Veterinary Extension and Rural Development

Contents: Section-I: 1. Livestock Extension Education: Concept, Principles and Philosophy. 2. Teaching-Learning Process in Extension. 3. Extension Teaching Methods. 4. Audio-Visual Aids in Extension Teaching. 5. Extension Communication. 6. Extension Actors. 7. Participatory Extension. 8. Rural Sociology. 9. Diffusion and Adoption of Livestock Innovations. 10. Extension Programme Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. 11. Data Collection and Report Writing. Section-II: 12. Rural Development: Concept and Meaning. 13. Rural Development during Pre and Post-Independence Period. 14. Planned Strategies for Rural Development in India. 15. Panchayati Raj System. 16. Important Rural Development Programmes. 17. Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) and National Rural Livelihood Mission/ Ajeveeka. 18. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). 19. Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA). 20. National Agriculture Development Programme / Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY). 21. Other Related Programmes. 22. ICAR Front Line Extension Programmes. 23. Livestock Development Programmes/Schemes.

Veterinary Extension and Rural Development has been written to suit the academic requirements of undergraduate and postgraduate students in the discipline of extension education of Agricultural and other Universities. The information herein have been carefully sorted, analysed, classified, compiled and presented in most easy and understandable manner for benefits of not only undergraduate and post graduate students but also for extension teachers, extension workers, researchers, administrators and planners.