Determination of criteria for effectiveness of extension methods

In this identifying the nine criteria for determination of effective extension methods for progressive farmers of Sabarkatha. The result showed that major criteria for individual contact methods viz., accurate information (97.33%), having two-way communication and having accurate information with equal per cent (96.67%), fast communication of information (91.33%) and having clarification of doubts (89.33%). Major criteria for group contact methods viz., farmer participation (98.00%), easy sharing of information (96.67%), need based information (96.00%), having two-way communication (94.67%), having clarification of doubts (94.00%) and having credible information (92.00%) was found major criteria for the group contact methods, while major criteria mass contact methods major criteria viz., communication of information (96.67%) and degree of farmer participation (78.00%).