Extension programmes are useful for different client groups, such as
Rural youth – single or group
Farm men and women farmers who have either their own or rented land
Farm Men as the Target Group
Children as the target group
Children as the Target Group
These people require techniques and special services to fulfill their needs. Rural women, besides serving as farm manager or agricultural labourer, also have a role of a home maker. Therefore, in addition to specific information about agricultural production, she requires knowledge of food preservation and storage, value addition, right food preparation for home consumption, home management, and family health and nutrition, child rearing and many others, that all are of concern to them and need information through extension services.
Extension personnel work collectively with the client groups in a three way transfer of knowledge and information which includes:
Scientific knowledge from research institutions to farm communities
From farm communities back to research, training and administrative centres and
Participants