The Major Thrust Areas of the Department are :-

1. Diffusion and adoption of farm innovations.
2. Functioning and Performance of Farmers' Groups.
3. Organizational Development and Scientific Productivity.
4. Training Need Assessment
5. Communication and Information Technology.
6. Research-Extension-Farmer-Market Linkages.
7. Evaluation of Trainings and agricultural development Programmes
8. Design and Evaluation of Extension Methodologies