5 research outputs found
Determinants of Utility Perception of Telecasted Agricultural Technologies
No full textThe present agricultural strategy in India calls for speedy dissemination of agricultural information and technical knowledge to the farming community. Mass media are important carriers of information in a modern developing and developed society. Media are important contributors to the ongoing technological changes. Television happens to be the most useful media of modern times. Realizing its importance a countrywide network of television was established in the country to spread information to a large section of population at a high speed. Agriculture being an important sector of the Indian economy, agricultural information is being disseminated through television under its agricultural programme. The value of any programme can only be judged through audience response. Dale (1963) opined that an agricultural expert could influence more farmers by a 10 minutes television demonstration than a week\u27s travel. This emphasizes the role of television in dissemination of agricultural technology. Studies have been undertaken in the past on assessing of effectiveness of agricultural telecast programme on the farming community. In the present study, an attempt has been made to assess the perceived usefulness of selected agricultural technologies telecast through an agricultural programme, "Amchi Mati Amchi Mansa" by the farmers, by developing standardized scales
Aspirations of under graduate girl students of Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola
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Constraints and Improvements Suggestions Proposed in Adopting Recommended Cultivation Practices by Mandarin Growers
No full textThe present study was conducted in Amravati district of Maharashtra. It was purposively carried out in two talukas i.e. Achalpur and Anjangaon Surji on the basis of maximum area under mandarin. From Achalpur and Anjangaon Surji talukas, 12 villages were selected purposively having area under mandarin. Again from each selected village, 10 mandarin growers were selected purposively having bearing orchard for the present study constituting a sample size of 120 respondents. An exploratory method of research design was used. The objective of the study was to to identify the constraints faced by mandarin growers and obtain suggestions. Findings revealed that majority of respondents (93.33%) faced the problem of unavailability of proper information about chemicals to control pests and diseases followed by the those (91.66%) who are facing the problem of fruit drop in recent years along with some other constraints. While in case of suggestions, guidance by concerned department to farmers at different levels by organizing field visits gained highest frequency followed by availability of inputs at affordable price and arrangement of training programes for the areas found with higher training need respectively
