The Bureau of Agricultural Extension was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 680 on

The functions of the Department of Agriculture was devolved to the local government units through the enactment of Republic Act No. 7160 on November 10, 1991 otherwise known as

In the Philippines, agricultural extension work started in the 19* century through the induction of

The primary functions of Extension agencies in agriculture and rural development is to disseminate

The various government and non-government research center/ agencies in the country are continuously generating _in livestock crops, fisheries, forestry and natural resources.

When a technology is ready for dissemination it has passed specific established by credible organization/ groups.

Technology can be defined as:

The field of extension is described as a continuous process of technologies in order to satisfy human needs.

Technologies can be categorized as

Rice drier, hybrid rice, tissue cultured macapuno, copra meal in swine rations, and others are examples of technologies.

Integrated pest management, improved forestry scheme, community based farming system, biological method of coconut oil extraction are examples of technologies

R and D center also generate not only technologies that are important to agriculture and rural development.

Technologies are ready for dissemination if these have met the following criteria

The purpose of piloting technologies are

The process of spreading the technologies and information from one agency to another, from one person to another person; from one group to another group; from generation to generation is called _process

The ultimate objective of diffusion process is users of the technology

The process of technology order to become effective may requires different methods of extension in

This is the stage when a person utilizes a particular technology until such time that there are no other new technologies

Some progressive farmers conduct personal experiments, modify the technologies and discover new process and procedure, as such they are considered as:

The effective extension worker designs his technelogy promotion strategy to the stage of diffusion or present thinking of the

The first stage of diffusion is the technology or innovation wherein the target users/clients merely know

This is the stage when the person is attracted to the technology and seeks more factual information

In this stage, the individal tries and experiments the new technology after weighing the advantage and risks involved.

Based on available information and actual experiences/experiments on the technology, the individual assesses its goodness over existing practice/ technology. This is the ….. stage.

This stage refers io the large scale and continuous use of the technology, characterized by feeling of satisfaction on the part of the user

In the process of techneiogy adoption, sometimes the farmer/ person makes on the technology to fit his resources and needs

The first group of people in this community to bring in a new idea or practices are called

They are characterized by their conservation, are older than average and seldom take any risks

The technology can be described as _if the magnitude of expected benefits like increased net income, more employment, higher foreign exchange earning/ savings

The technology helps maintain ecological balance, does not have harmful environmental consequences, it is characterized to have

The technology has shown goodness or its better than existing practice/product

Extension workers assist targei clients like farmers from

The lechnology is categorized as component technology and

Aside from the technology, this is the primary concern of an extension agency to be used in disseminating a particular technology

This embraces the entire spectrum of the technology promotion process and provides sound philosophy and orientation.

It is the procedural consisting of a series of action that is organized, orderly, systematic and well planned aimed at facilitating technology adoption

It is the step by step way of guiding prospective adopters in knowing, trying and adopting specific technology.

It is implementational, a particular trick, strategy or individual artistry of the extension worker

The participatory approach can be described as process because every member of a group of target users must be involved in the whole process of the project/program

This approach provides an opportunity for project beneficiaries to be involved in problem and need assessment up to program implementation to evaluation

This approach reaches a great number of people at the same time in a short period of time.

This approach is basically used in creating awareness and awakening interest among target adoptors/users

This approach is promoting a single technology

If the agency is promoting a package of technology, the concept is seed to shelf technology. This is called

This approach covers the promotion of a technology that starts from production storing, processing, and marketing

This approach is used by an agency whether public or private to develop a community in all aspects such as economic, social cultural, political and environmental

Total community development is the objective of the approach

In this approach, the target is categorized by regions or ecological zones as lowland upland and coastal areas

This approach puts together the resources of different agencies, services of various agencies, share their resources, agree on common goals and approaches

Project outcomes in the technc logy promotion process are:

The integrated approach believes on the principle of

The integrated approach develops all areas of concern in a community thereby it results to

In selecting an approach in technology promotion, major considerations are

Technically, a _ is a written document covering specific period of time, that contains the organization/agency's vision, mission, goals, program thrusts, approaches and strategies, policies and rules, structure, manpower and funding requirements

A plan has a time duration which can be described as:

Almost all plans are guiced by a deep-seated beliefs or a general statement that guides the organization

To make the organizational plan operational, it is broken down into

The program is composed of realistic, doabie and practical

Projects/Programs in extension can be characterized as:

The process composed of situation analysis, program planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation is called

The __ is an activity of carefully and critically examining in the detail the prodins, resoures, nature/rends and quality of an area with special locus on

The common document available in the barangay that describes the geographic. economic, social, demographic, political, institutional and historical is called

Planning as a major component of all program development process is basically

It is the stage of deciding in advance what to do, when to do, how to do it, who will do it, why and how much is needed

The output or product of an agency or organization planning process is called

The agency/barangay development plan is made operational and ready for implementation by preparing a detailed with an approved budgetary requirements

Plans are made to ensure

is the serious and systematic process of problem analysis. formulating objectives, identifying solutions/projects, choosing strategies and estimating budgetary requirements

Plans are important because:

Programs and projects in extension are based on existing affecting a great number of people.

All programs/projects must contribute to the development of and foremost.

Programs/Projects must be this means continuity and viability of projects for a long time and with minimum destruction from the environment.

Resources in the community can be categorized as:

is defined as the gap between the existing or current situation and the ideal or desired situation

needs are those needs that are known and readily identified and felt by the people

Due to limitations in education, information, level of economic and social living. people have _ needs which are not known by them.

When problems are identified, the next step usually done is to

Solutions to identified problems and needs can be in the form of

When top executives or high local officials/officers of an organization or local government units develop general plans, this is called

This is the evolving planning strategy wherein low level officials of the barangay or rural people and members of the community participate in planning.

In development planning the problem analysis commonly used are:

The focus of _ is on one specific core/major problem

This type of analysis is very exhaustive and may focus on many core and major problems in the community.

is the process of establishing a viable and functional community organization that is created to contribute to sustainable development of rural communities

is a problem solving approach whereby the community is empowered to identify their own problems, harness local resources and take action collectively.

is a group of people living in a specific geographic area, sharing common resources, norms, beliefs and values.

A viable and functional organization serves:

CO is a process that revolves around the lives, experiences and aspirations of the peopie. It is described to be

Community based approach can be described as:

Before any organizing can be done, an initial... should first be undertaken

To gain a first hand knowledge of the community, it is important to stay and live with the people. This is called

The guiding principle in integration of the community organizer is

In the CO process, the best method for data gathering is

A community organizer maybe internal or _ to the community

In community organizing consciousness of the people and the organizer. analysis, is an activity that helps raise the level of

People empowerment involves a learning process of the rural peopie developing their

Every barangay has IRA wherein 20% development fund is allocated. IRA means

LGU means

In extension and rural development. the agencies or people external to the community can help but the __ must do their jobs.

This approach refers to different groups of people with different specialization working together in one project.