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Value Chain Analysis of Cocoons, Constraints faced by women in Production and Marketing of Mulberry Silk in Chikkaballapur District of Karnataka, India
No full textThe present study was carried out in Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka to assess the marketing costs, value chain of cocoons and constraints faced by women in production and marketing of mulberry silk in the year 2021. The study adopted multistage random sampling for the selection of farmers and intermediaries, 90 and 50 respectively. The marketing costs are calculated for one quintal of cocoons among the stratified farmers. The marketing cost incurred was estimated to be Rs 980.78, amongst which the largest share was observed higher for marketing fee accounted 40.89 per cent, followed by packing material accounting 20.72 per cent. The producer’s share in consumer’s rupee was accounted to 34.28 per cent. The process of cocoons, the marketing costs and margins shown that the silk weavers purchased coloured weft from the silk twisters which accounts highest share of 42 per cent of the total cost of consumer’s price. The major constraints faced by women in mulberry cultivation was water scarcity etc. Constraints encountered in cocoon production was mainly pest and disease of mulberry silkworms. Constraints encountered in marketing of mulberry silk cocoons majorly was high price fluctuations in the market followed by the absence of quality based pricing. The constraints faced by reelers in mulberry silk production are high investment cost and high price fluctuations was observed in marketing of silk.  
Assessing the Comparative Economics of Chickpea: FPO in Banda District of Bundelkhand Region
No full textThis paper critically examines economics of the members and non-members chickpea growers of the FPOs in the Banda District of Bundelkhand region. The study was designed to explore the feasibility of chickpea production in Banda district, which encompasses eight blocks i.e. Badokhar Khurd, Jaspura, Tindwari, Naraini, Mahuva, Baberu, Bisanda and Kamasin. Among these, Mahuwa block was selected purposively, because it had highest number of FPOs. In Mahuva block, out of eight FPOs, four FPOs were selected. From the selected FPOs, 60 members who cultivated chickpea of their farm were sampled. 60 respondents who were not a member of any FPOs were selected from 4 villages. Total sample size were 120 respondents. The profitability analysis indicates that the total cost of cultivation for FPOs members was lower (Rs. 34821.03) per hectare and non-members was higher (Rs. 36186.01) per hectare. The analysis of return indicates about the total net return of FPOs members was Rs. 27542.72 per hectare and cost of production was estimated Rs.2161.45 per qtl., while the total net return for the non-members was Rs. 12922.88 per hectare and cost of production was estimated Rs. 2631.70 per qtl. The benefit cost ratio (BCR) for FPOs members was 1:1.79 whereas non-members were 1:1.35. This indicates that the FPOs members spends less and earns more in comparison to non-members of chickpea growers in the study area
Scholastic Difficulty: Scale Development and Implications for Future Research
No full textThe present study is an attempt to develop a scale to measure Scholastic Difficulty among Pre-University college students. The students of II pre-university courses (PUC) were the real and objective source to identify different scholastic difficulties. So, 140 students of PUC were contacted. The information given by 140 students were pooled and the scholastic difficulties were identified. 68 different scholastic difficulties were adopted by the students. These difficulties were considered as scholastic difficulties. Each of the difficulty was expressed in a statement form. Initially, there were 68 statements, these items with “Always, Sometimes, Rarely and Never” alternatives were administered on 200 II PUC students (108 male and 92 female). The data of these students were subjected to percentage, correlation and t-test analysis. Finally, 66 items were included in the Scholastic Difficulty scale. Scholastic Difficulty scale consisting of 66 items with 5 alternative answers such as always, most of the times, sometime, rarely and never was administered on a random sample of 150 II PUC students to judge the reliability. The coefficient of split-half reliability was 0.93, which was significant at 0.01 level of significance. Test-retest reliability of scholastic difficulty scale was undertaken. The scale was administered on a sample of 35 students of I year B.H.Sc. twice with an interval of 10 days. The coefficient of test and retest scores was 0.800, which was significant at 0.00 level of significance
Impact of Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Changing the Annual Income of the Farmers in Barwani District of Madhya Pradesh, India
No full textThe farming community needs training to develop their skills and knowledge. The economic condition of the farming community can be improved through various trainings. This study was carried out in Barwani districts of Madhya Pradesh. The total sample consisted of 240 farmers as respondents of the study. This study showed that the upper part of the farmers were found in the low category and the change in annual income (<one Lakh rupees) about the agricultural technology was noted due to Krishi Vigyan Kendra conducting various skill development programs and activities. Of the fourteen variables, age, caste and family size were found to have no significant relationship with the annual increase in income due to the program. Majority 75.00 percent of the respondents said that KVK was established in the district headquarters and it was far away from the villages because Barwani district has the headquarters of KVK in the district headquarters. Farmers need continuous education to stay abreast of the rapidly changing developments in agriculture so that they can use technology and new tools to modernize their operations and increase their income
A Case Study of Successful Nursery Entrepreneur at Thanjavur District of Tamilnadu, India
No full textThis case study showcases the vision and initiative of a young entrepreneur who belonged to business family and who inherited the legacy of entrepreneurial traits from his father and grandfather. The need for the research was to identify the extraordinary and unique farmer who has lead success in the field of Agri-business. The nursery business carries a low risk due to low investment and localization production centers’ and as well as the use of local and traditional technology. The type of nursery selected was a wholesale and retail nursery, where plants and flowers were sold to the general public and bulk stocks were being produced. The case study approach was made by preparing a semi structured interview schedule followed by the field visit. Data about the profile, skills and work experience, knowledge of the entrepreneur in nursery business were gathered. This case study explores the extraordinary work and discusses in detail the education acquired by the entrepreneur, his vision and how he become an entrepreneur, the milestones achieved by him, major challenges faced by him, the growth enjoyed by him, and his plans for future expansion and growth. Government must support entrepreneurs so they can grow into true businesspeople who expand and diversify to produce wealth and jobs
A Study on Knowledge of Farmers for the Production of Vermicompost in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh, India
No full textA study was carried out to study the knowledge level of farmers in the production of vermicompost. A structured interview schedule was developed to complete the study and 120 farmers were taken from 10 villages of selected block of district purposively. The knowledge level of respondents clearly visible that majority 52.5% of the vermicompost users had medium level of knowledge on vermicompost production technology, 25.30 % and 22.5 % of the vermicompost users has low and high level of knowledge on vermicompost technology respectively. It can be concluded that knowledge level of majority of respondents was medium
A Study on Growth of Procurement of Arecanut by Different Marketing Agencies for the Benefit of the Farmers
No full textThe arecanut palm (Areca catechu L.,) is a significant commercial and business crop of India. It plays an important role in the political, social and cultural functions and the economic life of people in our country. From an area of 12.26 lakh hectares of land, the total arecanut production at the global level was 17.96 lakh tonnes in 2019–20.In India, arecanut crop has been cultivated from time immemorial with traditional cultivation techniques and one of the biggest traditional areca-growing countries in the world level. Arecanut is a major and commercial plantation crop cultivated in peninsular and Eastern India. The detailed information needed for the study was gathered from secondary sources. For the study two marketing societies/developmental agencies were selected i.e RAMCOS and TUMCOS. The secondary data was collected from the marketing agencies regarding membership of societies and procurement of arecanut from 2007-08 to 2021-22. In order to arrive at the meaningful results the Descriptive statistics and compound annual growth rate were employed. The compound annual growth rate for number of members of the TUMCOS societies shows positive trend 10.68 per cent. The compound annual growth rate of procurement of arecanut exhibited a growth of 7.14 per cent. The compound annual growth rate for number of members of RAMCOS growth rate was 5.98 per cent. The negative growth rate in procurement of arecanut by the RAMCOS agency (-3.91%). The society is successful in gaining attention of arecanut growers towards the society by providing various schemes like credit facilities to the members, providing agricultural inputs and insurance to the farmers. RAMCOS and TUMCOS is providing fair price for areca nut. The marketing societies are a reputed areca nut marketing society working in Shivamogga and Davanagere district as a role model for other co-operative societies
Knowledge of Women towards Improved Rice Cultivation Practices in Bongmol Village of Kangpokpi District, Manipur, India
No full textThe study is undertaken in Bongmol village which comes under Champhai Block of Kangpokpi district, Manipur. A total number of 120 respondents were selected purposively for the study. Descriptive research design was harnessed for the present study and the primary data were amassed using pre-structured interview schedule. The findings of study shows that majority (52.50%) of the respondents have medium knowledge level category towards improved Rice cultivation practices. Age, education, occupation, marital status, farming experience, annual income, mass media exposure, innovativeness, risk orientation and economic motivation are positively correlated with knowledge of women towards improved rice cultivation practices. High cost of fertilizers and lack of funding from government were the major constraints faced by the respondents
Constraints Analysis in Production and Marketing of Organic Vegetables Using Garrett’s Ranking Technique
No full textThe present study focuses on livelihood status of organic vegetable growers as an integral part of rural society, hence the research objective was formulated to study the constraints faced by vegetable growers in production and marketing of organic vegetables. Study was conducted in the Akola, Amravati, Yavatmal, Buldhana, and Washim districts of Western Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state in the year 2021 with 240 respondents. Garrett’s ranking technique was used to study the opinions of the farmers regarding the major constraints associated with production and marketing of organic vegetables. The organic vegetable growers reported major constraints that were being faced by them during production in the study area were lack of published information regarding various practices of organic vegetable farming with Garrett’s score 57.80 followed by shifting to pure organic farming is a very time consuming and labours methods with Garrett’s score is 54.22 and during marketing of organic vegetables lack of marketing facility for organic produce with Garrett’s score 54.87 rank first followed by lack of bulk local demand for organic vegetables with Garrett’s score 53.87. These factors highlight the weak links, which need to be strengthened for promoting organic farming
Issues and Challenges Faced by Small and Marginal Farmers during COVID-19 Pandemic
No full textAgriculture is an important sector of Indian economy as it contributes about 17 per cent to the total GDP and provides employment to over 60 per cent of the population. Among 60 per cent of total workforce, 82 per cent of farmers in India were small and marginal farmers. Sudden outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic impacts small and marginal farmers to carry out their farming activities. Hence, it is important to study various issues faced by small and marginal farmers during COVID-19 pandemic. The study has been conducted in North western zone of Tamil Nadu and a total sample size of 320 has been fixed for the study based on Cochran’s sample size estimation. Problem confrontation Index (PCI) has been computed to measure various issues faced by small and marginal farmers during COVID-19 pandemic. From the calculated PCI value, it has been concluded that the farmers faced major issues such as wastage of the produce (919), drop in regular farm income (915), hike in input price (868), limited government support (844) and lack of access to market (816). Hence, the government should take necessary steps to ensure fair functioning of local mandis and markets in terms of open auction, price negotiations and logistics, proper unloading and storage of farmers’ perishable produce to overcome their issues to stabilize their standard of living