1. Non-involvement of local people in program planning:
According to all of the respondents, the most important constraint for extension agents in their fieldwork is the non-involvement of local people in program planning. As the organisation of extension division follows the national administrative system, extension workers have to perform according to the plan of MOAI and farmers have no chance to participate in program planning and decision making process. Therefore, local people
are not involved actively in the implementation of new extension programs. For example, some
areas are not suitable for rice, but according to the
ministry, farmers in these areas have to grow rice
and farmers lose a lot of money. Consequently the
farmers don’t trust the extension agents.