(a) whether a Regional Workshop on Reforms in Agricultural Extension was held in the
month of May, 2003 jointly by the Ministry of Agriculture and the World Bank;
(b) if so, whether the experts from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan also attended
this workshop; and
(c) if so, the outcome of the discussions held therein?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir.
(c): The workshop provided for refining the following areas of extension reforms:
? Public delivery of extension in decentralized systems, ? Public-Private partnership in technology dissemination, ? Use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), ? Human Resource Development (HRD) strategies, ? Ensuring access to extension to women and vulnerable groups, and ? Implementing effective Monitoring and Evaluation systems.