Modernizing Indian agriculture in 21st century : challenges, opportunities and strategies / edited by B.S. Hansra, G. Perumal, K. Chandrakandan.

Includes statistical tables.

Machine generated contents note: SECTION I LEAD PAPERS -- Agricultural Extension Policy from Farners' 19 -- Perspective - A.G Sawant -- Modernizationof Indian Agriculture in the 37 -- 21st Century: Reforms in Technology Development -- and Technology Dissemination-- S. Kannaiyan -- Modernizing Indian Agriculture in 21 s Century 56 -- Technology Development, some macro issues, -- opportunities and strategies for development -- - A. Venkataraman and Krishnaveni Muthiah -- Indian Agriculture at the Cross-Roads and the 64 -- Strategies for Technology Development -- and Technology Disseination for Meeting the -- Challenges in 21st Century -P.N. Jha -- Modernizing Indian Agriculture in 21 stCentury: 71 -- Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies -- - M. Swamiappan -- Modernizing Indian Agriculture in 21st Century: 77 -- Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies - G. Perumal -- SECTION : TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT -- Participatory Technology Development: The Need 85 -- of the New Millennium - R a Chandran -- Technology Development as a Strategy for 96 -- Modernizing Indian Agriculture During the -- New Millennium - K Naryana Swamy -- PRA and FSR/E -Two New Approaches for Rural 103 -- Development - Madha dhikari and G.S. Momi -- Farmer Participatory Plant Breeding: An Innovative 112 -- Approach in TechnologyGeneration - P. Arunachalam, -- R. Saravanan and N. Anandaraja -- SECTION mI :TECHNOLOGY DISSMINATION -- Changing Needs oftensionDelive System 123 -- -P. Badrinarayanan -- SHGs: A Keyto Technologyisseination 136 -- - 1KJ. Sherin and Shibu Sebastian -- Modernizing ndian Agriculture in 21st Centuy: 140 -- Through Mode Te hnologyDi -- -N.K Khareand Rajula Chandran -- Agricultural Extension in the21stCentury: 153 -- Challenges and Strategies - Saravanan -- and N.S. Shivalinge gowda -- Participatory Videofor Social Change 160 -- - H. Philip andSriram -- Sustainable Public Extension Service: 167 -- Issues and Strategies A. Shaik Alddin -- Technology and Agricultural Development: 175 -- Scaling New Heights - Seema and R Annamalai -- Effectiveness of Instructor Controled Interactive 181 -- Video Presentation in Transfer of Technology -- - C. Selvara and H. Philip -- Privatising Extension Services for Agriculture: 191 -- A Tool for Promoting Commercial Agriculture in Indian -- Farmning. G. Selvaraj and Ravikumar Theodore -- 20. Future Prospects of Agricultural Extension 195 -- -Seema and R. A amalai -- 21. Information Flow and development Callenge 201 -- - Seema and R. Annamalai -- 22. Office -Less Extension System for Farmer 207 -- Development ,S. Mothilal Nehru -- and NK. Jayachithra -- 23. Information Technology: Vision forthe 214 -- New Millennium--Beena C. Panicker -- and M.R. Choudhary -- SECTION IV: TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION -- Peoples Planning Programme: 221 -- A Brave Step Towards Modernisation -- - Jayasree Krishnankuy and KXJ Sherin -- uparketing: A ToolforMode isation 225 -- of Agriculture - Shibu Sebastian -- i ShJerin and Nambiar Sajini- Blakrishnan -- Prduction and Marketing Constraints Faced by 228 -- Lower Growers - P.H. Yelpanekar and G.K Sawant -- ehlogicalap in Adoptio of Ms om CultWiation 233 -- -:Sube Singh, P.S. Shehrawat and VK. Makhija -- EstablishingFarmerOrganizationst: X240 -- AVitalRoeforExtenionin 21st Century -- - A. Shaik.Alaudinand S. An J ar -- Identation Information Sour 250 -- andainrKaur: -- AdoptiofAnimal HusbandrP tices by 257 -- Im pacof Self HelpGroupsC (SHGs)itn Fruit 266 -- g ta Sector o a.