme along with the line departments and facilitated in conducting the follow up study

by making all arrangements including travel and accommodation to the team members. The

training incharges of three departments Mrs.Susheela, ADA agriculture, Dr.Shajan Alex,

Deputy Director of Dairy department and Dr.Suma Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry

,Kerala provided all the guidance .

3.3.1 FIRST DAY (25-09-07)

• A review meeting was held at Thiruvananthapuram on 25-09-07 in the seminar hall at

the Soil Testing lab , Department of Agriculture,Kerala

• The Follow up team, the JDA (Agrl), Deputy Directors of Animal Husbandry and

Dairy departments also participated in the meeting .

31 officers of three departments who were trained at EEI attended the review meeting

(Detailed list of officers is presented in Annexure – I)

The details of department wise participation presented below.

Agriculture Department : 16

Animal Husbandry : 7

Dairy Development : 7

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Total: 31

• The objectives of the follow up visit was briefed to the house and the officers were

given the general proforma to know the utility of the training, learnings and its

application, the grey areas if not

useful, constraints faced by the

officers in the implementation of

the acquired knowledge and skills

and finally they were asked to list

out the future training need areas.

• Each officer was given a specific

proforma related to the training

programmes they have attended

during the years 2004-05, 200506

and 2006-07. The JDA of

Agriculture Mrs. Radhamoni,

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Training Incharge of Agriculture, Mrs Susheela, Deputy Director, AH Sri.Abdul

khader and Dr.Shajan Alex ,Deputy Director of Dairy and Follow up team decided the

route map covering Eight districts of Kerala state to be visited by the team during26 th

27th, and 28th of September 2007 were finalized.

• The trained officer working nearest to rural Trivandrum arranged a field visit to dairy

units -Two dairy units were visited

3.3.2 SECOND DAY (26-09-07) Four visits were made on 26-09-07 to the farmers fields of

Agriculture ,Dairy and Animal husbandry aspects

3.3.3 THIRD DAY (27-09-07)

The team after a night stay at Alleppy proceeded to the Principal Agricultural Office, Civil

station ,Collectorate, Alleppy to attend the review meeting of the trained officers of three

districts

• Pattanamitta

• Alleppy

• Kottayam

The details of

department wise participation presented below.

Agriculture Department : 9

Dairy Department : 1

Total: 10

10 Officers of the 2 departments attended the review meeting . (Detailed list of officers is

presented in Annexure – II)

Two Agrl officers who attended the review meeting reported that the skills gained during the

course on “Video Production technology ” helped them to develop video CDs in the areas as

below:

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Mr.M.A.Rafeek,AO, Palakkad

• Commercial Banana cultivation in Thodanadu Panchayat

• Natural calamity in moonnilavu Pooyar. They submitted the CDs to the Follow up team

Mrs.Sherly Zacharias,AO,Kottayam

Problems faced by farmers of Meenachil Krishi Bhavan,Kottayam district

Presentation of field trial for farmers

After collecting the necessary information four field visits were made two visits to Agriculture

fields, one dairy and one unit of Animal Husbandry.

3.3.4 FOURTH DAY (28-09-07)

The follow up team of EEI proceeded to Ernakulum from Aleppy and after a night stay at

Ernakulum attended the review

meeting With the officers of three

districts

• Ernakulam

• Palakkad

• Thrissur

The details of department wise

participation presented below.

Agriculture Department : 9

Animal Husbandry : 6

Dairy Development : 2

Total: 17

Fourteen officers attended the review meeting. Some of the officers mentioned that they are

highly interested to undergo training at EEI but they do not have the list of training

programmes .They further requested that all the district level offices should have the list of

training programmes so that they can undergo the training as per their needs.

One more officer Mr.Ranjan Jacob,AO, Nellykhuzhy of Ernakulam said that after attending a

training programme at EEI on Market led Extension he took the initiative to provide benefit

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the farmers by avoiding middle man. During Onam every year there will be a 3 days mela

where every year the department

Among 181 officers trained during the three years 57 officers participated in the follow up

programme.

4.0 VISITS TO FARMERS FIELDS

Four visits were made on 26-09-07 to the farmers fields of Agriculture ,Dairy and

Animal husbandry aspects

The team proceeded to Kollam district at 8am Four field visits were made on 26-09-07 Field

visit to farmers fields :

1. Two visits to farmers fields of Agriculture department as below:

a. Multi enterprise micro entrepreneur of Smt Sheeja (31 yrs ) of Idanaad panchayat ,

Chatanur block, Kollam district is the master trainer at SIRD

Trained officer at EEI: Mr. Soman, Deputy Director(Trg), attended course at EEI on

“Production of Audio visual aids” and Mrs..Thejasee bhai, AO under the control of Mr.Soman

who trained up the AO.

a. S

The follow up team with the JDA (Agrl) Smt Radhamoni ,trained officers on a field visit to farmers

field (smt Sheeja a microentrepreneur)

b. G-Mushroom spawn production unit

(CHARMS), Meenad village ,Kollam

district

Eight women of Meenad village Chathanur; Krishi

Bhavan under the able guidance of Smt.

Thejaseeebhai, AO & Sri Soman, Dy Director (Trg.)

Kollam district a self help group CHARMS was

formed in the year 2005 a micro enterprise

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“Mushroom spawn production unit” was started with an investment of 1.5 lakhs with Rs.

20000/- subsidy from DOA; a loan of one lakh from bank & the rest borne by the members.

Two types of mushrooms i.e. milky & oyster mushrooms were cultivated and each member is

earning an income of Rs. 500/- a week after incoming the expert.

2.Field visit of a Dairy unit of Charakkara panchayat, Chatanur block Trained officer at EEI:

Mr.Ravindran Pillai, Dairy Extension officer, Chatanoor block attended a Workshop at EEI on

“Human Resource Development” reported that

the programme not only was useful to develop

his own personality but also he used the skills

in improving the human resources of the

clientele he is working with, Smt Shirley a

dairy farmer never came out of the house to

manage her resources. Thus Mr.Pillai

motivated her to join as a member of existing cooperative later proved her abilities and now

is the secretary of the cooperative consisting 230 members. Smt.Shirley earlier with 5 cows is

now a owner of 23 cows which yield 70-80 ltrs milk per day .She under the guidance of

Mr.Pillai is also studying M Com through distance education . She expressed that Mr.Pillai is

behind her success.

3. Livestock Management Training Centre(LMTC),Kuttiyam:

Officers who attended training at EEI on “Video Production Technology” Dr.Shine Kumar,

VS and Dr.Ajit Babu,VS reported that the training at EEI provided them with the basic skills

in Video production and they developed three CDs on the areas as below:

a. Grama Samrudhi(Covering all aspects of Animal Husbandry activities)

b. Foot&Mouth

Vaccination

c. Ranikat Disease

The CDs developed by these two

officers are under multiplication

to supply all AH units

4.2THIRD DAY (27-10-07 )

FIELD VISITS :

1. Agriculture

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a. Paddy cultivation Cooperative basis in Paravoor village,Ambalapuzha block,

Alaphuzha district. 240 farmers

with a landholding ranging between 1-4 acres formed

a society called Kurugapada society .They have taken up

the cultivation in 104 hactares under the technical guidance

of the Agricultural Officer Mrs.Seena, AO,

Alaphuzha who attended a training programme” Training

Management” at EEI is providing the necessary guidance

through pre season and on season training programmes.

She was happy to mention that she learnt the skills of conducting the training

programmes systematically. She gained skills in Trg needs assessment, she is very

careful now in developing training design and content and checklist is really helping

her to conduct systematically. The farmers were very happy with her services.

(Case study developed)

b. Community Development centre at Kanjikuzhy village: 262 SHGs formed a

community development centre.

The members were encouraged

by the agricultural officer Smt.

Seena to grow organic vegetables.

The department opened a sales

outlet where the members of

society employed two members to

take up sales and the members can sell their produce at this outlet and were avoiding

the middle men and also consumers can preserve their health by using organic

vegetables

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2.Animal husbandry :

Rabbit rearing unit: Mr.Prem kumar took up rabbit rearing unit and earning an income of Rs

140/kg of meat and Rs 70/- per live rabbit. This venture was encouraged by the Veterinary

officer Mr.Thomas, Dty Director who underwent a training programme on “Upgradation of

Communication skills” claims that he could use the techniques in convincing the farmer to take

up rabbit rearing and also many surrounding farmers are showing inclination to adopt this

venture. The farmers who were present at this visit expressed a need for training in

“Rabbit skin processing ,preservation and marketing” and they requested EEI to coordinate in

conducting the training and the farmers expressed that they can attend the training wherever it

is arranged.

3.Dairy unit:

Mr.R.Sunil(20 yrs), s/o Ravindran of Komalapuram,North Alyad po,Alaphuzha had two cows

Is now a big entrepreneur with 40 buffaloes

and 50 cows. He appreciated the efforts of

Dr.Thomas for convincing him,motivating

him to taking a loan of Rs seven

lakhs and for providing the necessary technical guidance

as and when required and he claims that Dr.Thomas is

behind me contributing for my success.

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5. Out Come of the Follow up

5.1 Feed back Provided by the trainees in terms of their learning’s and field

application.

The information collected through specific formats on the training programmes were

compiled. The compilation was done according to the specific training areas. The learnings

and their application at field level presented below.

5.1.1 Communication and Training related programmes

Under this broad area the training programmes attend by the officers includes Up gradation of

Communication Skills, Farm Journalism, Training and Management Skills.

Training methods, Production and Use of A.V. Aids.

Production and Use of Audio Visual aids

• Improvement in Presentation skills

• Visual aids like chalk board, specimens, power point presentations used

• Power point presentations used for topics like Pokkali cultivation, Organic agriculture

• Using of Audio & Visual aids during Extension Talks and training to the farmers

(a) Up Gradation of Communication Skills

Effective conduct of village level meetings.

Improvement in presentation skills

Field level awareness programmes in different Panchayats were implemented through

extension talk

Farmers awareness programmes organized in coordination with local NGOs in dairy

poultry, goat rearing and rabbit rearing

Improvement in adoption of skill demonstrations particularly during Mastitis control

program, vaccination of poultry, construction of cattle sheds, full hand milking etc,.

Using Audio Visual Aids during extension talks and training to the farmers.

(b) Farm Journalism

Produced information materials on cultivation of maize, sugarcane.

Feature articles on “Conservation of Animal resources of kerala Improved skills in

writing case / success stories.

Written script to a Video programme on Succeful Dairy enterprise during a Farm

Information Bureau programme at Thiruvananthapuram with Title “Sayiyude

Gokulam” for 7 minutes duration produced at Kisan Kerala Project, Techno park,

Trivandrum

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(c) Training Management Skills(Ten officers)

Setting goal & time management in work situations helped in increasing efficiency

Knowledge and adoption of systematic procedures for conducting training programme

Analyzing training need before the conduct of training through individual/ group

methods whenever field visits are made to the fields

Active participation of trainees is ascertained through individual & group exercises,

live demonstrations, group discussions brainstorming and cases

20% using visual aids projected through LCD

Cent percent using checklist not only for training programmes but all meetings and

other formal programmes

Follow up done by assessment directly at field level.

60% trainees imparted trainings on subject oriented problems and 40% never had

opportunity to conduct trainings due to their postings either in lab or head quarters

(d) Training Methods

Training methods of meetings and demonstrations used for integrated nutrient

management, organic farming

Conducting training programmes based on identified needs.

Group Discussions conducted on plant protection measures

Field trips to convince upon organic farming

Demonstrations used for teach skills on INM

From the focused group discussions the officers revealed that after receiving trainings they

started conducting need based trainings during pre season for paddy and on season trainings

on various crops if threat found for pest and disease management. They became more

confident in conducting meetings and imparting knowledge and skills to the farmers. All of

them expressed that training programme conducted at EEI were really improving their

capabilities and they wants to attend trainings in other areas.

5.1.2 Management Skills related programmes.

Under this broad area, the trainees trained in Human Resource Development, Participatory

Planning and watershed Development, Market led Extension Management, Disaster

Management, monitoring and Evaluation and Participatory Rural Appraisal. The programme

wise feed back is presented below.

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(a) Extension Management skills

ASA-A systematic approach followed in planning executing and monitoring all the AH

activities

Able to manage a team of doctors and staff to conduct Animal Disease control

project(ADCP) in Karyoripally taluk

(b) Video Production technology:

Produced video films on the following aspects

• Grama Samrudhi(Covering all aspects of Animal Husbandry activities)

• Foot & Mouth Vaccination

• Ranikat Disease

• Problems faced by farmers on Meenachil krishi bhavan ,kottayam district

• Commercial Banana cultivation in thalanadu panchayat-An Agri Export Zone unit

Natural Calamity in moonnilavu pooryar

The trainees expressed total satisfaction in the content and thanked EEI for providing the

necessary inputs for producing the video films to guide the farmers in transfer of technologies.

(c) Market led Extension Management (Eight officers) AGRICULTURE

Contacted the buyers /middlemen and collected the data of demand of various produce

and their average prices for the past one year and decided to cultivate one crop in a

compact area suitable to that soil conditions and took up a monocrop and entered with

a Contract with the buyer

Organized SHGs and training was given on value addition of the products

Grouped interested farmers and took measures to eliminate middlemen in agrl

marketing to major extent in the officers jurisdiction.

Organic vegetables & products manufactured by SHGs were marketed by creating a

sales outlet by the dep’t where by farmers can sell their produce directly to the

consumers

Efforts of officers in Post harvest management :

A women group was formed who are involved in vegetable cultivation and also

have taken up processing of turmeric etc,.

Started small value additionunits for banana, tapioca and vegetables

Maintenance of proper cold chain

Trained farmers on packing of agricultural productswithout loosing quality and

appearance

Facilitation for contract farming

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Planned to cultivate Aloevera in 10 hectares and contacted a company “Agasthyaa

Biopharm India ltd recognized by APEDA and the project will be implemented

after one month

Using ICT for updated Market information

Using web sites like Agmarknet,www,Vuat.org,www.ufpak.org

The officers requested the EEI to communicate with them whenever they had problems through

their personal mail IDs

DAIRY

As milk is a perishable item recommended the Director ,Board member of regional

union to start bulk coolers and with difficulty got permission to purchase bulk coolers

and now are implemented at primary level societies.

(d) Participatory Planning and Watershed Management

Action plan proposed on aspects like breed improvement, vaccination, treatment

Monitoring & evaluation of dairy development under watersheds enhanced credibility

of the officers.

Strengthened committees associated with Watershed Association, watershed

committee, watershed development teams & district watershed development units.

PRA like resource map, seasonality and venn diagrams were used in watershed plans.

Included agriculture and veterinary (goat & rabbit rearing) in action plans

(e) Monitoring and Evaluation

Helped in identifying the indicators for monitoring milk production activities

Helped to evaluate the training programmes at the end of every financial year

(f) Participatory Rural Approaches

Social & resource maps,enterprise maps,time analysis were used in plans.

useful in assessing the needs in areas of fodder cultivation,mini dairy unitwhich were

implemented by the gram panchayat

5.1.3 Sensitization Programmes

Under this broad area the trainees trained includes WTO and its implications to Indian

Agriculture, Promotion of Public Private Partnerships, Gender Sanitization, Building Rural

Institutions, Strategic Research and Extension Plan and change Management in Agriculture.

The training programme wise feed back provided by them presented below.

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(a) Building Rural Institutions:

Formation of number of SHGs & Farmer Interest Groups in crops like paddy, banana,

coconut and vegetable growers groups were increased considerably .

Taken steps to strengthen farmers groups through financial assistance from banks and

schemes and concentrated on value addition and facilitated marketing

Extending development schemes and grants to women and deprived people.

Gender Sensitization

Special consideration to the under privileged in the various projects related to livestock

and poultry rearing

Encouraged for sharing of responsibilities among the genders, created awareness on the

need for equity, equality and empowerment and unity among women to tackle gender

issues

Encouraged women labour to do al kinds of works in farms like making basins to

coconut etc,

Gender budgeting done for Kerala vikasana programmes

Compulsory programmes to be implemented for women groups by Dty Director(CYPI)

(c) Strategic Research and Extension Plan

Introduced farming systems suitable to the areas such as Agriculture + Horticulture +

livestock/fisheries . Paddy-sesamum-paddy, Paddy-Pulses-Paddy

Developed confidence to play better role in SREP implementation.

(d) WTO and its implications to Indian agriculture

Access of IT from department helped in upgrading knowledge

Emphasis is given for value addition and providing trainings to the farmers Guiding

about the Market intelligence to farmers to get better price.

Trainings were given to the farmers on market fluctuations.

(e) Promotion of Public Private Partnerships

Helped in developing linkages with Govt schemes and egger nurseries.

Administration and HRD support from the department of AH to SPCAs functionaries

where day old chicks are provided to the beneficiaries reared by them and sold back

Linkages developed between NGOs and user groups

Women involved in backyard poultry with the support of egger nurseries and dept of

AH

Supply of good feed through milk societies

Goat / poultry rearing through kudumbashree units where technical support by AH dept

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Change Management in Agriculture

Motivated farmers towards the concepts of market intelligence,farmer markets,agri

export zone,quality control and certification

Succeeded in changing farmers mind set to the importance on marketing

PPP model on VFPCK (Vegetable and fruit protection central kerala Encouraged

farmers to take up crop diversification. ICT & Use of Mass Media in Agriculture

Eight officers have undergone training in this area. Four of them are using ICT tools multimedia

CDs, Internet E-mail and computers in extension activities. More specifically they are

frequently using MS Word, Internet, E-mail and occasionally Power Point & to some extent

Excel.

One trainee i.e. Ms. M.I.Valsamma had written popular articles on “Milk a complete food”,

“Clean milk production”, “Milk testing methods” she informed that as Principal of the

Training Institute she is using Power Point presentations to impart trainings. Another trainee

Mr.Murshidul Jannath Raj had written feature articles .A Video film was also developed by

him on “Success story of Kerakashari in Valayampatty in Thrissur district”

5.2 General feed back on EEI Training Programmes During review meetings conducted in different districts of Kerala ,Fifty seven participant

officers from agriculture and allied departments of Kerala, who have undergone training at

EEI, provided general feed back about utility of training through a structured proforma

administered to them.

The trainees expressed that the training they received at EEI is useful to them at field

level in various extension activities o Self motivated to motivate the farmers to adopt

changes due to globalization, training methodology utilized for panchayatraj awareness

programme, training needs assessment, farmers trainings, demonstrations, group

discussions, knowledge on use of different extension methods, group formation, techniques

of eliminating middlemen, computers practicals helped to prepare reports and prepare

presentations through power point. farmers,management skills for better

performance,market information through net, interactions and in planning and

implementation of different departmental programmes and schemes.

o Majority of the trainees (90%) referred the reading material provided to them as and

when they took up related activity.

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5.3 PROBLEMS/CONSTRAINTS EXPRESSED BY THE OFFICERS &

SUGGESTIONS OFFERED FOR IMPROVEMENT.

• Majority of the trainees requested that they may be provided the training calendar

through their officers so that they can apply for being nominated to the prograammes

which they can feel to be needful and improve their performance.They further

suggested that the list of training needs may be collected by their immediate superiors

and pass on to the higher authorities and nominate them accordingly.

• Placement of the trained person in right place or nominating appropriate person to the

training based on the training area.

• NGOs or Self Help Group representatives or private organizations may be involved in

training programmes

• Provision of (infrastructure) digital cameras, A.V. Aids etc; for effective use of mass

media in disseminating information. They also requested for the training A.V. aids kit.

And a computer

• Trainees suggested to conduct follow up once in every three years.

• Because of too many other departmental activities being entrusted on, they felt that they

are unable to use the learnt skills.

• Few trainees felt trainees were sent for training just before retirement, which may be

avoided.

• Expertise of the trained officer should utilized .

• In training programmes practical orientation must be increased through field visits.

Trainees expressed their willingness to under go training at EEI, regularly to keep them

selves abreast with recent developments in Agricultural extension management

Majority of the (98%) of the trainees stated that they required more field visits especially

topics like Disaster Management, WTO and its implication to Indian agriculture, change

management, Building Rural Institutions and Human Resource Development. They also

expressed that these trainings should also be helpful to the higher level officers, especially

Administrators in the line departments.

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6.5 Identification of future training requirements

The trained officers expressed different training areas they need trainings:

Communication skills

Computer aided programmes

Skin processing in rabbits, preservation and marketing

Information technology

Research oriented problems

Storage management of perishables and packing for export potential

Marketing technology

Extension Techniques

Use of Audio Visual equipments

Human resourceDevelopment

Preparation of projects

Conflict management

Farmer organization &management

Evolving farmer market

Seed production in vegetables

Greenhouse cultivation of vegetables

Remote sensing

Seed production tech.management

IPM Training

Remote sensing

Techniques of online marketing

Environmental science

Training Management

EEI is organizing most of the programmes. This year i.e. 2007-08 EEI has included subject

master trainings viz., IPM, INM, & IDM, PHT Management, production technologies of oil

seeds and pulses and organic farming. However, some of the important areas viz., Project

formulation and management. The said feed back given by trainees emphasizes the importance

and need for continuing the programmes.

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The strength of any organization is determined not mere by number of employees but by the

technical competence of its human resources. Training plays an important role in improving

the professional competence of employees in performing their duties. But training is a costly

input involving human, material, financial and other resources. Thus it becomes essential for

the training institutions/sponsoring institutions to know what has been the effect and impact of

the training programme. Hence there is every need to take follow up activities to find out the

utility of knowledge and skills learnt in the field situation or in the organizations.

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Identify the constraints/ reasons for non-utilization of knowledge and skills acquired by the

participants will help to provide reinforcement for application as well as refining training

programmes. Also future need areas also can be identified during follow up to plan future

programmes accordingly. Thus this study as discussed above provided necessary feed back to

take necessary action in future.

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