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Performance Analysis of Self Help Groups on Farm Entrepreneurship in Thiruvananthapuram District of Kerala
Get PDFThe present study aims to analyse the performance of the SHGs involved in farm entrepreneurship in terms of managerial efficiency, sustainability and entrepreneurial behaviour of SHGs. Ninety respondents were selected randomly from three men and women SHGs involved in fruit and vegetable cultivation from six different blocks of Kerala through purposive and simple random sampling. A well-structured interview schedule was used for data collection from the respondents. Managerial efficiency and entrepreneurial behaviour was measured using the procedure developed by Sreedaya (2000) and Kumar (2007) respectively and sustainability was measured using the procedure developed by the researcher for the study. The results were analysed with the help of different statistical tools like mean, frequency, percentage and ANOVA. The result revealed that majority of the men and women respondents had medium level of managerial efficiency, sustainability and entrepreneurial behaviour. It was also revealed that there was no significant difference between men and women SHGs in terms of managerial efficiency and sustainability but they differ only in terms of entrepreneurial behavior
Climate Change Impact on Paddy Farming in Erode and Tiruchirapalli Districts of Tamil Nadu
Get PDFClimate change implies both direct and indirect impact on the general well-being of the people in the rural community such as agriculture and allied sectors for their livelihood security. A study was conducted on the small and marginal paddy farmers of Tamil Nadu. A sample size of 200 paddy farmers was selected from the districts of Erode and Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. Findings revealed that paddy farmers perceived climate change impacts includes five major components viz. crop nature, pest incidence, disease menace, water crisis and agro climatic status. It was found that farmers were much aware of the variations in rainfall pattern and its distribution followed by variability in temperature and changes in wind speed and direction. Receipt of low rainfall was found to be the most pertinent issue
Determinants of Female-headed Households’ Livelihood Diversification Strategies Choice in Ambo District, Ethiopia
Get PDFThe study has concluded that diverse livelihood options are available and thus,Female - Headed Households pursue diverse range of activities that draw on their labor and time. However, the participation levels vary within Female - Headed Households(FHHs). The variation is mainly in terms of the activity they diversify into and conditions under which diversification are made. Generally, FHH participate in low-return and high risk and last resort activities. The study concludes that livelihood diversification strategies choice of FHH is determined by a number of factors. Hence, it is recommended that the livelihood of FHHs needs to be recognized and policy intervention should concentrate on improving access to assets within the aim of expanding livelihood options rather than assuming households are spatial homogenous and individual engage in one type of activity only
Knowledge of Precision Farming Beneficiaries
Get PDFPrecision Farming is one of the many advanced farming practices that make production more efficient by better resource management and reducing wastage. TN-IAMWARM is a world bank funded project aims to improve the farm productivity and income through better water management. The present study was carried out in Kambainallur sub basin of Dharmapuri district with 120 TN-IAMWARM beneficiaries as respondents. The result indicated that more than three fourth (76.67 %) of the respondents had high level of knowledge on precision farming technologies which was made possible by the implementation of TN-IAMWARM project. The study further revealed that educational status, occupational status and exposure to agricultural messages had a positive and significant contribution to the knowledge level of the respondents at 0.01 level of probability whereas experience in precision farming and social participation had a positive and significant contribution at 0.05 level of probability
Organic Farming Technologies and Practices Followed by the Farmers
Get PDFThe study mainly focused on organic farming technologies and practices followed by the farmers for coconut, millets, sugarcane and turmeric. The study was conducted in Coimbatore, Erode and Dharampuri districts of Tamil Nadu. A sample of 100 organic farmers was the respondents for the present study. The data were collected from each respondent through personal interview method with the help of interview schedule. The data were analyzed using percentage analysis. The results revealed that, majority of the respondents followed seed treatment with Azospirillum, beejamrutha and panchakavya, application of jeevamruthum and panchakavya through drip irrigation, application of farm yard manure and insitu ploughing of green manure crops, mulching with crop leaf residues and weeds, spraying of agni astram to repel pests, post harvest technology like oil extraction and jaggary preparation, storage techniques like using neem and pungam leaves. The result of the present study shows that, the farmers have the inclination for adoption of organic production practices. Hence it may be concluded from the study that, there is an imperative need to raise the level of adoption of these organic farming practices in order to reduce the quantum of environmental hazards by inorganic farming
Perception of Under Graduate Students (B.Sc.Agriculture) on Instructional Methods
Get PDFThe study was undertaken to identify the effectiveness of different instructional tools as perceived by Under Graduate students of College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara. Field visit/ study tour was rated as the most effective instructional tool by 68 per cent of respondents, followed by practical classes in the field. The frequency of use of different instructional methods during the current semester was found out. Practical classes in he laboratory were the most frequently used aid followed by lecture using power point. More field visits should be included within the time limit together with field practicals and work experiences to ensure maximum learning experience to students
A Scale to Measure the Attitude of farmers towards Kisan Call Centre
Get PDFKisan call centre is one of the active services provided by the Government of India exploiting the area of ICT to support the farmers in their day to day farming activities. Since the service is free of cost and can be accessed from any part of the state from 6 AM to 10 PM, it is assumed to be utilized by majority of the farmers in India. Hence the present study was undertaken to develop a scale that would help to measure the attitude of farmers towards Kisan call centre. Thirty statements expressing the attitude of farmers towards KCC to be included in the scale reflecting both favourable and unfavourable attitude towards KCC was collected through review of literature and discussion with experts in the field of extension and was carefully edited using the criteria suggested by Edwards (1957). S-value and Q- value for the statements were found and that statement whose S-value was spread throughout the continuum and had small Q- value was selected. Finally twenty three statements were selected to form Thurston and Chaves (1928) equal appearing scale to measure the attitude of farmers on KCC. The reliability and validity of the scale was also found in order to ensure the scales usability.
Extent of Empowerment of Women Entrepreneurs on Entrepreneurial and Technological Empowerment
Get PDFEmpowerment of women entrepreneurs in the context of technology entails building up the abilities and skills of women to gain insight into the issues affecting them and also building up their capacity to voice their concerns. Technological empowerment of women entrepreneurs will open up avenues to further nrichment. By the use of technology women can broaden the scope of their activities. Hence the present paper focused on analyzing the entrepreneurial and technological empowerment of women entrepreneurs. Majority of the women entrepreneurs had medium level of entrepreneurial and low level of technological empowerment