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Investment in livestock extension activities by State Departments of Animal Husbandry (SDAH) in India: An appraisal

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Title Investment in livestock extension activities by State Departments of Animal Husbandry (SDAH) in India: An appraisal
 
Creator CHANDER, MAHESH
RATHOD, PRAKASH KUMAR
 
Subject Extension, Investment, Livestock Development, Productivity, State Departments of Animal Husbandry
 
Description The investment in terms of budget allocation, expenditure and performance of the SDAH with respect to livestockextension activities across various states was analyzed, using the information available from the annual reports, websitesand occasional publications of the SDAH, reports of Planning Commission and other agencies. We found that livestockextension was the activity paid least attention by majority of the states in terms of programmes, infrastructure, budgetaryallocations and deployment of staff. Only few states had exclusive wing for extension activities even at the stateheadquarters which poorly indicated their programmes and budget for livestock extension. In some states, there is apublicity and extension wing at state headquarters, often with few extension officers, negligible equipments and verysmall budget for extension (0.03% to 9% of total budget of department), which is responsible for publication of literaturesin local languages, conducting training programme, organizing demonstrations, health camps/ melas/ fairs, exhibitionsand training. It is recommended that each SDAH should create an extension and training wing at state headquarters withregional/local wings, staffed and equipped with trained livestock extension specialists, audio-visual (AV) equipmentsand mobile
 
Publisher Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture
 
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Date 2013-02-12
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/27272
 
Source The Indian Journal of Animal Sciences; Vol 83, No 2 (2013)
0367-8318
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAnS/article/view/27272/12410
 
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