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Department of Agricultural Extension

Teaching faculty:

Dr. Siddu, H. C., Professor of Psychology

Dr. A. D. Ranganatha, Associate Professor and Head

Dr. G. Nagesha, Associate Professor

 

Non-teaching faculty:

  1. Vijay Kumar, Lab Assistant
  2. Prabhavathi, Assistant (Contract)

Courses Offered

Sl. No. Course No. Course title Credit hours UG / PG  / Diploma(Agri.) programme
1. AEX 111 Rural Sociology, Educational Psychology and Constitution of India 0+2 UG
2. AEX 121 Fundamentals of Agricultural Extension Education and Rural Development 1+1 UG
3. AEX 211 Communication and diffusion of Agricultural Innovations 1+1 UG
4. AEX 321 Entrepreneurship Development and Business Communication 1+1 UG
5. SRA 414 Extension and transfer of Technologies 0+4 UG
6. SRA 415 Plant Clinic / Information Centre / Crop Museum 0+2 UG
7. SRA 416 Attachment to KVKs/ Research Stations and other Units 0+2 UG
8. PGS 502 Technical Writing and Communication skills 0+1 PG
9. DSS  203 Extension Education and Rural Development 1+1 Diploma (Agri.)
10. DWE 301 Rural Agricultural work Experience program 0+4 Diploma (Agri.)

 

Students Achievement: Seven students got Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in the AIEEA (UG) ICAR Entrance Exam from 2015-16 to 2019-20

Sl. No. Name ID No.
1. Girish C. E ALM 2022
2. Taheer Firdose ALM 2074
3. Jeevitha. G. N ALM 4022
4. Kavitha. H. N ALM 4023
5. Preethi. A. C ALM 4048
6. Vishwanatha. B. P ALM 4080
7. Ananda. K. R ALM 6005

Faculty Achievement:

A. D. Ranganatha:

  1. Assistant Professor has been promoted as “Associate Professor” under Carrier Advancement Scheme as on 18.07.2018
  2. Took charge of Head, Department of Agricultural Extension as on 25.07.2019

Dr. G. Nagesha

  1. Associate Professor served as “External Examiner”and conducted online Qualifying Viva Voce exam for 6 MSc students of the Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Horticulture, Kerala Agricultural University
  2. G. Nagesha, Assistant Professor has been promoted as “Associate Professor” under Carrier Advancement Scheme as on 10.03.2019.
  3. Organized University level Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) on Mushroom cultivation, Processing and marketing as a Associate Coordinator under ICAR SC-SP 2020-21 grants on 14.02.2021 at Muthathi village, T. Narasipura taluk, Mysore
  4. Organized University level Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) on Mushroom cultivation, Processing and marketing as a Associate Coordinator under ICAR SC-SP 2020-21 grants on 13.02.2021 at Shettihalli village, Malavalli taluk, Mandya
  5. Organized University level Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) on Mushroom cultivation, Processing and marketing as a Associate Coordinator under ICAR SC-SP 2020-21 grants on 28.08.2021 at Dodda Bairanakuppe village, H. D. Kote, Mysore
  6. Organized University level Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) on Mushroom cultivation, Processing and marketing as a Associate Coordinator under ICAR SC-SP 2020-21 grants on 29.08.2021 at Machur village, H. D. Kote, Mysore

Publications

M.N.VENKATARAMAN, L.MURALIDHAR, A.D.RANGANATHA, AND B.GURURAJ. 2020, The Comparative Economic Profitability of CU Crops Vis-à-vis SW and GW Crops in Karnataka: Partial Budgeting Analysis, International journal of current Microbiology and Applied Sciences. .,Vol No: 09 (12), : p 1538-1546.

  1. Raghupathi and M. Venkatesh and M.N. Venkataramana 2018. Farmers’ Perception of Farm University Sugarcane Technologies in Karnataka, India. Asian Journal of Extension, Economics and Sociology, 22(01) P-9.

Raghupathi. D. Venakatesha M and Venaktaramana M N. 2019. Farmers Perception towards Farm University Technologies of rice in Karnataka, International Journal of plant sciences

M.N.VENKATARAMAN, L.MURALIDHAR, A.D.RANGANATHA, AND B.GURURAJ.  CURRENT .2020  The Relative Economic Benefits of Conjunctive Use of Water over Surface and Ground Water in the Cauvery Command Area, Journal of Applied Science and Technology, Vol No: 39(44),: p 45-51.

MADHU H.R.1, RANGANATHA A.D.2, NAGESHA G.3 AND  MAHESH D.S.4, 2020,  Personal, socio-economic and psychological characteristics of the soil health card beneficiaries in Mandya district of  Karnataka. International Journal of Agriculture Sciences., vol No: 12,:p:10008-10011.

MADHU H.R.1, RANGANATHA A.D.2, NAGESHA G.3 AND MAHESH D.S.4, 2020. A Study on Knowledge and Attitude of Farmers and Constraints Faced by Them on Soil Health Cards in Mandya District of Karnataka. Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences., vol No: 8(3),: p:727-736.

MADHU H.R.1, RANGANATHA A.D.2, NAGESHA G.3 AND  MAHESH D.S.4, 2020. Knowledge Difficulty Index and Attitude Level of Farmers about Soil Health Cards in Mandya District of Karnataka. Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences., Vol No: 8(3),: p: 594-601

MADHU H.R.1, RANGANATHA A.D.2, ASHOKA K.R.3 AND  NAGESHA G.4, 2020. An Index for Measuring Knowledge and Adoption Behavior of Soil Health Card Recommendations In Mandya District of Karnataka. International Journal of Advanced Research. Vol No: 8(8),: p: 1379-1386

RAMACHANDRA C., SOWMYALATHA B. S, RANGANATH A.D., CHETHANA B.S.4, PRAKASH P 5. 2019.Adoption Strategies and Assessment of Yield Gap Analysis of Rice in Mandya District of Karnataka. Environment and Ecology.Vol No: 37(2),: p: 517-520

VEENA, C.M., RANGANATH, A.D. AND SHIVAMURTHY, M. 2018. Knowledge  and Adoption of Recommended Rice Cultivation Practices Among the Rice Growers in Kabini Command Area of Karnataka. Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life Sciences. Vol No: 7(8),: p: 15-18

VEENA, C.M., RANGANATH, A.D., AND RAMACHANDRA, C.. 2018. Yield Gap Analysis of Rice in Kabini Command Area of Karnataka, Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life Sciences. Vol No: 7(8),: p: 09-10

A.D.RANGANATHA, C. RAMACHANDRA, D.S.MAHESH. AND K.S.KOWSALYA3. 2018. Studies On Adoption of Rice Production Technologies in Cauvery Command Area of Mandya District.  Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life Sciences. Vol No: 7(8),: p: 11-14

ATHEEKUR REHMAN, H.M, RANGANATHA, A.D., KOWSALYA, K.S., AND MAHESH, D.S. 2018. Integrated Farming System For Sustainability. Advances in Bioresearch. Vol No: 9(5): p: 201-203.

ATHEEKUR REHMAN, H.M, RANGANATHA, A.D., KOWSALYA, K.S., AND MAHESH, D.S. 2018. Hybrid paddy and drum seeder combination revolutionize paddy cultivation. Advances in Bioresearch. Vol No: 9(5): p: 197-200.

C.RAMACHANDRA, NAVEEN, VENKATESHVARAD, A.D.RANGANATHA AND B.S.SOWMYALATHA, 2017, Studies on water, nutrient management and economics of mechanized transplanted paddy, Research journal of Agricultural Sciences, 8(6): 1299-1302.

C.RAMACHANDRA, NAVEEN, VENKATESHVARAD, A.D.RANGANATHA, N.SHIVAKUMAR AND B.S.SOWMYALATHA, 2017, Growth and yield of mechanized transplanted paddy as influenced by water and nutrient management. Environment and Ecology, 35(4D): 3283-3286.

ANMOL PANDA, NAGESHA. G. AND SHIVAMURTHY. M, 2020, Adoption behavior of farmers to climate smart agricultural practices in Odisha, International journal of advanced Research, Vol. 8(7), 1876-1883

Published Leaflet / Folders

ATHEEKUR REHMAN, H.M., A.D.RANGANATH., PRASANNAKUMAR,M.K. AND VISHWANATH, K. 2017-18, Susthirakabbubesayapaddathi (S.S.I.). alpadindaadika. ATMA, Dept, of Agric., Srirangapattana& K.V.K, V.C.Farm, Mandya.

KAMALABAI KOODAGI, RANGANATHA,A.D., MAHESHA,H.M. AND VENKATESH, M., 2017-18. Uttama arogyakkagi navaneadharithaaharagalu. ICAR- K.V.K, V.C.Farm, Mandya.

BHAGYALAKSHMI,T., RANGANATHA,A.D., ATHEEKUR REHMAN,H.M. AND APOORVA,K.B. 2017-18, Bhattadaadhikailuvarige samasyathmaka mannugala nirvahane. ICAR-K.V.K, V.C.Farm, Mandya.

MAHESHA,H.M., RANGANATHA,A.D., KAMALABAI KOODAGI AND VENKATESH,M., 2017-18, Reshme hulu sakanikeyalli uzinonada nirvahanege samagra hathoti kramagalu. ICAR-K.V.K, V.C.Farm, Mandya.

Seminars / Guest lectures/ Workshop organized in the department

The faculty of Department of Agricultural Extension,  College of Agriculture, VC Farm, Mandya had organized two days workshop on “Student READY” (Rural Entrepreneurship Awareness Development Yojana) on 17th and 18th May, 2018 at College of Agriculture, VC Farm, Mandya, Karnataka.