About Extension

Directorate of Extension Education

The Directorate of Extension Education (DEE), Bihar Animal Sciences University (BASU), Patna, has been functioning since June 2017 as the central coordinating unit for planning, coordinating, supervising and monitoring the University’s extension activities. It prepares annual action plans for extension education and training programmes and facilitates their implementation through the University’s extension units and Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs). The Directorate also reviews and monitors the progress of extension programmes, consolidates activity reports, and prepares the annual report on the University’s extension activities. The Extension Education Council meets annually to review and approve the University’s Extension Plan.

KVK Jamui was transferred by ICAR from Shram Bharti, Khadi Gram to BASU on 6 March 2019 under ICAR-ATARI, Zone IV, Patna, and has since been functioning under the administrative control of DEE, BASU. The University provides financial, technical and technological support to KVK Jamui and is committed to strengthening its infrastructure, extension outreach and farmer-oriented activities to develop it as a leading KVK under ICAR-ATARI, Zone IV.

Objectives of Directorate of Extension Education

  • Promote scientific livestock practices for sustainable sectoral growth and improved farmer livelihoods.
  • Empower farmers, women and youth through skill-based training in dairy, goatery, poultry, piggery and fisheries.
  • Validate indigenous practices and demonstrate improved technologies through on-farm demonstrations.
  • Disseminate scientific livestock information through local-language extension literature and publications.

Farmers’ Advisory Services

The Directorate of Extension Education, Bihar Animal Sciences University (BASU), Patna, serves as the primary institutional mechanism for delivering scientific, timely, and need-based advisory services to livestock farmers across Bihar. It acts as a vital link between the University’s research system and the farming community by translating scientific knowledge into practical recommendations that improve livestock productivity, animal health, farmers’ income, and rural livelihoods. The important farmers’ advisory services of Directorate of Extension Education, BASU, Patna are;

  • Training & Capacity Building: Farmer training, demonstrations, Kisan Gosthis, exposure visits, and farmer–scientist interactions.
  • Government Scheme Advisory: Information on livestock schemes, subsidies, programmes, training, and financial support.
  • Farm Management Advisory: Guidance on record keeping, cost reduction, productivity enhancement, and profitability analysis.
  • Veterinary Health Advisory: Guidance on disease identification, prevention, treatment, and overall animal health management.
  • Breeding & AI Advisory: Advisory on heat detection, timely AI, pregnancy care, repeat breeding, and reproductive management.
  • Vaccination Advisory: Information on vaccination schedules, booster doses, and preventive disease management.
  • Dairy Farming Advisory: Scientific guidance on breed selection, housing, feeding, milking, and herd management.
  • Feed & Fodder Advisory: Recommendations on balanced ration, fodder production, silage, hay, and mineral supplementation.
  • Clean Milk & Mastitis Advisory: Guidance on hygienic milking, mastitis prevention, udder health, and safe milk handling.
  • Goat & Sheep Farming Advisory: Technical guidance on breeding, nutrition, housing, health, and profitable production.
  • Pig & Poultry Farming Advisory: Advice on scientific housing, feeding, breeding, disease prevention, and farm management.
  • Calf & Young Stock Advisory: Guidance on colostrum feeding, nutrition, vaccination, deworming, and growth management.
  • Farmer Helpline & Digital Advisory: Expert advice through telephone, WhatsApp, digital platforms, and ICT-based services.
  • Weather & Seasonal Advisory: Timely guidance on heat/cold stress, seasonal diseases, fodder, and disaster management.
  • Livestock Entrepreneurship Advisory: Support for establishing and managing profitable dairy, goat, pig, poultry, and other enterprises.

e-Kisan Samadhan: An innovative approach for 24X7 online farmers’ advisory

The Directorate of Extension Education, BASU, Patna has an official WhatsApp group for livestock and fisheries farmers of Bihar. This group is having more than 890 farmers and the number is increasing gradually. The key features of e-Kisan Samadhan is as below:

  • An interactive Question & Answer (Q &A) Programme is organized through Zoom Meetings by the University scientists on the first and third Friday of every month.
  • Guidance and mentoring are provided to rural youth for entrepreneurship development in livestock farming, dairy farming, poultry farming, and other allied animal husbandry enterprises.
  • A dedicated WhatsApp Group provides 24×7 expert advisory services, enabling livestock farmers to receive prompt solutions to their queries from the University’s scientists.
  • In addition to the Q&A sessions, expert talks on contemporary and emerging issues in animal husbandry and allied sectors are conducted to keep farmers updated with the latest scientific developments.
  • Extension literature, technical advisories, and other farmer-friendly digital publications (soft copies) are shared periodically through the WhatsApp Group for the benefit of livestock farmers and other stakeholders.

Technology Transfer: 

The Directorate of Extension Education (DEE), BASU, Patna facilitates the transfer of scientific technologies and research-based innovations from the University to livestock farmers and rural communities. It promotes practical adoption through demonstrations, training, advisory services and digital platforms. The Directorate emphasizes need-based, farmer-friendly and location-specific technologies for improving livestock productivity, profitability and sustainability.

  • On-farm demonstration of improved livestock production and management technologies.
  • Farmer training programmes on scientific dairy, goat, pig, poultry and other livestock farming.
  • Frontline demonstrations to showcase proven technologies under field conditions.
  • Kisan Gosthis and farmer–scientist interactions for direct technology dissemination.
  • Exposure visits and field visits to successful farms and technology demonstration units.
  • Krishi Gyan Vahan services for doorstep dissemination of livestock technologies and advisory services.
  • Digital technology transfer through WhatsApp, mobile applications, social media and online platforms.
  • Veterinary health camps for demonstration and adoption of preventive healthcare practices.
  • Demonstration of improved breeds and breeding technologies, including artificial insemination and reproductive management.
  • Transfer of improved feeding technologies such as balanced ration, fodder production, silage and mineral supplementation.
  • Promotion of clean milk production technologies and scientific milking and dairy management practices.
  • Dissemination of climate-resilient technologies for reducing heat stress and improving livestock adaptation.
  • Technology-based entrepreneurship promotion through skill development and enterprise-oriented training.
  • Development and distribution of extension literature including manuals, booklets, leaflets, advisories and audio-visual materials.
  • Monitoring and feedback-based refinement of technologies to ensure effective adoption and wider farmer impact.

Capacity building and training:

Capacity building and training are among the core mandates of the Directorate of Extension Education (DEE). The Directorate enhances the knowledge, technical skills, managerial abilities, and entrepreneurial competencies of farmers, livestock keepers, extension personnel, rural youth, women, and other stakeholders, enabling them to adopt scientific technologies and improve agricultural and livestock productivity.

  1. Organization of Training Programmes

The Directorate organizes structured training programmes for:

  • Farmers and livestock keepers
  • Rural youth
  • Women farmers and Self-Help Groups (SHGs)
  • Extension personnel
  • Veterinary officers and para-veterinary workers
  • Entrepreneurs and start-ups

Training programmes are short-term, long-term, residential, online, or field-based depending on the target audience.

  1. Skill Development
  • Scientific crop and livestock production
  • Dairy, goat, sheep, pig, poultry, and fisheries management
  • Animal breeding, feeding, nutrition, and health care
  • Disease prevention and biosecurity
  • Artificial insemination and reproductive management
  • Fodder production and conservation
  • Farm mechanization
  • Value addition and processing
  • Digital agriculture and ICT applications
  1. Development of Extension Literatures

The Directorate prepares and disseminates:

  • Training manuals
  • Technical bulletins
  • Booklets and leaflets
  • Audio-visual learning materials
  • Videos and e-learning modules
  • Mobile-based learning content
  1. Digital Capacity Building

Modern extension increasingly relies on digital platforms. The Directorate:

  • Conducts webinars and virtual training programmes
  • Uses mobile applications and WhatsApp groups for advisory services
  • Produces educational videos, podcasts, and online lectures
  • Promotes digital literacy among farmers and extension personnel

Extension Outreach Programmes

Extension outreach programmes constitute one of the most important functions of the Directorate of Extension Education (DEE). These programmes are designed to extend the benefits of research, education, and innovation beyond the university campus to farmers, livestock keepers, entrepreneurs, extension personnel, and rural communities. The Directorate serves as a vital link between scientists and end users by ensuring that scientific knowledge and technologies are effectively communicated, demonstrated, and adopted at the grassroots level.

The Directorate regularly conducts extension outreach programs such as:

  • Farmers’ meetings and awareness campaigns
  • Animal Welfare & Heallth Camps
  • Pashu Palak Samvad Kisan ke Dwar
  • Field days and field visits
  • Farmer–scientist interactions
  • Kisan Melas and livestock exhibitions
  • Extension campaigns in villages
  • Exposure visits to successful farms
  • Gyan Vahan Visits

These programmes provide opportunities for direct interaction between scientists and farmers, enabling the exchange of knowledge and practical solutions to field problems.

To help adoption of scientific practices for the upliftment of livestock sector as a whole and livestock farmer as an individuals.