Abstract

Privatization of Agricultural Extension Services (PAES) is considered as new option to deliver technology to the farmers. In this approach, the farmers are expected to pay possible. It is also not possible to field as much extension person as possible in the field by government because of budget crisis. In this conjunction, PAES comes as viable option; but it also has its own limitation. The present study was conducted to identify major constraints that would affect the efficiency of PAES. This study was conducted among 120 farmer respondents in Oddanchatram and Palani taluks of Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu.

Keywords: Privatisationof agricultural extension services