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Identifying Grass Root Problems and Generating Sustainable Solutions through Participatory Rural Appraisal

Girijesh Singh Mahra, Pardeep Kumar, Chandan Solanki, D.S.Tomar,S.K.Kaushik, Rekha Tewari and V. K. J. Rao

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Traditional Extension methods has been widely replaced by modern ICT based extension methods, but still Indian Extension system is lagging behind in understanding the actual problems of farmers and thus the gap between problems and recommended solutions is large. One of the most important reasons for widening of this gap is inability of modern ICT based extension methods to understand the grass root problems and their linkages at village level. In this context, present study has been done to outline the grassroot problems of village through Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA). All tools of PRA were executed during study and results have indicated positive perception of farmers towards PRA with respect to understanding village problems. This study has outlined the major grassroot problems of village Salakhedi on the basis of PRA and as a result authors have identified potential action plan based on PRA analysis

Keyword: Grass root problems, Participatory Rural Appraisal, ICT based extension

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