The course organised by the Directorate of Extension Education, PAU, will culminate on March 18
A short course on ‘Communication and Management Skills for Transfer of Agrotechnology’ kicked off at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) under the aegis of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The course, which has been organised by the Directorate of Extension Education, PAU, will culminate on March 18.
A total of 21 participants, representing 14 states and one Union Territory, are attending the course. Scientists of 13 different disciplines (agronomy, agricultural extension education, aquaculture, biochemistry, home science extension education, horticulture, entomology, food science and technology, mechanical engineering, plant physiology, soil science, statistics and veterinary extension education) from 14 state agricultural universities/colleges and seven Krishi Vigyan Kendras have registered for the course.
The chief guest Dr Ashok Kumar, Director of Extension Education, PAU and Course Director, said, “There are four main types of communication technology that have contributed to the ease of sending messages: telephone, radio, television and internet. Nowadays, social media platforms, blogs, vlogs, live video streams, conferencing and live lecture technology, group wikis, group forums, tablet computers, etc. are very common in use. All the modern techniques of different modes of communication must be target oriented.”
Dr KK Gill, Principal Agrometeorologist and Course Coordinator welcomed the dignitaries and the participants. She stated, “The new age IT tools have proved to be very helpful during the COVID-19 pandemic for the transfer of information to different stakeholders.”
Dr Simerjeet Kaur, Principal Agronomist and Course Coordinator, proposed a vote of thanks.
During the course, Dr Rajbir Singh, Director, ICAR-ATARI; Dr GS Buttar and Dr GPS Sodhi, Additional Directors of Extension Education; Dr TS Riar, Additional Director Communication, PAU and many other scientists and heads of the departments from other adjoining institutes will enrich the knowledge of the trainees.
