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An Analysis of Attitudes of the Policymakers, Planners and Administrators Towards Functionality, Feasibility and Practicability of the Training and Visit System of Extension in Bangladesh

A. K. M. Abdul Hannan Bhuiyan
Associate Professor and Head
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Institute of Postgraduate Studies in Agriculture (IPSA), Salna, Gazipur-1703, Bangladesh.

O. F. Sison G. T. Castillo
Department of Agricultural Education and Rural Studies, University of the Philippines at Los Banos, College, Laguna, Philippines

L. A. Chua
President
University of the Southern Midaianao, Bukidnon, Philippines.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

This paper attempts to ascertain the attitudes of policymakers, planners and administrators, consisting of top government bureaucrat, extension experts, high level researchers, senior executives of service agencies and politicians, who are directly or indirectly Involved in policy formulation and execution of the Training and Visit (T & V) System of extension. Findings indicate that researchers and politicians had favourable altitudes toward the functionality, politicians and service agency people toward feasibility while government bureaucrats and politicians showed favourable attitudes toward the practicability. The overall attitudes of all groups except bureaucrats and extension experts showed positive attitudes toward the functionality, feasibility and practicability of the Training and Visit System.

Keywords: Attitudes, Functionality, Feasibility, Practicability. T and V System, Training & Visit

Location: Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Institute of Postgraduate Studies in Agriculture (IPSA), Salna, Gazipur

Start Date: 00-05-1987

End Date: 00-06-1987

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Performance

Objectives:

To ascertain the attitudes of the policymakers, planners and administrators towards the functionality, feasibility and practicability of the T & V system of extension in Bangladesh.

Methodology:

The study was conducted through face-to face interpersonal survey method using semi structured questionnaire. Data were gathered through this process from a group of top 40 policymakers, planners and administrators consisting of 5 government bureaucrats, 5 extension experts of both national and international stature attached to the DAE for implementation of the T & V system, 5 senior executives of service agencies, 5 politicians who were presently or previously connected with Training & Visit system implementation, and 20 senior level researchers (PSO and above), five from each of four national agricultural research systems (NARS) like 'BARC, BARI, BRRI and BARD'. They were interviewed by the fast author himself when they were available at their respective offices. The survey took about a month from May through June 1987.

Source of Information: Ann. Bangaldesh Agric. 1(2): 69-73, 1991

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Funding Source:

1. Government

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Achievement/Findings:

Although the T & V system of extension claims some success of the program particularly in the production behaviours of farmers, the policymakers, planners and administrators, it seems, are still skeptical and had reservation about the future of its success in Bangladesh. Reasons as perceived by them may be that the system appears to be very expensive and demands an investment of huge inputs in terms of both technical manpower, overhead management and logistic infrastructure with no/less immediate returns. Among the different groups of policymakers, only the politicians showed positive attitudes toward the functionality, feasibility and practicability of the T & V system. This may attribute to their flexibility as well as having different values and insights towards the governments policies and programs.

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