Department Profile
Agricultural Extension
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The Department of Agricultural Extensionaims to impart education for Under Graduate of Agricultural Extension and Communication. Strengthening farmer-scientist linkage in collaboration with the State Department of Agriculture, NGO and various schemes and to provide opportunities to the students for studying the rural situation and gaining direct farm experiences to get expertise in entrepreneurial and managerial skills through RAWE Programme,
Courses offered
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AEX 101 | Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology | (2+0) |
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AEX 102 | Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education | (2+1) |
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AEX 201 | Communication Skills and Personality Development | (1+1) |
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AEX 401 | Rural Agricultural Work Experience | (0+20) |
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AEX 402 | All India Study Tour | (0+1) |
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APW401 |
Project Report Preparation, presentation and Evaluation |
(0+1) |
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AEX451 | Advanced Digital Tools for Skill Development | (0+10) |
Staffs
| S.NO | NAME OF THE STAFF | DESIGNATION |
| 1 | DR. A. VENNILA MARY | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |
| 2 | MS. S.VAITHEESWARI | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |
| 3 | MS. P. NIVETHA | LAB ASSISTANT |
Significant activities:
ORGANIZED OFF CAMPUS TRAINING PROGRAMMES TO FARMERS
| S.NO | DATE | TRAINING CONDUCTED ON | VILLAGE NAME | NO. OF FARMERS BENEFITED |
| 1. | 23.12.22 | Value addition in Millets | Kathirampatti | 55 |
| 2. | 27.12.22 | Azolla production | Kandhili | 35 |
| 3 | 11.01.23 | Vermicompost Production | Errampatti | 47 |
PRA Techniques, Pallalakupppam
As a part of course curriculum I B.Sc. (Hons.) Agri. Students undertaken the exposure visit undergo the course of AEX 102 Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension and Education (2+1) during II Semester on 03-06-2022. Students visited Pallalakuppam village and conducted the PRA Techniques with help of village people such as Social Mapping, Resource Mapping and Problem Tree and also conducted interview schedule. As outcome of PRA techniques students learned what are the source and resource available in the village, what are problems faced by the village people.
2. Exposure visit State Department of Agriculture, Madhanur
As a part of course curriculum I B.Sc. (Hons.) Agri. Students undertaken the exposure visit undergo the course of AEX 102 Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension and Education (2+1) during II Semester on 20-10-2022. Students visited the Assistant Director of Agriculture (ADA) Madhanur, State Department of Agriculture and learn about the Organization structure, functions, duties and responsibilities of extension personnel, ATMA schemes implemented and extension activities conducted etc.This visit was coordinated by Ms. S. Vaitheeswari (AP – Agrl. Extension).
3. RURAL AGRICULTURAL WORK EXPERIENCE
4. ALL INDIA STUDY TOUR
IV B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture students went AEX 402 All India Study Tour (0+1) from 04.03.2023 to 21.03.2023 and 113 students was participated. The Students were coordinated by Ms. S.VAITHEESWARI, Assistant Professor (Agricultural Extension) which support of 3 teaching faculty and 1 non teaching faculty. The students learned about Organization setup, Objective, Function, Mission, Vision, Mandate, Training programme, Latest technologies, Research Extension activities, the soil, climatic conditions and cropping patterns in the respective institutes. The detail of the visited institute is given below.
List of Institution visited:
| S.NO | Name of the Institution |
| 1. | National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management(MANAGE),Hyderabad |
| 2. | National Academy of Agricultural Research Management(NAARM),Hyderabad |
| 3. | National Institute of Rural Development &PanchayatRaj(NIRD), Hyderabad |
| 4. | International Crops Research Institute for The SemiArid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad |
| 5. | ICAR – Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture(CRIDA), Hyderbad |
| 6. | Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU) Rajendranagar, Hyderabad |
| 7. | IARI – Division of Agricultural Extension, Newdelhi |
| 8. | ICAR – National Research Centre for Integrated Pest Management (NRCIPM), Newdelhi |
| 9. | ICAR – National Agricultural Science Museum(NASM), Newdelhi |
| 10. | Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun |
| 11. | ICAR – Indian Institute of Soil & Water Conservation (IISWC), Dehradun |
| 12. | ICAR – Central Potato Research Institute(CPRI), Shimla |
| 13. | Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture &Forestry,Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh |
| 14. | GovindBallabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar |
| 15. | ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI),Karnal,Haryana |
| 16. | ICAR – Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR) Karnal, Haryana |