1. 1. Extension Extension – Latin origin
Stretched to village and farmers fields.
Extension is an villages and farmers fields.
Extension is an out of school system of
education
Extension originally used in the U.S.A
Target group are villages and rural people.

2. 2. Education Production of desirable charges in behavior
components knowledge in, skill and
Knowledge – Things known
Attitude – Things felt
Skill – Things done.
Human behavior Education Improved human
behavior

3. 3. TYPES OF Education experience and exposure to environment.
1.Informal education life long process; learning from
experience and exposure to environment.
2. Formal education: offered in schools and colleges;
academic programmes
3. Non formal education : Out of school system of
education carried to villages and fields addresses the
needs of farmers and rural peoples.

4. 4. Extension a non formal education system
Summary of definitions
a non formal education system
aims at socio-economic development of
community
Provides linkage between exten. Personnel,
research scientists and farmers.
Gathers, processes, stores and disseminates
information
People-oriented, knowledge-based and
problem-centered.

5. 5. Extension Education A formal system of education
An applied behavioral science
Contents derived from research, accumulated
file experience and relevant principles from
behavioral sciences.
Applied for desirable changes in the behavior
complex of people.

6. 6. Philosophy of extension service
Change through education
Individual freedom
People’s participation
Leadership development
Democratic approach
Cultural respect
Continuous process.

7. 7. Objectives of Extension
Fundamental objective:
To develop rural people socially, economically and culturally by means of education
Principles of extension
Principle of :
grass root approach, Cooperation and participation, voluntary education, teaching methods, local leaders, trained specialists, satisfaction, whole family approach, democratic approach, cultural difference, learning by dong seeing is believing , local resources need-based programme, aided self-help and evaluation.

8. 8. Fisheries extension Scope :
Deals with overall development of fisher folk and fish
farmers.
Scope :
Improving efficiency in production, marketing and
distribution
Conservation of resources
Farm and home management
Family living
youth development, leadership development and community
development
Public affairs
Alternative livelihood means.