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A PRESENTATION ON
SUBMITTED BY:NIDHI SARRAFM.Sc. 1st SEMEXTENSION EDUCATION
PRIVATISASION OF EXTENSION SERVICES
BIHAR AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY, SABAUR
o Act of reducing the role of Governmet.
PRIVATISATION
CONCEPT:
• Involves extension personnnel from private agency.
• Clients share the responsibility for services.
• Act as alternative to public extension services.
TYPES OF PRIVATE EXTENSION SERVICES:
Entirely private type.
Consists of farmer’s organisations, NGOs etc.
OBJECTIVES:
•Maximum possible profit to the clients through advisory services because their main objective is to increase the income of the farmers.
•To become more efficient and effective in providing services because their survivaldepends upon nature of their performance
REASON BEHIND PRIVATISATION:
• Financial burden on Government.• Disappointing performance of public
extension services.• Commercialisation of agriculture.
Extension generates new income.Provides Demand-Driven ServiceIncreases the voice of farmers in the
extension serviceBecome more cost effective with efficient
and quality service.Private extension increases staff
professionalism
ASSUMPTIONS BEHIND PRIVATE EXTENSION:
APPROACHES TO PRIVATIZATION
• Fee for each visit of an extension agent or for each service.• A levy can be charged on certain agricultural products.• Costs can be met from membership fees paid to farmers’ association.• Receive a specific portion of the extra income a farmer earns.
Input dealersAgribusiness organisations.Producers cooperatives.Agricultural consultants.Krishi vigyan kendraMedia organisationsPrivate sector banksUnemployed agriculture graduate
PRIVATE SECTER EXTENSION PROVIDER
SOME SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLES OF PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVE
Tata Kisan Sansar
ITC's e-Chaupal
Tarahaat.com Portal
Mahindra Shubh Labh Company Ltd.
MERITS OF PRIVATISATION
• Farm advisory services for profit maximization of clients• Timely inputs supply for better production• Providing market information and market intelligence• Processing the clients produce• Marketing the clients produce• Providing credit facilities for farmers.• Providing infrastructure facilities e.g.: transport, storage.
Information becomes excludable in the short term.
More face-to-face contacts and less emphasis on mass media usage.
Increased dependence of farmers. Payments cannot be deferred nor based on
impact. Contradictory message flows from competing
sources. Human resource and organizational
development are sidelined.
DEMERITS OF PRIVATISATION