Job performance of women extension personnel of state agriculture department

Abstract

The Agriculture Assistants are very important entities, who play as a vital link between research and farm technology transfer for it's effective dissemination and ultimate implementation for the agriculture developmental initiatives. Agriculture Assistant working at the grass root level plays a very important role in the process of agriculture development through transfer of farm technology.The present study entitled, ‘Job performance of Women Extension Personnel of State Agricultural Department’ was carried out in Akola and Washim districts under Vidarbha Zone of Maharashtra State. The sample for the study was confined to the 80 women extension personnel working in the state agriculture department to ascertain the job performance of the women extension personnel.Job performance of the women extension personnel were studied as dependent variables, the findings with regard to the job performance of the women extension personnel revealed that, 75.00 percent the women extension personnel recorded themselves under above average job performance category as per their self-rating whereas, 55.00 percent of the women extension personnel falls under above average job performance category as per the superior rating obtained from the Agriculture Supervisor about the job performance of the women extension personnel.