Correct option is D
✅ (d) systematic training and scheduled visits
· The Training and Visit (T&V) system emphasizes regular, scheduled visits by extension workers to farmers.
· Extension agents receive systematic, periodic training to update their knowledge.
· Developed by Daniel Benor, it ensured timely dissemination of research-based technologies to farmers.
❌ (a) decentralized extension approach
· T&V system is a centralized extension model with top-down information flow.
· Hence, incorrect.
❌ (b) farmer friend
· While T&V aims to build rapport with farmers, the term “farmer friend” is not specifically attributed to it.
❌ (c) bottom-up planning of extension activities
· T&V system follows a top-down approach where extension agendas are set centrally.