DAESI programme is organized by University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur under Department of Agriculture & Cooperation Ministry of Agriculture and farmers welfare, Government of India. It is a one-year diploma course titled ‘Diploma in Agricultural Extension Services for Input Dealers (DAESI)’ which imparts relevant and location-specific agricultural education to equip these input dealers with sufficient knowledge to transform them into para-extension professionals so as to enable them to address the day-to-day problems being faced by the farmers at field level.
Mission
To transform practicing input dealers into para-extension professionals thereby strengthening the agricultural extension system so as to enable these input dealers to serve the farmers better.
Objectives
- Orientation of input dealers on location-specific crop production technologies of broad-based agriculture with reference to field problems
- Building the capacity of input dealers in efficient handling of inputs
- To impart knowledge about the laws governing regulation of agricultural inputs
- To make input dealers an effective source of farm information at the village level (one stop shop) for the farmers
DAESI has been designed in such a way that the input dealer can pursue the programme without adversely affecting his day-to-day business. The programme is spread over a period of 48 weeks, with 40 classroom sessions and 8 Field visits to various institutions and farmers’ fields. The classroom sessions and field visits are conducted on Sundays or local market holidays. The field visits are intended to acquaint the input dealers with location-specific field problems and expose them to relevant technologies. They are trained to identify pests, diseases and nutritional disorders. Study material in local language is provided and multi-media instructional devices are used in the classrooms.
‘Diploma in Agricultural Extension Services for Input Dealers (DAESI)’ one year course is offeredby UAS, Raichur under Department of Agriculture & Cooperation Ministry of Agriculture and farmers welfare, Government of India. Till now 450 input dealers were benefitted by the DAESI programme and another 270 input dealers are currently undergoing this course.
