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Anand Agricultural University, Anand

Anand Agricultural University (AAU) was established in 2004 at Anand with the support of the Government of Gujarat, Act No.(Guj 5 of 2004) dated April 29, 2004. Caved out of the erstwhile Gujarat Agricultural University (GAU), the dream institution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Dr. K. M. Munshi, the AAU was set up to provide support to the farming community in three facets namely education, research and extension activities in Agriculture, Horticulture Engineering, product Processing and Home Science. At present there seven Colleges, seventeen Research Centers and six Extension Education Institute working in nine districts of Gujarat namely Ahmedabad, Anand, Dahod, Kheda, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Mahisagar, Botad and Chhotaudepur AAU's activities have expanded to span newer commodity sectors such as soil health card, bio-diesel, medicinal plants apart from the mandatory ones like rice, maize, tobacco, vegetable crops, fruit crops, forage crops, animal breeding, nutrition and dairy products etc. the core of AAU's operating philosophy however, continues to create the partnership between the rural people and committed academic as the basic for sustainable rural development. In pursuing its various programmes AAU's overall mission is to promote sustainable growth and economic independence in rural society. AAU aims to do this through education, research and extension education. Thus, AAU works towards the empowerment of the farmers.

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Subject: Agricultural Extension × Author: Haseena Bibi × Start date: 2004 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    DEVELOPMENT OF SCALE TO MEASURE THE ATTITUDE OF FARMERS TOWARDS FARMER FIELD SCHOOL
    (DEPARTMENT OF EXTENSION EDUCATION B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2017) Haseena Bibi; Dr. J. B. Patel
    In many developing countries including India, agricultural extension programme is transforming and looking forward for a participatory approach that act in response to the multifarious and site-specific needs of the farmers. Farmer Field School (FFS) is regarded as the most effective extension approach. It is communitybased practically oriented field programme, which provide opportunity to the farmers to learn, test and adapt practises through practical and hands-on method of discovery learning. FFS approach emphasize on observation, discussion, analysis and collective decision making. The approach aims to build self-confidence, participation and interaction of member farmer. In this approach, an extension worker is regarded as facilitator. Thus, FFS is regarded as ‘School without walls’.
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    DEVELOPMENT OF SCALE TO MEASURE THE ATTITUDE OF FARMERS TOWARDS FARMER FIELD SCHOOL
    (DEPARTMENT OF EXTENSION EDUCATION B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2017) Haseena Bibi; Dr. J. B. Patel
    In many developing countries including India, agricultural extension programme is transforming and looking forward for a participatory approach that act in response to the multifarious and site-specific needs of the farmers. Farmer Field School (FFS) is regarded as the most effective extension approach. It is communitybased practically oriented field programme, which provide opportunity to the farmers to learn, test and adapt practises through practical and hands-on method of discovery learning. FFS approach emphasize on observation, discussion, analysis and collective decision making. The approach aims to build self-confidence, participation and interaction of member farmer. In this approach, an extension worker is regarded as facilitator. Thus, FFS is regarded as ‘School without walls’.