Farmer-to-Farmer Communication for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods

ISBN-13: 9783659811128 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 136 str.

Goswami Rupak;Basu Debabrata

Opis

Communication is right at the heart of Extension profession and farmers informal way of communication constitutes an important part of any farming system. The book proposes the theoretical bases of farmers communication system at the grassroots. The theories on communication and communication networks have also been discussed to give farmers communication system a theoretical grounding. The book links farmer-to-farmer communication system with the sustainable rural livelihood framework and shows the possible information and communication support needed to sustain rural livelihoods.

O autorze

Rupak Goswami is an Assistant Professor of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development at the Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, India. Debabrata Basu is a Professor of Agricultural Extension at Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, India. The authors are actively engaged in research on farmers' communication system at the grassroots.