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Farmers’ Perception towards a Ragi Expert System
Get PDFA total of 46 statements, that determine the perception of Ragi Expert System, were spread among three main components viz., over all perception, message and technical components. Responses were obtained through structured interview schedule from a sample of 120 respondents who were selected from ten villages of Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu. The usefulness, merits and difficulties that they perceived in deriving information and diagnosis symptoms and knowledge gained on remedial measures through expert system were tabulated. Though expert system is powerful to motivate the people, still some more pictorial representation, easy navigation, concurrent information simple and understandable language should be incorporated to reach the farmers on a large scale
Utilization of Information Disseminated through Mobile Telephones by Farmers in Tamil Nadu
Get PDFFarmers need dynamic information relating to agriculture and rural development. Reuters Market Light (RML) offers information services via mobile phone-based Short Message Service (SMS) primarily aimed at satisfying the information needs of farmers. The study was carried out in the Erode district of Tamil Nadu state. The results revealed that three-fourths of the respondents had medium degree of RML information utilization behaviour and farm size had a negative and significant relationship with RML information utilization behavior
Technology Utilization Pattern of Cassava Growers on Recommended Cultivation Practices
Get PDFA study was conducted to assess the Technology Utilization Pattern of cassava growers in Salem district of Tamil Nadu. Farmers were selected based on the area of cultivation of cassava. The technology utilization pattern of cassava growers revealed that they had medium to low level of knowledge about cassava cultivation practices
Extent of Adoption of House terrace Cultivation of Urban dwellers of Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, Kerala
Get PDFThis paper assesses the adoption of recommended practices for house terrace cultivation in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation of Kerala by the urban dwellers. Majority of the urban dwellers came under medium level of adoption of recommended practices for house terrace cultivation of Kerala Agricultural University. With respect to Rogers’ adoption curve, categorisation of respondents was done on the basis of adoption of the recommended practices for house terrace cultivation of Kerala Agricultural University The results revealed that there was high percentage of respondents in the early adopter category
Role of Social Media as Communication Channel for Veterinary Extension Workers
Get PDFA study was conducted to assess the role of social media networks for effective digital communication among the veterinary extension workers. The study involved assessing the role and constraints of a social media group named as veterinary technical forum in the context of enhancing quality health service to the livestock by active networking with other experts of the world. It is concluded that the most important role of social media was the commonality of interest which could be achieved in sharing of knowledge. Lack of broadband services in remote locations was considered as the major constraints in adopting social media as a communication channel for veterinary extension works
Perception of Farmers on Usefulness of Mobile Service in Manipur
Get PDFThe revolution in mobile communication is providing a lifeline to agricultural communities around the developing world. Mobile phones significantly reduce communication and information costs. Mobile phones also provide new opportunities for farmers to obtain access to agricultural information, such as market prices, weather report, and agricultural techniques in various formats. Hence, keeping this in mind, a study was taken up to assess the perception of respondents on the usefulness of technologies transferred through mobile service functioning in Bishnupur District of Manipur. A sample of 120 registered farmers belonging to Intelligent Advisory Service for Farmers (IASF) mobile service was selected by using proportionate random sampling technique. Data were collected with the help of a well structured and pre tested interview schedule. The data collected were scored, tabulated and analyzed using appropriate statistical tools. The findings on respondents’ perception on usefulness of mobile service showed that most of the respondents expressed that they were satisfied with the language used by the IASF mobile service in transferring the information
Information Management Behaviour of Rice Farmers under Collective Farming in Kerala
Get PDFThe study was conducted in Kannur district of Kerala State, to assess the information management behaviour of rice farmers under the collective farming project of Kudumbashree mission. Expost facto research design was followed for the study. A sample of 120 farmers was selected by using proportionate sampling procedure and information was gathered and analyzed. The results showed that majority of the women rice farmers belonged to medium category of information management behavior
Communication Behaviour of Cashew Cultivators
Get PDFIn a country like India where agriculture is the main occupation, communication can serve better for the cause of development. Cashew being one of the important cash crops, proper communication strategy need to be devised to reach the cashew cultivators to improve the cashew production and productivity. Keeping this in mind, the present study was taken-up to analyse the communication behaviour of cashew farmers. A sample of 120 cashew farmers were selected from Panruti taluk of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu using simple random sampling technique. The data were collected using a well - structured interview schedule and analysed with appropriate statistical tools. Regarding communication behaviour, among personal cosmopolite sources, Rural Welfare Officer & Block development officials were the mainly utilized sources by the respondents for getting information on cashew. Among the personal localite sources, Panchayat offices and Primary Co-operatives were the most used sources by the respondents for getting information on cashew
Perceived Effectiveness of Indigenous Technical Knowledge in Dairying
Get PDFA study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of indigenous technical knowledge (ITK) as perceived by 120 farm women in two villages of Haryana. The farm women rated each of six identified ITK practices based on seven parameters on a three point scale and Mean Perceived Effectiveness Index score for each ITK was then calculated. Based on this score, all six Indigenous Technical knowledge practices were categorised into three categories as less, moderate and highly effective. The practice relating to mastitis control was perceived as less effective while feeding neem leaves for endoparasite control was found to be highly effective. Extension strategies should be designed based on the perceived effectiveness of each ITK practice based on the actual users i.e., the farmers.
Exploring the Psychological Antecedents of Attitude towards Indigenous Wetland Practices
Get PDFA study was conducted in the North eastern agro-climatic zone of Tamil Nadu, India to analyze the possible impact of the psychological antecedents of attitude towards Indigenous Wetland Practices(IWPs) among the farming community. Two hundred and nine farmers were selected at random from ten blocks in three districts of the state. Their psychological characteristics and attitude towards IWPs were assessed. The mean attitude score and the mean attitude index were analysed. The highest variable index was found in the case of Progressivism and Traditionalism, followed by Self-Reliance. Environmental orientation and Decision making ability had a positive and highly significant relationship while Scientific Orientation had a negative and highly significant relationship with attitude towards Indigenous Wetland Practices.