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Lesson 23:Community Development and National Extension Era

Objectives

1. To prepare farm plan of farmers.
2. To supply the chemical fertilizers, improved seeds, insecticides and pesticides.
3. To bring the cultivated area under package programme.

Characteristics

This programme was characterized by four major innovations:

1. It emphasized measures for immediate increase in agricultural production;
2. Only districts with adequate production potential in terms of assured water and infrastructure facilities were selected;
3. Emphasis was directed towards profitability at the farm level; and
4. Stress was laid on adoption of package of improved practices evolved for individual crops which includes use of improved seed, fertilizers and manures, pesticides, improved implements and proper soil and water management practices.