TRAINING NEEDS IDENTIFICATION FOR AGRICULTURAL OFFICERS

MOHAN KADIRI¹*, P. GANESH KUMAR², P. RAJASEKHAR^3
1Regional Agricultural Research Station, Tirupati, 517502, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur, 522034, Andhra Pradesh, India
²ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kalikiri, 517234, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur, 522034, Andhra Pradesh, India
³Regional Agricultural Research Station, Tirupati, 517502, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur, 522034, Andhra Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : kadirimohan@gmail.com

Received : 04-01-2020     Accepted : 27-01-2020     Published : 30-01-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 2       Pages : 9423 - 9426
Int J Agr Sci 12.2 (2020):9423-9426

Keywords : Agricultural Officers, Perceived constraints, Training needs, Human Resource Development
Academic Editor : Dr Ammar Al-temimi, Manoj Kumar Sharma
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur, 522034, Andhra Pradesh, India for financial support for research. Authors are also thankful to the Officers of Department of Agriculture for participation in the research study survey.
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The study was conducted for training needs identification for Agricultural Officers of State Department of Agriculture in Southern Zone comprising of Chittoor, SPSR Nellore and YSR districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. The study identified the degree of importance of training needs under three categories viz., agricultural knowledge, extension and Human Resource Development. The results revealed among a total 23 training aspects needed under agricultural knowledge category, the top five ranked aspects include disease and pest identification and control, disaster management, farm machinery and Integrated Farming Systems. Whereas among 33 training needed aspects under extension needs category, top five ranked training aspects needed include, ICTs in Extension, training organization and its evaluation, IoT, Robotics and BigData technologies in Extension, technical documentation and reporting, Multimedia in extension and modern agricultural information sources. Among the 12 training aspects needed under Human Resource Development category include behavioral skills, event management, team working, time management, communication skills and stress management. Results of the perceived constraints for attending the training programmes include hectic departmental work load, more documentation and reporting work, a greater number of schemes to implement, trainings conducting at far off places, lack of minimum assured facilities at training centres, general training topics and no outside state exposure.

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