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Table 1. Overview of extension methods and channels that have been used for SEWS
extension during diffcrent periods of project inipienentation.
Extension methoda
Personal discussion
* _*_stration
Group discussion
Notice boards
IIuidouts
**
Bulletins
Samples of pests
and beneficials
(conserved)
***_
Mass media
**
Field (lays
*
Training for fanners
Channel
verbal, demon-
verbal,dcnonstration,audio visuals
written
leaflets on
pest inforimation
weekly pest
wamning leaflets
display, exhibit
radio:
- regional
- national
television:
- regional
- national
posters
_offices
displays, leaflets
lectures, audio
visuals, demonstrations,
displavs
Locationb Date of
introduction
farmers' house 1982
PPSU
farres' ccnters 1982
schools, temples
farmers' centers 1984
PPSU, fmners' 1983
centers
PPSU, farmers' 1984/1985
centers,
pro\ incial district
agricultural
offices
RPPSO, PPSU, 1984/1985
farmers' centers
district agricultural
homes 1983
homes 1987
farmers' centers 19,%
PPSU, RPPSO,
district and subdistrict
agricultural
offices
agri. fair - 1982
regional, national
and temples, etc.
schools, temples, 1984
farmers' centers
PPSU
'Degrees of use * seldom, ** often, ***very often, **** mostly. b1)PSU = Plant
Protection Service Unit, RPPSO = Regional Plant Protection Service Office.
(T & V system), or in a so-called task force training activity conducted by the
RPPSO (approximately 16 persons).
Each of the 30 PPSUs have from 3 to 12 Farmers' Centers each as their
responsibility. The average is estimated to be 5 Farmers' Centers per PPSU.
With the size of farmer participant groups (contact farmers) being between 5 and
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