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Personal Characteristics and Knowledge of Beneficiary Farmers towards Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana in Amber Block of Jaipur, India
No full textThe main goal of the study was to assess the socio-economic profile and knowledge of the beneficiaries farmers towards the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana. It is established that the majority (54.17%) of farmers were from the middle-aged group, and 43.33% of respondents had a small family size, i.e., up to 5-8 members. In selected villages, 90.00% were literate, while 10.00% of the illiterate respondent were doing agriculture only (76.67%), with 34.17% of medium-type farmers having medium land holdings and (76.67%) of the respondent having an annual income of 1 lakh, revealing that (75.83%) had extension contact with private agencies. It reveals that the majority of the respondents, accounting for 43.33 percent of the total sample, had a medium score of information. From the study, it was also established that the respondents (50.00%) had medium-level knowledge, further (32.50%) of them had low-level knowledge, and (17.50%) respondents had a high level of knowledge about PMKSY schemes for the study area
Study on Consumer Behaviour toward Organic Products in the Nainital District of Uttarakhand, India
No full textThe study conducted in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand state investigated the consumers’ buying behaviour towards organic food products based on the data collected from 110 respondents. The study used Henry Garrett\u27s ranking test for analysis. The study focused on finding out the factors affecting consumer behaviour while purchasing organic products. The study has revealed that factors availability, price, quality, reference from others, environmental concern, brand, advertisement, awareness and personal experience hold 1 to 9 rankings respectively. This indicates availability is a major concern that should be considered first
Cultural Problems of Elderly Women in Rural and Urban Areas of Nuh and Hisar District of Haryana, India
No full textAgeism can be very detrimental for the old age groups. The study was conducted on the bases of cultural zone Hisar from Bagar and Nuh from Ahirwati. This is descriptory as well as exploratory type of study which is designed to get specific required information on cultural problems faced by them. Sample for this study has been collected data from urban and rural areas of each district was taken to make a total sample size of 256 old aged women respondents.The objectives of the study is to know the level of Cultural problems areas related to new generation of the elderly women along with socio economic factors associated with cultural problems. Most of the elderly women (45.70%) of both the districts were ‘agree’ that the changing dress pattern was a threat for preservation of culture followed by ‘neutral’ (34.00%) and ‘disagree’ (20.30). Most of the elderly women (47.70%) of both the districts were ‘agree’ (47.70%) that fast food replaced the home made and simple food. Most of the elderly women (49.60%) of both the districts were ‘agree’ (49.60%) that girls should not be allowed to stay in hostels followed by ‘neutral’ (35.20%) and ‘disagree’ (23.80). Most of the elderly women (43.80%) of both the districts were ‘agree’ (43.80%) that inter caste was marriage perceived as cultural diffusion. The cultural problems among the elderly women were found significantly (P ≤0.01, Z = 4.58) higher in rural area (49.68). To sustain dignity of old women awards should be instituted for the women who are serving to the best of their in-laws by the village panchayat /local bodies.. Most of the elderly women with age group ‘60-70 years’ (47.7%) in rural areas were found significantly associated with the cultural problems with a chi square statistic c2 = 13.80 at a = 0.01 level
Effectiveness of WhatsApp Messages on Knowledge Gain of Sugarcane Cultivation Practices among the Farmers
No full textInformation and communication technology in agriculture provides solutions to agricultural challenges. The present study was conducted in Athani taluk of Belagavi District in Karnataka state. ‘Before-After’ without control group experimental design was used to determine the effectiveness of WhatsApp messages on knowledge gain of sugarcane cultivation practices among farmers. WhatsApp messages on “Sugarcane cultivation practices” was the subject matter selected for the study and tested for their effectiveness. WhatsApp messages acted as treatment for the study. 50 Sugarcane growers were selected for the treatment on the basis of random sampling. The effectiveness was studied in terms of knowledge gain for WhatsApp messages. The results revealed that highest mean differences 2.50 was observed in case of integrated disease management followed by weed management (2.38), micronutrients and inter cultivation (2.10). The mean knowledge score of WhatsApp messages of the respondents before exposure was 20.52 and after exposure it was 50.52, thus there was mean knowledge gain of 30.00. Farming experience, land holding, extension contact, Innovative proneness achievement motivation and Management orientation were found to be positive and significant relationship with knowledge gain. Hence, WhatsApp messages are effective to disseminate the information among the farmers
Study on Brand Promotion of Pre-emergence Herbicide in Kurukshetra District of State Haryana, India
No full textThe Present study was conducted in the year 2022 with a sample of 100 Rice farmers in Block of Pipli district of Kurukshetra. The study reveals that the market share of Syngenta India Ltd. was found to be on the top rank in the district. The market share and key existing competitors of Rifit Plus herbicide was found to be Top Star, Sokusai Plus, Pretigan, Milfast, Butaveer. A total quantity sale (Litre) in the district of all the herbicides was 26,500 litres. The lowest market share was found to be of Butaveer ranking on 6th position among all other competitors
Farmer’s Perception and Willingness to Pay for Mitigating Man-Animal Conflicts in Coimbatore Forest Circle
No full textThe study assessed the farmers and other stakeholder’s perception on man-animal conflict at Coimbatore forest circle. Around 37 per cent of the respondents outlined that the farm floor is less than one kilometre distance from the reserve forest. Whereas, 33 per cent of the farm floor was within the distance of one to two kilometres revealed that around 70 per cent of the farm floor is very closer to the forest floor and hence the visit of elephants and other animals to the farm field is quite often taking place. While examining the reason for man-animal conflicts, the same were ranked based on the mean score obtained by using the Likert scaling technique with five point continuum. Among the major reasons, the habitat fragmentation found to be number one stood with the opinion of “strongly agree” according to eighty per cent of the respondents. This was followed by shortage of food resources in the forest perimeter and the periodic human invasion into the forests for their various needs like small timber, fuel wood and bush meat related activities found to be the major reasons for unexpected conflicts between the wild animals and the human being. The same was supported by their respective mean scores of “agree” mode of scale developed for this purpose. The most affected crop is banana which is the one most preferred to the elephants which stood in the first rank and the second rank goes to the coconut, the banana and the coconut were the preferred crop to the elephants. in the absence of the two expressed in the rank one and two, the arecanut and sugarcane could attract the elephants around 32 per cent of the respondents were ready to pay some higher amount which ranges between rs 200 to 500. However, around 17 per cent of the respondents were not interested in paying any contribution towards such initiatives. Among the many protective measures practiced by the farmers, the fire crackers and the powerful torches illuminated on the animal face could alleviate the animals immediately and hence these two protective measures were common among the farmers. Besides, researchers has also used probit regression analysis to analyse the influence of different factors on the dependent variable, willingness to pay. Awareness of the respondents towards mitigation measures, effectiveness of existing mitigating measures, and proximity of farm land to reserved forest, percentage of farm income to household income, farm size and economic loss incurred due crop and property damages by the animals. among the seven variables, awareness of the respondents towards mitigation measures, effectiveness of existing mitigating measures, proximity of farm land to reserved forest, farm size and economic loss incurred due crop and property damage were the six factors found to be statistically significant indicated that these factors cause significant changes in the willingness to pay among the stakeholders
Assessment of Applicability and Usefulness of the Messages Delivered by Kisan Mobile Advisory Service as Perceived by the Beneficiaries of KVK, Raipur
No full textThis study investigates the applicability and usefulness of messages delivered by the Kisan Mobile Advisory Service in the Raipur district of Chhattisgarh. A total of 120 farmers were chosen at random from 10 villages in two blocks, Arang and Abhanpur for the purpose of study. The study reveals that the applicability of messages related to pest management were perceived ‘always applicable’ by 85.84 per cent respondents with highest overall MPS (92.92).Likewise the applicability of messages related to disease management were perceived ‘always applicable’ by 85 per cent respondent farmers with second highest overall MPS (92.5).While the messages related to fisheries were reported least applicable with overall MPS (8). As far as the usefulness is concerned the respondents believed that the messages were useful in improving the agriculture knowledge, Nursery management in different crops, Nutrient management, Increases farm yield while the messages where least useful in Creating awareness about health and hygiene. The overall usefulness of the messages was found to be moderate by 55.84% respondents, most useful by 35% and less useful by 9.16% respondents
Core Skills and Competencies Essential for Agricultural Extension Workers to Meet Present Day Challenges
No full textAgricultural extension contributes significantly for improving the welfare of farmers and others living in rural areas. Extension advisory services and programs strengthen the farmer’s capacity to innovate by facilitating farmers to access latest agricultural knowledge and adoption. The extension workers, therefore, not only advices farming families but also motivate them to use improved agricultural implements and adopt the modern agricultural technologies according to their socioeconomic status. The success of extension workers depends on the possession of skills and experiences gained in executing need based programs effectively. Hence, an attempt has been made in this study to assess level of importance of core competencies and skills required by extension workers to perform their job effectively. Mean index scores were calculated for each individual skills listed under twelve broad areas of skills and competencies selected for the study. The results revealed that, soft skills were ranked first followed by communication skills. Organizing/implementing agricultural development program, team building skills, formation and development of farmer organization and facilitation skills, use of modern communication methods and AV aids, use of computer applications, preparation of digital schedule/ questionnaire, knowledge on agricultural insurance policies and procedures, problem solving skills, proficiency on subject matter concepts, cultural intelligence, business planning and self-motivation are the individual skills ranked first respectively on the listed twelve broad areas of skills and competencies. Based on the findings of the study, it is recommended that the extension workers are required to be equipped with these skills during the undergraduate and postgraduate level itself by designing and reorienting the curriculum and enhance the competence of the agricultural graduates along with upgrading the skills of extension workers
Farmers Purchasing Behaviour and Satisfaction towards Fertilizer in Kheda District
No full textFertilizers are food for plants as they provide nutrients to plants for their growth and thrive. In the financial year 2022, over 42 million metric tons of fertilizers were produced in India. The Indian fertilizer market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.7 per cent between 2023 and 2028, reaching a projected value of 1160.18 billion USD by 2028. So, it is needed to study the fertilizer use and purchasing behavior of paddy farmer for better production. The study covered 100 farmers from 10 villages of Kheda district and tabular analysis was used to conduct the study. The study revealed that 48 per cent of farmers in the Kheda district earn between ₹ 20001-30000 as their monthly income and 13 per cent were graduates. Out of the total 100 farmers, all the farmers use fertilizer in paddy crops, and 41 per cent grow paddy on 2.01-4 acres of land. 54 per cent of farmers were found of using fertilizer mixed with other fertilizers. Quality of the product was a major factor and past experience, price of the product, and dealer opinion were considered by farmers while purchasing any fertilizer. The study found that 68 per cent of farmers were satisfied with fertilizer price, 83 per cent satisfied with performance, and 92 per cent satisfied with quality of fertilizer
Agronomic Practices Adopted by Farmers in Kharar Division SAS Nagar, Punjab, India
No full textThe agriculture industry in India contributes over 20% of its GDP, which is a significant amount to the national economy. 70% of India\u27s population is dependent on it for existence. Agriculture is a crucial sector of the Indian economy, making up around 20 percent of its GDP. Agronomic techniques include everything a farmer does from seed to seed, from planting seeds to collecting and storing them. The study was conducted in Kharar block of SAS Nagar district of Punjab. Shakrullapur, Rora, Bibipur, Batta, and Fatehpuri Therhi were the villages selected. A questionnaire was developed to conduct interviews with the farmers. After gathering information from respondents, it was organized and put through the necessary statistical tests for analysis. 97 percent of respondents cultivate rice, while all cultivators produce wheat in their fields, according to the data collected. In addition, 28% of farmers cultivate maize from these crops, while 76% grow sorghum and berseem as fodder crops. Additionally, it was shown that farmers use more fertilizer, chemicals pesticides, and seeds than is advised. Wheat and paddy had an average yield of 30 q/ha and 65 q/ha, respectively