In some areas, demonstrations and training sessions are genuinely effective—farmers learn new techniques and actually adopt them, especially when they see direct benefits like increased yield or reduced input costs.

But at the ground level, there are also challenges:

• Not all farmers are reached
• There’s a lack of literacy and awareness
• Some farmers are hesitant to adopt new methods
• Sometimes KVKs have limited staff or resources So yes, the methods are effective, but their success largely depends on the quality of implementation, local context, and farmer participation.