Agricultural
and rural development agencies are the organizations that utilize the creation
of situation in which new information can pass freely between the extension
officers and the farming population. The extension methods which are used by the
extension officers have effect on their effectiveness in communicating new
information to the farming population at large. All the extension methods have
their strengths and weaknesses. This is to say that the success or failure of
an extension officer depends on the method adopted in particular situations of
the farmers.
However,
there should be a careful selection of the method to be adopted. This therefore
means that the extension officer or change officer should choose the methods in
which can provide learning opportunities for farmers and provide mental and
physical activities among them. The methods which are adopted in extension can
be classified into;
- Mass media method
- Interpersonal communication method
- Group method
- Demonstration method
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