Journal of Agricultural Extension Management
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Public-Private Partnership in Agricultural Extension Management: A case study of Hoshangabad model in Madhya Pradesh
Full text linkPublic extension system played a major role in achieving the Green Revolution in India during 1960s. Since then the nature and scope of agricultural extension had undergone fundamental changes to address the challenges from time to time. But it is not sure that the fruits and benefits of public agricultural extension services fully reach the people at the grassroots level. It is very often recognised that the public extension system failed to accomplish its desired objectives and meet people\u27s expectation
Impact of Communication Behaviour of Farmers of Watershed areas in central India
Full text linkThe degraded land is estimated to be about 178 million hectares in the country. The total arable dryland / rainfed land is under a constant degradation process, the degree of variation being from moderate to severe level of erosion. The reason for soil erosion in drylands is due to many, varied and complex factors, which include not only biophysical factors but also socio-economic factors. The socio-economic factors are totally neglected to improve degraded natural factors such as land, water and vegetation (Sastry et al. 2004). Hence, the Government of India initiated watershed development programme during 1983-84 to improve natural factors so as to improve the economic conditions of farmers and this programme has been continuing till date with sufficient allotment of funds in the budget. A research project was undertaken to know the impact of watershed on natural factors for the benefit of administrators, policy makers et
Socio-economic characteristics of lac growers in Jharkhand
Full text linkLac cultivation plays an important role in the farmers\u27 economy in remote and under developed areas of Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Maharashtra and parts of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and NEH region. The lac growing regions of these states are characterized by a high proportion of tribal population, families living below the poverty line and a low literacy rate. The per capita income in Jharkhand was very low (Rs. 4,161 .00) in comparison to that of the national average (Rs. 20,860.00) during 2003-04 (Anonymous, 2005). About 57 per cent of the population is below the poverty line in Jharkhand as against the national average of 26.1 per cent during 1999-2000 (Dutta and Sunderam, 2002). Around 23.22 lakh families in the rural areas of Jharkhand live below the poverty line, out of which 3.91 lakh belong to SCs and 8.79 lakh to STs. Poverty amongst the ST population is more pronounced and it is about 60.60 per cent against the national average of 44.45 per cent during 1999-2000. Jharkhand has one of the lowest rates of literacy in the country, which is only 54.13 per cent in 2001. The female literacy rate is still lower at 39.38 per cent. The literacy rate among tribals of Jharkhand is 46 per cent and tribal female literacy rate is 32 per cent (Sharan and Neelkanth, 2002)
Agripreneurs and their Opinion on Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centres Scheme
Full text linkEnsuring a competitive agricultural economy is critical for reducing poverty, enabling food, nutrition and livelihood security, and sustainable natural resource management. Even in this high-tech era, farming happens to be the primary livelihood support system for nearly 60% of our populace. Agriculture has already reached the limits of land and water, thus future increase in food production must exploit biological yields on existing land (World Bank, 1997). Hence, these challenges put tremendous pressure on agriculture to change from the way it used to be practiced earlier and even today. Agriculture of the next generation has to go beyond mere food production to be a propellant of economic development by being sustainable, environment friendly and market oriente
Decision Making among Women: Headed Households
Full text linkAgriculture is a family enterprise in which both men and women play different roles and undertake different activities, which are complementary to each other. Women, particularly belonging to small and marginal households, play roles such as decision maker, supervisor, member of the family work force, agricultural labourer and sometimes as a head of the farm and home. Among farm women there exists a separate category, that is, women who head households either out of compulsion or by choice. Farm women who head the households are mostly the widows, or spouse of the migrant husband who left the farm in search of better livelihood, sick and disabled husband etc. Such households are a separate category and cannot be equated with other households. The burden of heading the family by a woman has a double-edged problem of home and farm management. In managing the home, she makes many decisions for the welfare of the family members, including herself. Similarly, in economic pursuits, the farm becomes the main source of livelihood around which all farm-related decisions are involved. Thus, the role of the woman in the family she is heading, is dual in nature and the problems multiply in case of poor women with few or no resources excepting the sale of labou
Livelihood Pattern of Suicide Farmers of Vidarbha Region
Full text linkIn recent years, a larger agrarian crisis, particularly in low rainfall and low irrigation tracts of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra has precipitated a spate of suicide deaths among farmers. This is a matter of serious concern and has been drawing wide attention among the policy makers. As per Government records a total of 2616 farmers committed suicide during 2001 to 2006 in six districts of Vidarbha region viz; Yavatmal, Buldana, Amravati, Akola, Washim from Amravati revenue division and Wardha from Nagpur revenue divisio
Organised Fruit and Vegetable Marketing Channels in Andhra Pradesh
Full text linkMarketing of fruits and vegetables has assumed new dimensions with rise in per capita income and health consciousness, mostly in urban areas of India. This study looks at existing Marketing Channels viz., Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees, Rythu Bazaars and organised Private Retail and compares benefits accruing to consumers in Andhra Pradesh. The various dimensions studied include, preferred channel by consumers; quality of produce in different marketing channels; consumer satisfaction with prices; convenience factor; service factor; impact of display; promotionat"advertising and price display on channel preference. According to the study, except for little benefit to consumers, not much benefit has accrued to producers even from Organized Private Retail. However small and medium farmers are benefited through Rythu Bazaars since farmers are able to sell their produce directly to consumers and get a good price. There is a mismatch between demand and supply due to lack of information and knowledge on production, price and market dynamics within and outside India. The study suggests that in order to prevent seasonal glut and ensure price stability throughout the year, the government must take steps to prepare Mandal level plans for agricultural produce, estimate the quality of produce coming to the market, route excess produce to other consumption centers and look into processing and export opportunities. Timely information must be provided to farmers by extension staff to prevent crop loss and ensure good price to the farmer
Awareness and Adoption of Improved Sericulture Technologies
Full text linkThe paper attempts to analyze the awareness and adoption pattern of sericultural practices by the farmers of Thirunelveli and Virudunagar districts in Southern Tamil Nadu. The adoption rate was good for plant spacing, weed management, irrigation and leaf/shoot harvesting with respect to mulberry cultivation technology. In case of silkworm rearing, the adoption rate was very good with simple technologies such as bed spacing, shoot rearing, ventilation, moulting care, harvesting of cocoon, transportation of cocoon etc. On the other hand, the rate of adoption was less or partial with respect to application of fertilizers, rearing silkworm in separate rearing house, disinfection of rearing house and appliances, maintenance of rearing hygiene and integrated pest management practices : The correlation analysis showed that extension contact and training programmes played . An important role in educating the farmers to adopt improved technologies
Opinion and Preferences of Farmers regarding the services of Private Extension Service Providers
Full text linkDue to systemic, financial and manpower constraints, the ·public extension system has been rendered ineffective, inadequate and insensitive to the needs and demands of farmers. Consequently, a number of private agencies have emerged providing agri-input and advisory services. Tarai region of Uttarakhand, known as the food bowl of the state, has also seen the emergence of such agencies. Among them, three Private Extension services providers (PESPs) viz. Hariyali Kisan Bazaar, e-Choupal and Tata Kisan Sansar are more popular among the farming community. The present study was undertaken in Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand with the objective of finding out the opinion and preferences of farmers regarding the services of PESPs. A sample size of sixty farmers was selected based on simple random sampling technique from the list of clientele farmers of these agencies. Data was collected through structured interview schedule. The findings reveal that farmers were not completely dependent on PESPs for information and services. This implies that the public extension system is still perceived to be a reliable source of information and services. However, PESPs can play a complementary role in supplementing public extension system but cannot substitute it completely. With respect to limitations, majority of the respondents reported \u27High cost of service as a major problem with PESPs followed by \u27Lack of assurance in quality of service/ information\u27. It was also found that \u27Farm and Home visit\u27 was the most widely used extension method by PESPs. Regarding preferences for various extension methods it varied from farmer to farmer based on their needs, desire and urgency
Impact of Chawki Rearing on Cocoon Yield, Price and Total Returns at Farmer Level
Full text linkChawki rearing is a vital aspect of the sericulture industry. Though the concept of chawki is well understood in India, its contribution is hardly 10 per cent of the total rearing. This paper studies the impact of chawki rearing on cocoon yield, price and returns at the farmers\u27 level in Chitradurga district of Kamataka. The results reveal that average cocoon yield/100 Dfls increased in the chawki reared batch; cocoons harvested from chawki reared batch fetched higher price when compared to silkworm eggs directly distributed to farmers; and farmers\u27 average net gain was higher in the chawki reared batch