Extension Methodology in Disseminating Agricultural Innovation Among Farmers in Legume-based Farming System at Central Dry Zone of Myanmar

摘要

Traditionally there have been only two public extension and farm advisory service providers active in Myanmar, the Department of Agriculture (DoA) and the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD). DoA was active on the crop side with a distinctive focus on rice and mainly oriented towards the achievement of production targets. In the private sector mainly the suppliers of fertilizer and agro-chemicals became important providers of information and advice at various levels. (LIFT 2015). There are three extension teaching methods (individual contact method, group contact method and mass contact method) in disseminating agricultural information to the farmers. They could equally be important in stimulating farmers' interest in new ideas and practices (Ani et al. 1997). However, the extension methodology accessed by farmers in disseminating agricultural innovations in the study area has never been recognized, despite the fact that researchers are still conducting research on agriculture, andextension workers are still trying to bridge the gap between the research stations and rural farmers.