Government of India in its agriculture reforms has initiated a scheme entitled ”Support to State Extension Programmes”. The major guiding principles of the scheme are:
Reforming State Agricultural Extension, promoting private sector to compliment and supplement public extension system, augment media and information technology, empowerment of women through mainstreaming gender issues, capacity building /skilled up-gradation of farmers and farm women.
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During the last few years many projects have been initiated in consultation with NGOs like Aga Khan Foundation, Border Security Force and other NGOs. Today’s Farm Women Conference has the objectives of empowerment of the women through organizing trainings in collaboration with KVKs, NGOs, Self Help Groups etc.
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