The Society of Extension Education Gujarat (SEEG) was established in 1990, is a national level professional non-profit making society for promoting study of and research in extension education in the widest sense of the term and its application in agricultural development. It is a scientific society. The head office of the society is located at Anand Agricultural University, Anand. The registration no. of society is Reg. No. Gujarat F/297/Anand.
The society has registered more than1600 life members at present. It has played a significant role in providing suitable forum for exchange of ideas, encouraging research and disseminating knowledge of extension education to the research professionals. The society organizes seminars, workshops, conferences and various programmes at national and international level on different topics of national importance. The society has also brought out several souvenirs and recommendations for scientific community.
The SEEG gives Five PG Award, Four UG Awards, Four Scientist Awards and Eight Farmer Awards every year. The society also encourages and appreciates Extension Educationalists / Scientists / Professors / Specialists for their significant contribution in the field. The Society announce the awards for Extension Scientists, Students and Farmers every years in the National Seminar.
The society publishes a national level peer reviewed journal ‘Gujarat Journal of Extension Education’ with P-ISSN No. 2322-0678 (NAAS Rating 5.30 as on 01-01-2024). The first volume of research journal was released in 1990. The Gujarat Journal of Extension Education publishes by SEEG and it is a social science journal it includes scientific articles concerned with all aspects of extension education in general and agricultural extension in particular. The journal is peer reviewed by at least two reviewers and committed to timely publication of original research and reviewed articles. From the year 1990 it was published every year in the month of December (annually), but from the year 2022 it is published in the months of June and December (half-yearly) is distributed to university libraries, research institutes in the field of agriculture and agricultural extension science. The journal maintains review procedures through its editorial policies in order to publish the highest quality research papers.
The society also launch the website www.gjoee.org which is helpful to those who are interested in agricultural extension education research. All the documents related past seminar abstracts and research journal issues have uploaded on Society's website to increase citation of research paper and more accessibility of research work as well as for the future research.