Name:Zuleihat salawudeen Oyiza
May no :24cp1219
Course:AGR 202
Level:200 level
Department:crop production
Lecture name:Dr Ahmed Tijani Abdulhamid

I understand that Agricultural extension and Rural sociology discusse about that:

Agricultural Extension
• A branch of applied science and education.
• Purpose: To transfer agricultural knowledge, innovations, and skills from researchers/experts to farmers.
• Focus:
• Teaching farmers improved methods.
• Adoption of new seeds, fertilizers, machinery, pest control, etc.
• Training and capacity building through demonstrations, field visits, farmer schools.
• Goal: Increase farm productivity, income, and rural livelihoods.

Rural Sociology
• A branch of sociology that studies rural society as a whole.
• Purpose: To understand rural life, institutions, customs, problems, and social change.
• Focus:
• Rural family, kinship, culture, traditions.
• Education, health, religion, and community leadership.
• Rural problems (poverty, migration, inequality) and development.
• Goal: Provide social understanding for effective rural planning and development

Key Difference
• Agricultural Extension = An educational practice → teaches farmers how to farm better.
• Rural Sociology = An academic study → analyzes rural society and its problems
Summarization : Agricultural extension is about “improving farming,” while rural sociology is about “understanding rural society.”