In a bid to give a push to the extension activities at
Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU), which according to the
officials has been struggling without a centralised extension system and
decentralised dissemination pattern, a State-level workshop on
‘Redefining the extension action policy of university’ was held at the
varsity premises here on Tuesday.
Stress on roadmap
N.K.
Sudeep Kumar, Director of Extension, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal
Sciences University (Tanuvas), who presided over the inaugural ceremony,
stressed on the need for identifying the prevailing weaknesses in the
system and evolve a concrete roadmap to address the needs of livestock
farmers.
“Emphasis
should be laid on implementing the research done in the institutions,
breaking free from the publicity. Those associated with extension
activities should spend more time in the field, instead of the cosy
office rooms, and gather the existing issues. They should in turn
extract the outcomes and go ahead with the solution,” he remarked.
Dr.
Kumar further urged the policy makers to give a structured framework
for extension activities, with sufficient, but dedicated, human
resources and budget. “Validation of research output from Krishi Vigyan
Kendras (KVKs), varsities and other organisations should be channelised,
including the economic feasibility, before delivering it to the
livestock farmers,” he added.
Source : The Hindu
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