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Impact Assessment of Mechanical Transplantation in Cauvery Delta Districts of Tamil Nadu
Get PDFDuring June 2015, the Government of Tamil Nadu implemented the “Kuruvai Season Special Assistance 2015 for Delta districts” programme to boost rice production. A study was conducted to assess the impact of machine transplanting, which was an important component of this special package. The comparative economics of conventional and machine planting revealed that yield increased by nearly 40.00 per cent; cost of cultivation decreased by 21.00 per cent; cost of production reduced by 43.00 per cent; and net returns increased by more than four times (448.00 %), over the manually planted fields. Farmers’ feedback on machine planting was very optimistic with all the beneficiaries expressing that they had opted for machine planting to overcome labour scarcity and to increase yields
Farmers’ Awareness Level about ICT Tools and Services in Karnataka
Get PDFA study was undertaken to elicit the farmers’ awareness about ICT tools and services in Karnataka. The study was conducted in Koppal district of Karnataka state with 120 respondents. It was found that more than half of the respondents had medium level of awareness on ICT tools and services. Majority of the respondents were aware of mobile advisory services by Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC). Almost twothirds of the respondents were aware of KCC (Kisan Call Centre) service. Slightly less than two-fourths of the respondents were aware of touch screen kiosks. The paper also discusses the awareness level of farmers on many other ICT tools
Improving Livestock Services Delivery by Mobile Veterinary Units in Odisha
Get PDFMobile Veterinary Unit (MVU), an ingenious way of livestock service delivery at the farmers’ doorstep is being operational under the Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) in all the 314 blocks of Odisha. The study was carried out in Kandhamal district of Odisha to find out the suggestions from both the stakeholders, farmers who had availed the services of MVU and service providers (Veterinary Surgeon (VS) and Livestock Inspector (LI)) who had delivered the services to improve the efficacy of services of MVU. The analysis shows that most of the respondents expressed homogenous views and suggested more extension activities, adequate supply of free and good quality veterinary medicines, increasing manpower in MVUs, increasing frequency of repeated or follow up visits to villages, increasing salary of MVU professionals and making advanced diagnostic facility at field level to increase the livestock service delivery by MVUs
Adoption Behaviour of ELS cotton growers in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu
Get PDFThe present study was taken up to analyse the adoption behaviour of ELS cotton growers in Vellore district of Tamil Nadu. The study was taken up in two blocks of Vellore district namely, Tirupattur and Kandhili blocks. The data were collected from 132 cotton growers using a well structured interview schedule and analysed.The study revealed that less than two- thirds of the respondents had medium level of adoption followed by high and low levels
Role of Mass Media in Changing the Attitude Level of Farmers towards Organic Farming in the Western Zone of Tamil Nadu
Get PDFThe study aims to assess the role of mass media in changing the attitude level of farmers on organic farming. A sample of 180 certified organic farmers was selected from the districts of Coimbatore, Erode and Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. Majority of the respondents in the study area had medium level of mass media exposure. Findings revealed that majority of the certified organic farmers was found to possess moderately favourable attitude towards organic farming, followed by highly favourable attitude towards organic farming. Different media were sought by the respondents for getting information on organic cultivation aspects. Even though most of the respondents were literates, limited availability of magazines, journals and periodicals related to organic and the problems on their subscription were acting as the limiting factors for accessing agricultural information. Leveraging traditional mass media and modern ICT technologies will help in the long run to increase the adoption levels among farming communities and help in devising and disseminating organic farming cultivation practices
Knowledge of Recommended Pesticide usage among Cabbage Growers
Get PDFThis study aimed to access the knowledge level of cabbage growers on recommended pesticide usage practices. It was carried out in two blocks of Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu. Krishnagiri district was selected based on maximum acreage under cabbage cultivation. Two blocks viz., Shoolagiri and Hosur were selected considering the area covered under cabbage. A sample of 120 cabbage growers was selected random selected for the study. A well structured interview schedule was used for data collection and collected data were analyzed using appropriate statistical tools. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the cabbage growers had medium to low level of knowledge on recommended pesticides usage
Capacity Development of Agricultural Stakeholders in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu – An Analytical Study
Get PDFThis study was taken up to understand the training gaps and training needs of the agricultural stakeholders such as public, private extension officials and farmers in Tamil Nadu. The data were collected using pre tested well-structured questionnaire from public and private extension officials and using semi-structured interview schedule in case of farmers. The results show that training gaps are relatively higher among public extension officials than private extension officials. Demonstrations, group discussions, field visits, video lessons and SMS are the preferred training methods by the stakeholders
A Study on Annual Expenditure and Income from Goat Farming in Kerala
Get PDFA study on goat farmers from three districts of Kerala viz., Kannur, Kozhikode and Malappuram districts was carried out to study the annual expenditure and income from goat farming under field condition in Northern Kerala. Study revealed that small flock size (16-45) got the highest net return per goat per annum. The net return worked out to be Rs. 1748, 2374, 2960, 2258 and 1602 per goat /annum, respectively. The net profit (per goat/annum) increases and reaches a maximum point and again decreases with the increase of flock sizes due to inadequate nutrition and management practices by larger goat keepers. B:C ratio also showed a similar pattern of change with flock size. Selling of goats was the major source of income followed by milk, manures and urine. In the present study, shrinking of grazing resources, lack of good quality breeding stocks improper management practices, high and labour cost were found to be the major constraints in making the goat farming more remunerative. Therefore, rearing of goat cannot sustain only on grazing resources and cut fodder and needs to switch over to systematic commercial goat farming systems via., semi-intensive / intensive system of management. Recurring cost need to be curtailed by adopting mechanization and modernization especially in large farms and also cultivating fodder and formulating and preparing concentrate in the farm itself
Training Need Assessment on Communication Competencies of Extensionists working in Krishi Vigyan Kendras (Farm Science Centres)
Get PDFTraining need assessment has always been an important area in the designing the capacity development programme for the extensionists. It helps to make the extensionists updated, upgraded and competent in their field. Training need using Borich Need Assessment Model was carried out in the four zones of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK) to assess the communication competencies of the extensionists. The zones of KVKs were selected using simple random sampling without replacement method. From each zone, 20 KVKs were selected randomly and 3 extensionists from each KVK were selected by using simple random sampling technique. The total sample size was 240. Mean weighted discrepancy score (MWDS) was used to study the training needs. The results of the study indicated that the highest level of training need was expressed in their ability to use computer (Internet) and PowerPoint presentation followed by their “ability to prepare visual aids to help deliver information” while lowest mean weighted discrepancy score was given to their ability in presenting the seminar. Kruskal wallis test was carried out to find the differences among the zones of KVK. Attention should be given to designing inservice training programmes which can adequately address the present training needs of the extensionists
Perception of Farmers about a Pilot Extension Project (LEADS) in two Districts of Kerala
Get PDFLead Farmer Centered Extension Advisory and Delivery Services (LEADS) is a pilot extension system revolving around Lead farmer – Satellite farmer concept on an Agro Ecological Zone basis within a district. The present study was conducted in the Kollam and Palakkad districts of Kerala state to compare the perception level of the farmers towards LEADS regarding the effectiveness in implementation of LEADS of both districts. From the study conducted, it was clear that the perception of farmers was found to be more in Kollam than in Palakkad district in terms of effectiveness of the extension system