Journal of Agricultural Extension Management
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Challenges in Establishing Agribusiness Ventures in India
Full text linkAgri Clinics and Agri Business Centres (ACBAC) Scheme was launched in 2002 to supplement the efforts of the government extension system by transforming agricultural graduates as agripreneurs. Nevertheless, only about 30 per cent of the trained graduates could establish agribusiness ventures successfully. This necessitates delineation of challenges to be addressed. This study conducted through an ex post-facto research survey during 2011-12 identifies challenges in establishing and sustaining agribusiness ventures as perceived by agripreneurs. The results advocate strategies to refine the implementation of the scheme, so that the success rate in conversion of trained graduates as agripreneurs can be enhanced
Bridging Research and Extension Gaps of Rice Yield in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh
Full text linkRice is the staple food for the Indian population and plays an important role in the national economy of the country. However, the yield level of rice at the farmers\u27 level and in Front Lin~ Demonstrations is not on par with potential yield. There are research and extension gaps which need to be bridged to increase rice production and productivity, to improve the efficiency of land and labor use, reduce production costs and increase food security. The objectives of this study were to assess the research and extension gaps in · cultivating rice through need based technological interventions, and to prioritize these interventions. A total of five technological interventions were purposively selected to ascertain research and extension gaps. The -results reveal that both research and extension • gaps are still prevalent with reference to the selected technological interventions. It’s high time that farmers adopt the interventions on a scientific scale to minimize the gap to the extent possibl
Agricultural Extension Personnel in new millennium: a prospective view
Full text linkPeople are the most valuable resource of any country. Many countries like Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Hong Kong have limited natural resources, but developed their economy through planned approach for human resources. The global competitiveness report 1998 ranks smaller countries in size like Singapore and Hong Kong at I & II positions respectively, ahead of leading industrialized countries like U.S.A., U.K., Canada etc., in terms of economies based on analysis of their competitive strengths & weaknesses0>. In western countries and industrial world recognition of human contribution through scientific and engineering innovations has propagated a new concept called Human Resource Development. From the beginning of 19th century, social and behavioural scientists in US and European countries have been conducting various experiments regarding impact of human behaviour on industrial productivity. As a sequel to these developments all over the world, efforts for Human Resource Development for achieving higher & better results were initiated during sixties in India. Long back, former Governor of Reserve Bank, Shri L.K.Jha while addressing a convocation in Ahmedabad observed that \u27prosperity was a man made phenomenon\u27< 2 >, i.e. the prosperity of an organisation or even the country is solely related with its manpowe
Promoting Agricultural Exports from India: : need of the hour
Full text linkWith the changing global scenario, the Indian agriculture is at the cross roads. It is high time now that India should redesign its agricultural strategies so as to become competitive internationally. The New Agricultural Policy encompasses four dimensions viz., commercialization, diversification, value addition and export orientation. The same agenda figures in World Trade Agreement (WTA) which places emphasis on trade liberalisation and globalisation. It calls for introducing measures for export promotion through devaluation, relaxation of export quotas, introduction of export subsidies etc., because export-led growth is now the most important strategy in the free trade regime. The Government of India has announced a number of liberalisation policies since July 1991 to boost the agricultural exports. As a collorary to this, attempts have also been made to reverse the unfavourable terms of trade faced by the agricultural sector in the pre-liberalization period (during 1972-73 to 1988-89). In July 1991, Indian Rupee was devalued by 18 to 19 per cent against major currencies in the foreign exchange market. Later, the devaluation of Rupee has been increased to 21.4 per cent and the total convertibility has been introduced on trade account. All these measures were essentially taken up to boost the exports in the international market. In this paper an attempt has been made to analyse the growth in agricultural exports from the country, to work out commodity.. wise shares of agricultural exports in world\u27s exports and in India\u27s total exports, trade performance of Indian agriculture, export competitiveness of agricultural commodities in the international market and to suggest suitable measures for boosting the agricultural exports from the countr
Exploring the Agricultural Export Potential of Andhra Pradesh - A SWOT Analysis
Full text linkIt is now widely accepted that, for India, sound agricultural development is essential to achieve overall economic progress. Because, India has an expanding population of one billion to feed, has over two-thirds of its national work force directly or indirectly dependent on agriculture ·and has an agricultural sector which generates 25.2 per cent of total GDP (1997-98) and over 15 per cent of its exports, its economy is particularly dependent on sustained and healthy agricultural growth. The agricultural sector has been successful over the past four decades in keeping pace with rising demand for food. In the year 1991, the country entered the new era of globalisation and economic liberalisation, and is bound to have an impact on future land use and production patterns. This shift may also be environmentally desirable, as the producers will concentrate more on quality of production through cost effectiveness. These changes have profound influence on future agricultural research and technology dissemination to the farmer
Development Plan of Village Sandhir on the Basis of PRA Techniques
Full text linkOur country has got a most valuable and most sustainable social system in the world. The reason for this situation is that more than 80% population of this country lives in villages, and the roots of traditional, social, religious and spiritual system are very deeper in the rural communities. Any change that occurs in Indian society, the rural people are the latest people to be affected. Since the means of communication are not very much effective in rural societies, the information reaches very late in villages and rural Indi
Export Potential of Horticultural Products: Constraints and Strategies
Full text linkHorticultural sector has the highest potential for export, owing to the wide diversity of horticultural flora, agro-climatic conditions coupled with efficient low cost labour and advantageous geographic location. Indi a has an edge over other producing countries to expand its export basket and exploit the hitherto untapped potential indigenous germplasm. However, the above stated climatic diversity offer equally diverse problems in post harvest handling of produce due to their varying shapes, sizes she lf life , nature of ripening and varied storage, transport and packaging requirements. Marketing is an important step in the post harvest handling of the horticultural produce. It is the most complicated issue that requires better understanding of the complexities and identification of the bottlenecks to provide an efficient solution. An efficient and effective marketing system is a boon to any production system in agriculture and horticulture in particula
Dynamics of Collaboration in the Activities of Krishi Vigyan Kendras
Full text linkAgricultural extension is a professional communication intervention deployed by organisations / insituations. Regardless of how it i provided, Agricultural Extension has been an essential component of agriculture and rural development process. It is often seen as a linker between technology generation and technology utilisation and hence research-extension linkages are on ly emphasized for its success. While the importance of knowledge input in the success of extension cannot be discounted, the support of other organisations engaged in providing supply and services to the farming community cannot be underestimate
T&V and NATP – A Comparison of Features
Full text linkTransfer of Technology (TOT) from researchers to farmers has been the main concern of agricultural extension system(s). But, so far this system has been subjected to lot of criticism particularly from farmer, professionals, academicians, politicians and policy makers. The main issue was that the existing system lacked a mechanism to understand the needs and problems of the farmers and to transfer practical, cost-effective, need-based technologies to the
Diagnosis of general agricultural problems of farmers through Village level Participatory Approach in Mahboobnagar district of Andhra Pradesh
Full text linkA major challenge in Indian agricultural development is to meet the food needs and need for raw material of the country, which can be achieved through planned development activity. People participation and partnership play a vital role in its achievement. Farmers are the backbone of agricultural development, who performs different farming activities from seed to seed. Existing Research and Extension systems operate largely in a top down manner. Usually scientists themselves decide the research agenda, which is often based upon their limited exposure to the real problems faced by farmers. The involvement of extension personnel and farmers in the above process is limited and passiv