Agricultural Extension in South Asia (AESA)

A network of Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (EAS) professionals in South Asia. Collaboration, sharing, and learning for effective service delivery

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Climate-smart for whom? 🌾

Women do most of the transplanting and weeding in India’s rice fields, yet operate only ~14% of holdings and rarely own the machines.

Ajay & Sarita on making mechanisation something women do, not something done to them 👇

https://t.co/E2DCEyz9UK

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The demo was a success. The target was met. Then 21 of 25 farmers went back to broadcasting.

Niladri Giri on why extension should track the second-season continuation rate, not just demonstrations held.

Read: https://t.co/tfS1z47TFx

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India produces 1,200+ PG and PhD graduates in Agricultural Extension every year. Last year’s ARS vacancies: 32.

Your jobs aren’t stolen. You just haven’t explored the other side.

New AESA blog by Dr @Alagu_Niranjan 👇
https://t.co/CaEQBzPh9r

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New Course Review: PG Diploma in Agricultural Extension Management (PGDAEM-MOOCs) by @ManageHyd

Two PhD scholars, Dr. Basu Anand & Umashankar Rawat, share what worked and what could improve in this online diploma.

https://t.co/krMof0eVra

#AgriExtension #AESA

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From “land-grant” to “world-grant”: how should Indian agri education evolve for #ViksitBharat2047?

Dr @MaheshIVRI shares insights from the NAAS brainstorming session (16 Oct).

📖 https://t.co/YzBa4DaFoQ

#AgriculturalEducation #AESA

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What happens when ag students stop teaching farmers and start listening to them?

Dr. Kumudu Kopiyawattage shares how Sri Lanka’s PET programme turns students into facilitators who connect science with farmers’ own knowledge.

📖 https://t.co/QfiuhiC0a6

#AgExtension #AESA

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“Who among us is not a migrant?” 🌍

Joe Shiney (PhD Scholar, @VIT_univ) reflects on the Migration, Urban Space & Climate Change summer school by @iiserbhopal and what it means for agricultural extension.

📖 https://t.co/RsrQWBusoJ

#AESA #ClimateChange

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Every farm holds knowledge no manual fully records.

Smija P K and Dr. Sunil V. G. look at how cardamom families in Kerala pass on and reshape it across generations, and what extension should do about it.

Read here: https://t.co/F7Bs04Zg4b

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Parjanya Pavan, Sai Sreelekha Upadhyayula & Yogesh B M share takeaways from the MANAGE-NYPDP P.L.U.S. training on Research Methodology in Agricultural Extension.

Read: https://t.co/6XwubFixar

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🌿 #WorldCottonDay | AESA Blog 295

Saleena Pookunju on how the Better Cotton Initiative is quietly changing cotton farming in India: HHP use down from 57% to 8% and yields of 701 vs 453 kg lint/ha.

Read👉 https://t.co/3nclQBL9Lr

#AgExtension #AESA

@BCICotton

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Small farms ≠ small opportunities.

New @AESA_Network Meeting Note by Dr @MaheshIVRI on the NAAS session on next-gen small farms: clusters, collectives, value chains and extension for profitability, not just productivity.

https://t.co/kyKC2yAmX5

#SmallFarms #AgExtension

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New AESA Good Practice: Strengthening the Coffee Value Chain in Kodagu

ICAR-KVK Kodagu backs coffee growers with field demos, soil testing and farmer collectives. Puthari FPO now has 980 members.

By Dr. Sangappa & team

https://t.co/L2B8Pev9gD

#InternationalCoffeeDay #AESA

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Transforming Bangladesh's Cotton Sector

Dr Md. Gazi Golam Mortuza of the Cotton Development Board discusses how better extension services can reduce Bangladesh's 97% dependence on imported cotton.

📖 https://t.co/eXHMk6LbqC

#AESA #Cotton #WorldCottonDay #AgriculturalExtension

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#Read
AgriTech & Plantation 5.0: Exploring innovation, sustainability and the future of agribusiness.

This Meeting Note highlights key insights from the conference.

Read: https://t.co/shNw2D8KP4

#AgriTech #AgriculturalExtension

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🌳 What happens when a community brings its forest back?

Laktiguda, Rayagada, Odisha shows how community mobilisation, forest rights, participatory governance & collective action can restore forests, strengthen water security and revive livelihoods.

https://t.co/Zb6LDi8Ksr

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🐟 Fisheries to Aquapreneurship!

AESA’s latest Meeting Note by Archana R. highlights key insights from the MANAGE-FISHub workshop on building a stronger fisheries startup & innovation ecosystem.

🔗 https://t.co/8RVDZXXWJV

#AESA #Aquapreneurship #Fisheries #Innovation

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Can prediction modelling transform agricultural extension?

Answers Dr J. Paul Mansingh in his latest AESA blog

👉 Read: https://t.co/rRUqdNbrcQ

#AgExtension #DigitalAgriculture #AI #GIS #AESA

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Can food festivals help conserve traditional crops?

AESA’s new Good Practice Note by Jayata et al (@WASSANIndia) explores how local cuisine festivals are reviving traditional food recipes and #agrobiodiversity.

📖 Read: https://t.co/bwWUdGornW

#AgriExtension #TraditionalFoods

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🌳 As we approach #IndigenousPeoplesDay, explore how Kakansuga’s tribal community in Odisha restored its forests.

📖 Read the Good Practice Note by Sailabala & Niranjan (@PRADAN_India): https://t.co/BQzXHk3W93

#ForestRestoration #CommunityForestRights #AESA

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How can agricultural extension move beyond technology transfer to enable green enterprises and sustainable rural livelihoods?

✍️ By Sahla & Hari

📖 Read: https://t.co/RIDZw6xpoG

#AESA #AgriculturalExtension #GreenEnterprise #SustainableAgriculture