WBL TO PROMOTE LIFELONG LEARNING AMONG FARMERS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: Key Strategies

In times of liberalization, privatization and globalization (LPG), countries are looking to
establish effective systems of lifelong learning to prepare farmers for changing
agricultural sector. But offering lifelong learning to farmers in developing countries) is a
vital challenge as majority of them are residing in remote and rural areas and have low
educational qualification and lower socio-economic status. Web Based Learning (WBL)
can support us in this cause because world over it is increasingly recognized as a viable
and learner-friendly approach. In this background, the present paper attempts to discuss
about need and challenges of lifelong learning for farmers and proposes key strategies
for providing Web based lifelong learning to farmers of developing countries.