This research work, the changing roles of agricultural extension to achieve food security and improve
rural livelihoods presents an overview of current opportunities and challenges facing efforts to increase the impact
of rural and agricultural extension on the lives of rural dwellers who depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. The
traditional role of technology transfer to farmers is gone since it has not met the changing nature of agriculture and
even the farmers. The approaches and roles utilized have changed dramatically to reach and impact on people. This
study discusses the traditional roles of extension which could not meet the needs, demands and aspirations of local
farmers who produce the food we eat. We also studied the general problems preventing extension from achieving its
set goals. The paper critically studied the changing and or current roles of extension-designed to help farmers and
also the programmes and strategies for achieving sustainable food security