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Comparative Analysis of Scale of Social capital formed in Kollam and Palakkad districts of Kerala as an Impact of a Pilot Extension Project (LEADS)
Get PDFLead Farmer Centered Extension Advisory and Delivery Services (LEADS) is a pilot extension project revolving around lead farmer – satellite farmer concept on an Agro Ecological Zone basis within in a district. Presently LEADS Project is being implemented in four districts of Kerala, namely Kollam, Palakkad, Kannur and Wayanad. The present study was conducted in the Kollam and Palakkad districts of Kerala. The study aimed to compare Social capital formed in Kollam and Palakkad districts as an impact of LEADS project. From the study conducted, it was clear that the social capital formed was found to be more in Kollam than in Palakkad district
Developing a Scale to Measure the Trend in Millet Farming and Attitude of Farmers towards Millet Cultivation
Get PDFIn the recent years concern for millets has been on the rise. Sources had shown that there is an existence of valid linkage between millets and poverty reduction. A study was designed to develop a scale to measure the current trend in millet farming and changing attitude of farmers towards millet cultivation. The study was conducted in Tiruvannamalai and Vellore Districts of Tamil Nadu. Twenty statements reflecting the changing trends towards millet farming were generated. Likert’s method was employed in the scale construction and the final scale comprising 10 statements was standardized
Involvement of Farm Women Groups in the Planning, Production and Marketing Aspects of Vegetables in Kerala
Get PDFKerala is a consumer state as far as vegetables are concerned. Major share of the fresh vegetable supply for the state comes from neighbouring states. Promoting vegetable cultivation in the state coupled with suitable marketing mechanism will not only help to make the state self reliant in vegetable production but also ensure year round availability of quality vegetables. The study was conducted in six panchayats of Kollam district in Kerala which includes the selected women groups of Kudumbashree, Vegetable and Fruit Promotion Council Keralam (VFPCK) and Agricultural Technology management Agency (ATMA). There were two categories of respondents viz, members of farm women groups and the extension facilitators. According to the study, majority of the women farmers showed medium level of involvement in the planning, production and marketing aspects of vegetables. It can be inferred that the variable increase in income showed a positive and significant relationship with planning, production and marketing aspects of vegetables. Achievement motivation also showed a significant positive relationship with production
Constraint Analysis of Paddy Promotion Programmes under Decentralized Planning
Get PDFA study was conducted in Thrissur district of Kerala, with the objective to find out the constraints felt by the beneficiary farmers and extension personnel while implementing of paddy promotion programmes under decentralized planning. Ex-post facto research design was employed and multi-stage sampling method was followed. Thirty farmers, each identified from three gramapanchayats viz;Adat, Arimpur and Chelakkara and 30 extension personnel representing 3 blocks of Thrissur district were surveyed. Analysis was carried out using Kruskal Wallis test. The dimension wise constraints perceived indicates that financial, time, infrastructural, knowledge, market and scheme feature were the most severe, followed by manpower and input constraints as more severe in Arimpur panchayat. The major constraints perceived by the extension personnel were manpower constraints, financial, scheme feature, input, time and infrastructural constraints, in that order
Survey on Sample Sizes of Postgraduate Theses in Agricultural Education and Extension in Universities of Nigeria
Get PDFThe study focused on the representativeness of the sample sizes generated for populations under study in survey studies in Agricultural Education and Agricultural Extension. The study was carried out in Nigeria. A total of 4561 completed survey theses submitted to the Departments of Agricultural Education and Agricultural Extension in federal universities in Nigeria for the award of various postgraduate degrees between 2008 and 2018 were studied. The objectives of the study were to report the effect of sample size on the confidence level and margin of error of the generated data and to determine the frequently cited formula for generating sample sizes and their implications. The most frequently cited method for generating sample sizes was reported. Findings further revealed the problems associated with using nonstatistical methods to generate sample sizes. The study recommended the use of mathematically proven formula in determining sample sizes in survey studies to generate statistically dependable, reliable and generalizable data
Marketing Behavior of Certified Organic Farmers in Tamil Nadu
Get PDFA study was conducted to assess the marketing behavior of organic Farmers. Ex post facto research design was used in this study. The study was conducted in Coimbatore, Erode and Tiruppur districts of Tamil Nadu. Three blocks were selected purposively and a sample of 20 certified organic farmers were selected from each of the blocks purposively. A total of 180 certified organic farmers were surveyed for the study. Three fourths of the certified organic farmers fell under the fully selling pattern of organic produce, and 38.89 per cent of the certified organic farmers sell the entire produce immediately after the harvest
Training Needs of Farmers and Agricultural Extensionists on Selected Information Technology Enabled Systems for Agriculture
Get PDFThe study analyses the training needs of farmers and agricultural extensionists of Kerala,India on selected Information Technology Enabled Systems (ITES) such as web browsing, agricultural portals, agricultural expert systems, digitized databases and on line trading in agriculture. Computer literate farmers and agricultural extensionists from the districts of Thrissur, Idukki and Malappuram of Kerala consisting of 300 farmers and 120 agricultural extensionists were the respondents of the study. Training on agricultural portals was identified as the highest training need among both farmers and agricultural extensionists. The study points to the need of imparting IT oriented training to both farmers and agricultural extensionists which would enable them to get right information at the right time for the overall development of agriculture
Problems Faced by Rural youth in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu
Get PDFTo achieve the evergreen revolution in agriculture sector, retaining rural youth in agriculture is one of the important tasks of the government and other stakeholders in India. But there are less number of studies with conclusive evidence on the problems rural youth face while practising agriculture. Hence, a study on problems and suggestions for retaining rural youth in agriculture was taken up. It was found that most the respondents expressed lack of irrigation facilities, price fluctuations, involvement of intermediaries in marketing, inadequate crop insurance and insufficient inputs as the constraints. Regarding suggestions, it was found that rejuvenation of rural youth clubs, timely input supply, creation of infrastructure facilities in the village and ICT based transfer of technology would retain the rural youth in agriculture
Attitude of Farmers towards Eco - friendly Farming Practices in The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu
Get PDFThe farm lands in the Western Ghats ecosystem of India had been losing its fertility, bio diversity and ecological uniqueness due to long use of chemical fertilizers, commercial farm management practices and chemical pesticides. To solve these issues, adopting eco-friendly farming practices is one of the major solutions. The study aimed to analyse the attitude of farmers in Western ghats towards eco-friendly conservation practices. Majority of the farmers had moderately favorable attitude towards eco -friendly farming practices. Regression analysis suggested that the leadership abilities and contact with extension agency had significant contribution with the attitude level of farmers towards the eco-friendly farming practices
Perceived Level of Importance and Competency of Agricultural Extension Officers in Agriculture and Allied Activities
Get PDFTraining is the process of assisting a person for enhancing one’s efficiency and effectiveness at work.. A study was conducted in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu to ascertain the perceived importance and competency of agriculture extension officials and their training needs. The first six ranked training needs of the respondents in the study area were found to be integrated nutrient management, integrated water management, integrated weed management, agricultural waste management, organic farming and integrated pest management