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Economic Impact of Water Harvesting Structures on Farmers of North Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone
Full text linkIndia is endowed with vast natural resources. Efficient and sustainable use of natural resources is necessary for economic development, especially, in the agricultural dominated economies like India. India\u27s agricultural production in general and food security in particular is critically dependent on the irrigation facilities created and their performance. Irrigation adds a very high value to the land, increases employment and income in the rural areas. Since irrigation is important for the development of agriculture and the nation\u27s food security, Indian Planners have given high priority to its development and proper utilization. Thus, the irrigation is the crucial input in attaining sustained agricultural development, and importance of irrigation in crop production as well as increasing agricultural productivity has been widely recognized all over the world and same has been clearly brought out by the micro- and macro-level studies in India (Dhawan, 1988; Shah, 1989; Vaidyanathan et al, 1994; Vekariya, 1997, Narayanamoorthy, 2001 and Palanichamy et al, 2002). But irrigated agriculture in India has probably reached its limit and further sustainable increase in food production must come from dry land farming, especially through harvesting of rainwater and its management. Construction of water harvesting structures is, therefore, given due priority by various state governments and non-government organizations (NGOs
Role of Women in Land Management Decision Making in Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra
Full text linkWomen constitute at least one-third of the country\u27s economically active population, particularly in the unorganized sector and specifically in the agrarian sector. Low literacy levels, skill-based and knowledge grounded technologies along with patriarchal social control restrain women\u27s access to resources which might enable them to equip themselves to meet the challenges and take advantage of the opportunities provided by the new economic polic
Opinion of veterinary students towards establishment of private veterinary clinics
Full text linkIn India, the problem of unemployment among veterinary graduates has been steadily increasing over the last few years due to the establishment of more number of Agricultural and Veterinary Universities and professional colleges. Though the number of .state run veterinary institutions increased from about 2000 in 1951 to over 54,000 by the end of 1997-98 (Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics, 2002) they are not in a position to accommodate all the veterinary graduates because of financial constraints. This has resulted in a wide gap between the available veterinary graduates and the jobs available, and this gap has been on increasing over the years. To solve this problem, fresh graduates from the universities and colleges could be potentially employed through establishment of private clinics. In this direction, the Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development have started a scheme called "Agri-clinics and .A.gri-business11 centres scheme with a view to provide training to the graduates in Agri-business and later to support them financially for establishing veterinary clinics. In this context, empirical evidence on the opinion of veterinary graduates • on establishment of private veterinary clinics would unearth the ground reality, as they are the personnel who would be engaged in providing services to the farmers and hence this study was undertake
Farmers’ willingness to pay for Livestock Extension Services
Full text linkLivestock extension services in India have been traditionally funded, managed and delivered by public sector with significant subsidies or free of cost. But, in the recent past, the quality of these services has deteriorated considerably mainly because of the fiscal deficits faced by Government in their provision. So, taking positive outcomes of experiences of some developing countries like Mali, Cameroun, Chad, Malaysia, Northern Malawi etc. into account (Anteneh, 1984; Mariam, 1993; Angniman, 1996; Babjee, 1996; and Huttner, 2000), cost recovery has been considered as one of the options to enhance the quality of the services, apart from reducing the financial and administrative burden on the Government. As a result, some of the State Animal Husbandry departments, State Agricultural Universities and cooperatives have now started charging for the livestock extension services. Since, major portion of livestock in our country is owned by small, marginal farmers and landless laborers whose ability to pay for the livestock services is poor, hence it is necessary to safeguard their interests while implementing cost recovery measures for livestock extension services. Hence, to provide empirical evidence in this regard, the present study was conducted to study the willingness of the farmers to pay for livestock extension service
Increased adoption of seed treatment for groundnut disease management through farmer participatory evaluation: A micro study in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh
Full text linkSemi-arid tropics mainly constitute rainfed dry areas where 57% of total global dryland areas are in Asian countries of which 65% of arable land is rainfed in India. Most of the farmers living in the dry regions are resource poor and the poorest of poor live in dry tropics of Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Conventional agricultural practices in these areas have led to soil degradation and pest and disease problems. To top this situation rainfall is erratic with frequent dry spells that make crop production a risky propositio
Women Empowerment through ‘Kudumbashree’ Project of Kerala–a Micro level Analysis
Full text linkEfforts towards women\u27s development have been initiated both by the government as well as the non-government agencies since 1950. Women\u27s development in recent years emphasizes on providing equal opportunities to women by removing gender bias; empowering women and creating self-reliance among them. In addition, it stresses on adoption of a holistic approach to women\u27s development, thereby providing inter-sectoral linkages with health, education, employment and training and other sectors concerning supportive and social welfare activitie
Socio-Economic Empowerment of Women through Micro-Finance
Full text linkThe Human Development Report in 1995 quoted that out of 1.3 billion poor people living in developing countries, 70 per cent are women. Poverty among rural women is growing faster than rural men. Women in India form 89 per cent of the informal and unrecognized sector. In India, women produce 30 per cent of the food commodities consumed by the country but earn only 10 per cent of income and own 10 per cent of the property or wealth of the country. The process of economic development would be incomplete and lopsided unless women are fully involved in the process. Emancipation of women is an essential pre-requisite for economic development and social progress of the nation. Empowerment is an active process of enabling women to realize their full identity and power in all spheres of life. The concept of women\u27s empowerment was introduced at the international women\u27s conference in 1985 at Nairob
Farming Systems in Rainfed Areas of Karnataka
Full text linkRainfed Agro-Ecosystem (AES) occupies an important place in Indian Agriculture, covering 68 per cent of the cultivated area (96 m ha) supporting 40 per cent human and 60 per cent livestock population and producing 44 per cent of the food requirements, thus playing a critical role in India\u27s food security. The human population in this system is likely to reach 600 million by 2025 from the present 500 million. The area under rainfed Agro-ecosystem may decrease to 85 million ha by 2025 AD. The population in our country below poverty line (BPL) is about 44 per cent and dominates rainfed based production system. The average size of farm holding has declined over time and more than 85 million out of 105 million operational holdings are less than 1 ha and pose a serious threat to food security (Mahapatra and Bapat, 1992). It is estimated that 1.2 million people worldwide live in poverty and 79 million are suffering from malnutrition and depend on crop based activity from a significantly reduced rainfed cultivated area. The overall crop productivity has to be enhanced from the present 0.82 to 2.0 t/ha by 2025 to meet the basic needs of the growing population. However, the productivity of lands continues to be low and unstable due to aberrant behavior of monsoon, frequent droughts, resource poor farmers, low investments, eroded and degraded soils with low water holding capacity and multiple nutrient deficiencies, declining ground water table etc., (Singh et al., 2002
Factors Contributing to Efficiency of the Personnel Working in a Research Organization: a Case Study
Full text linkThe concept of efficiency, in management of organizations is as old as the beginning of the industrial revolution in India after independence. However the focus on this performance factor was seen after adoption of economic reforms, with the approach of liberalization, privatization and globalization during 199 1. A majority of public sector organizations in production, service and research areas sensed competition from private, national as well as international organizations. Competitiveness is the new challenge organizations face today, be it in agriculture, pharmaceutics, medicine, industry or infrastructure. The success lies in cost reduction and quality improvement and the key lies with research and development, which can bring considerable benefits
Opinion and Preferences of Farmers Regarding Training Programmes
Full text linkIndia is pre-dominantly an agricultural country with agriculture being the major occupation for a majority of people in the rural areas. India has an inherent strength to dominate in the global market. About 67 per cent of the Indian population live in rural areas and depend on farming. Indian farmers contribute significantly to the national economy and thereby constitute one of the important national assets. After the implementation of the World Trade Agreement, agricultural exports have undergone significant changes in content and composition, particularly after 199~-95. In a study conducted by the National Council of Applied Economic Research, it has been observed that free trade is likely to benefit India immensely since it is competitive in wheat, rice, cotton and sorghum. Besides, the recent spurt in agricultural exports and their diversification from traditional commodities like tea, coffee and spices into areas like marine products, cashew kernel, oil seeds, rice, fruits and processed foods confirm that agricultural sector enjoys a great comparative advantag