This paper attempts to review the agriculture extension service and knowledge dissemination
system in Nepal. identify changing environment for extension, scan the present scenario of
extension and knowledge dissemination, illustrate government policy, gauge problems and dig
out issues and recommend for improved extension and knowledge dissemination for Nepalese
farmers in changed context. Public extension system has been found dominant over the past 6
decades. The frequently changing public extension organization lacks stability in the extension
modality and is posed with problems and issues for its capacity to provide service and
knowledge in the changed context. The shifting emphasis towards commercialization,
diversification, sustainable and inclusive development and changing business environment for
agriculture at nation and global level demands revie:vv of existing extension system. The
government policy for extension has not just to identify the pluralistic approach but should
implement well by recognizing and utilizing the expertise of different service providers in the
country. Majority of farmers charge public as well as private organization for not being
effective and efficient and even in catering their need for solving their problems. This demands
dynamism in the existing extension organization. Supply driven, inadequate physical facilities,
wider command area. inadequate communication with farmers, poor motivation on the part of
extension personnel. lack of clear cut job responsibility, technical competency and imidequate
monitoring as well as evaluation have been identified as major problems in extension whereas
extension service in diversities, capacity enhancement of extension staff, duplication of
command area among service providers, low service coverage, devolution of extension service
, emerging global concerns in extension, subsidy matter as well as implementation ofNAES are
major issues concerned. Similarly, timely dissemination, quality of expertise service,
mobilization and utilization of concerned media. forum and approach has been reported as
issues in knowledge dissemination. For greater effectiveness, institutional reform, clarification
of strategic objective, empowerment of farmers. enhanced linkage among stakeholders and use
of participatory and user friendly approaches along with enhanced IT is recommended.

This paper attempts to review the agriculture extension service and knowledge dissemination
system in Nepal. identify changing environment for extension, scan the present scenario of
extension and knowledge dissemination, illustrate government policy, gauge problems and dig
out issues and recommend for improved extension and knowledge dissemination for Nepalese
farmers in changed context. Public extension system has been found dominant over the past 6
decades. The frequently changing public extension organization lacks stability in the extension
modality and is posed with problems and issues for its capacity to provide service and
knowledge in the changed context. The shifting emphasis towards commercialization,
diversification, sustainable and inclusive development and changing business environment for
agriculture at nation and global level demands revie:vv of existing extension system. The
government policy for extension has not just to identify the pluralistic approach but should
implement well by recognizing and utilizing the expertise of different service providers in the
country. Majority of farmers charge public as well as private organization for not being
effective and efficient and even in catering their need for solving their problems. This demands
dynamism in the existing extension organization. Supply driven, inadequate physical facilities,
wider command area. inadequate communication with farmers, poor motivation on the part of
extension personnel. lack of clear cut job responsibility, technical competency and imidequate
monitoring as well as evaluation have been identified as major problems in extension whereas
extension service in diversities, capacity enhancement of extension staff, duplication of
command area among service providers, low service coverage, devolution of extension service
, emerging global concerns in extension, subsidy matter as well as implementation ofNAES are
major issues concerned. Similarly, timely dissemination, quality of expertise service,
mobilization and utilization of concerned media. forum and approach has been reported as
issues in knowledge dissemination. For greater effectiveness, institutional reform, clarification
of strategic objective, empowerment of farmers. enhanced linkage among stakeholders and use
of participatory and user friendly approaches along with enhanced IT is recommended.