Agricultural Extension Education Organisation

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1. (1) The University shall establish an Agricultural Extension Education Organisation which shall, subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, make useful information based upon the findings of research available to farmers and others to help them solve their problems. It shall conduct demonstration and training programmes for the benefit of students and extension workers, and within the area of its constituent units, for the benefit of cultivators and rural people, as well. Increased agricultural production shall be the principal object of all extension activities and these activities shall be co-ordinated with the other functions of the University and other appropriate agencies of the State.
2. (2) The University shall be responsible for the agricultural extension education activities in the State necessary to communicate and demonstrate to cultivators the findings and development of agricultural research on improved practices essential to improve rural living and to increase agricultural production with special emphasis on food production and utilisation.
3. (3) In order that the University may conduct such educational activities the State Government shall transfer to the University the necessary personnel and funds in accordance with a plan to be mutually agreed upon between the Board and the State Government.
4. (4) The Agricultural Extension Education Organisation shall be developed under the guidance of the Director of Extension Education.