Agricultural publications are considered effective tool to disseminate agricultural information among the farming community.
In Pakistan, various public and private organizations used this tool in order to catalyze the agricultural innovation and
diffusion process. The present study addressed the question of contribution and role of agricultural publications in
dissemination agri. information among farmers. The universe of the study was district Faisalabad. A sample size of 52
subscribers of five selected agricultural publications was drawn from the study area. A pre-tested and validated mailquestionnaire was used for data collection. The data thus collected were analyzed through computer software SPSS. The
result of the study reveals that the response of young farmers was in favor of agricultural publications as compared to old
farmers regarding usefulness in crop productivity, information authenticity, and practicability of information. It is suggested
that subscription of the agri. publications should be increased for maximum coverage of farming community.
Muhammad Shahzad, Fakhar ul Islam, Salma Umber, Izhar Ahmad Khan, M. Abdal, M. Asif Raza. (2011) Role Of Agricultural Publications In Disseminating Agricultural Information Among Farming Community Of District Faisalabad, , Volume-48, Issue-3.
