SELECTED VARIABLES OF EXTENSION PERSONNEL RELATION TO THEIR EXTENT OF FUNCTIONAL LINKAGE WITH RESEARCH AND CLIENT SYSTEM

摘要

The study was conducted in Hisar and Sirsa districts of Haryana state during the year 2001 to identify the variables of extension personnel, affecting functional linkage with researchers and farmers and the extent of linkages among researchers, extension personnel and farmers. Twelve-respondents from Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK's) and 60 extension personnel from State Department of Agriculture (SDA) were taken for study. The variables of extension personnel contributing significantly to functional linkage with researchers were cadre, goals, education and external activities. Similarly, the, variables of constraints, knowledge gap, education, perception of management and family background had significant contribution to overall functional linkage withfarmers. Average Extension-Client Functional Linkage (ECFL) for SDA and KVK was 56.52 and 59.60 per cent, respectively, whereas overall ECFL was 57.03 per cent. Similarly, average Extension-Research Functional Linkage (ERFL) for SDA and KVK was 45.96 and 69.19 per cent, respectively. However, overall ERFL was 49.83 per cent.