It has been widely reported that the gap between training results and organizational outcomes remains un-bridged. It implies that training and its impact is a complex process and achieving desired impact out of training efforts is a factor of multidimensional variables. In order to achieve the intended training impact, there is a need for meticulous planning and implementation of training events at all stages such as assessing organizational goals, competency mapping of staff and their training needs assessment as per the organizational goals, pre-training preparation, training organization as per the design, assessing training effectiveness, training impact in terms of pre-determined out puts and outcomes etc. Hence, it is indispensable to have effective and efficient training managers, so that the training investment may reap desired benefits. In that way, this book has a general intent to give tips about effective management practices for the training managers. This book specifically explains about training needs assessment, training institutes around the world and their experiences as well as practices, developing effective e-learning modules, training evaluation, training impact assessment etc.

The focus of technology development in agriculture in the last half of 20th century was to increase the production efficiency of the farm. For this, the Indian farmers should be updated with latest knowledge to compete for global marketing. They must have the right information at the right time which is possible through new information technologies resulted in many non-agricultural fields. In the world of Information of Communication Technology, the most commonly available IT tools for transfer of agricultural technology in Indian context are radio, television, video, telephone and mobile phone, printed media, computer and internet. This book is an outcome of the rich experiences of research work carried out by the editors. Information technology has rooted well as one of the tools of Transfer of Technology which are being used by both public and private sectors for the benefit of farmeVillage Knowledge Centres of MSSRF, E-Choupals of Indian Tobacco Company, Kisan Kendras of Rallies, Kisan Bharath Kendras of United Phosphorus Limited, Cyber Extension services of EID Parry's, Kisan Call Centres KCC, AGRISNET AGMARKNET are few good examples to quote. Hence, this book entitled "Extension of Technologies: From Labs to RFarms" is an effort to limelight the potentiality of this tool in the field of agricultural extension in general and transfer of technology in particular.

It has been widely reported that the gap between training results and organizational outcomes remains un-bridged. It implies that training and its impact is a complex process and achieving desired impact out of training efforts is a factor of multidimensional variables. In order to achieve the intended training impact, there is a need for meticulous planning and implementation of training events at all stages such as assessing organizational goals, competency mapping of staff and their training needs assessment as per the organizational goals, pre-training preparation, training organization as per the design, assessing training effectiveness, training impact in terms of pre-determined out puts and outcomes etc. Hence, it is indispensable to have effective and efficient training managers, so that the training investment may reap desired benefits. In that way, this book has a general intent to give tips about effective management practices for the training managers. This book specifically explains about training needs assessment, training institutes around the world and their experiences as well as practices, developing effective e-learning modules, training evaluation, training impact assessment etc.