Agricultural extension, which refers to activities relating to
the dissemination of agricultural information and technical
guidance on farming, has had its golden and gloomy eras in
Indonesian history. Agricultural extension practices move
forward in line with dynamic social, political and economic
development processes. At the time when agricultural development
was a top national priority, agricultural extension was
dynamically improved. On the contrary, when agricultural
development has been a low priority, agricultural extension
remained gloomy and stagnant. Regardless of the controversial
impacts of the green revolution on socioeconomic and
environmental resources, the historical fact is that the golden
era of agricultural extension in Indonesia was the green
revolution program. Agricultural extension has played pivotal
role in increasing production of rice, Indonesia’s staple food
crop.