Kumar: India lacks a culture of hands-on agricultural field extension
Shashi Kumar · Heartbreaking Truth: The REAL REASON Indian Farmers Struggle - Akshayakalpa Founder on The Neon Show · Nov 17, 2023 · at 27:48
Akshayakalpa founder Shashi Kumar critiques the Indian agricultural system for expecting farmers to visit government centers rather than sending experts into fields.
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“Extension means a farmer outreach program where we, a technology expert or a farming expert going into farmer field and working. It doesn't, that culture doesn't exist in India.”
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