Taking the technology to the intended practitioners through innovative methods.
KHDP is unique.......
Officeless Extension - Be with farmers
- Going to the farmers, meeting them at their fields
- Helping the farmers to appraise their problems and solve them
- Be with the farmers and always accessible to them
- Technical options at the farmers' doors
- Being one among them
Demonstrations - Seeing is believing
- To demonstrate new concepts / technical developments
- To help the farmers choose the right technology after seeing it
Campaigns - Reaching the message to maximum numbers in the shortest time
- Disseminate messages to farmers
- Create awareness and invoke collective action from maximum number of people
- Build community confidence and enthusiasm
Training -Technology dissemination through farmers
- Training the farmers through trained Master Farmers
Participatory Technology Development - Developing technology with farmers
- Farmers skill and knowledge supported by experts
- Powerful tool for technology development & technology transfer
- Generation & dissemination of technology takes place simultaneously
New technology through Audio Visual Aids
- Posters, handouts, printed materials, newsletters, videocassettes for effective communication.