Revamping Agricultural Education in the Context of Globalization

Contents: Foreword. Introduction. I. Globalization and need for change in agricultural education: 1. Trailoring new traits in the agricultural education system to meet the challenges of globalization/D.K. Dasgupta. 2. Changing roles of agricultural education in the new era of sustainable development/R.K. Samanta. 3. Changes needed in the teaching of agricultural extension education/A.W. Van den Ban. 4. Globalization and Indian farm sector/Debabrata Das Gupta. 5. Revamping the veterinary science education in India/SPS Ahlawat, Rupasi Tiwari and S.K. Saha. 6. Some thoughts on agricultural education after globalization/C.S. Chakraborty. II. New frontier in agricultural research and development: 7. New research agenda needed in agriculture to combat global warming and climate change/N.N. Singh and S.K. Pal. 8. Market led extension : a tool for integrated agricultural education/K.R. Viswambharan, Jayasree Krishnankutty and K. Satheesh Babu. 9. Open and distance learning for sustainable rural and agricultural development/B.S. Hansra and P.K. Jain. 10. Veterinary, dairy and fisheries education in India: present status and future prospects/S.S. Honnappagol. 11. Fisheries education in India in the context of globalization/Dilip Kumar and K.V. Rajendran. III. Human resources development in agricultural education, research and extension: 12. Rural women empowerment in India for inclusive growth/Ankita Killedar and M.C. Varshneya. 13. Issues on women in agriculture and rural woman empowerment through purposeful agricultural education and extension/B.K. Kikani and Chetana Mandavia. 14. Improving human resources capacity in agricultural education, research and extension/V.M. Mayande. 15. Women in Indian agriculture-the voice unheard/Jhuma Sanyal and Saroj Kumar Sanyal. 16. Capacity building of human resources in agricultural education, research and extension/H.S. Gaur, R.K. Sairam and B.R. Atteri.

“In the globalization process the agricultural scenario worldwide has changed, so has to agricultural education. The countries with agrarian economy no longer can ignore agriculture for its holistic development - social, educational, economic, technological and industrial. Agriculture not only helps provide livelihood security to vast majority of population but also sustains human development process. Therefore, the change is eminent and change has to be brought, modification has to be made and the revamping process has to be initiated, so as to make agricultural education, purposeful and in real sense must facilitate improving country’s economy and its Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The present volume, comprising of 16 chapters contributed by renowned agricultural development experts and educational administrators from the country and abroad, focuses the varied dimensions of revamping agricultural education as a central theme. The book is expected to be of great help to agricultural students, teachers, scholars, development administrators and policy planners intend to improve agricultural education in the country and other developing nations.”