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- Title
ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS AFFECTING THE EFFICIENCY OF PUBLIC EXTENSION AGENTS IN COTTON ZONE OF PUNJAB.
- Authors
Asif, Muhammad; Ali, Shoukat; Ahmad, Munir; Ali, Tanvir; Luqman, Muhammad; Safdar, Umair
- Abstract
A study was conducted at Institute of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan, during the year 2011 to analyze the effect of physical constraints on efficiency of public extension agents in cotton zone of Punjab, Pakistan. All Agriculture Officers and Field Assistants working in Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan districts were constituted as populations of the study. Study samples of all 27 Agriculture Officers (AOs) and 120 randomly selected Field Assistants (FAs) were drawn and interviewed through pre-tested interview schedules. The results revealed that physical constraints like lack of vehicles, internet facility, mobile phone and extension audio/video aids affect the efficiency of extension workers from an average to a great extent. The data depicted that lack of vehicle, mobile phone, audio aids, visual aids, computer and internet connections is affecting working efficiency of extension workers with mean values of 2.64, 2.04, 1.73, 1.81, 2.72 and 2.56 and standard deviation of 0.49, 0.45, 0.53, 0.57, 0.46 and 0.51, respectively. The study revealed that, it is irrational to expect an efficient work from public extension agents without equipping them with modern and requisite physical facilities. It is recommended that government should immediately support extension field staff with provision of physical facilities for efficient extension implementation and execution at grass root level.
- Subjects
PUNJAB (Pakistan); COTTON yields; PHYSICAL constants; EXPERIMENTAL agriculture; AGRICULTURAL economics
- Publication
Journal of Agricultural Research (03681157), 2014, Vol 52, Issue 3, p463
- ISSN
0368-1157
- Publication type
Article