Agriculture Update

Geeta P. Channal ¹, Y. K. Kotikal ¹, P. S. Pattar ¹

Affiliations
1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (UAS), Bagalkot (Karnataka), IN

Abstract

Exposure of women to income earning activities strengthens her economic role, increases her ability to contribute income to family and gives experience and self-confidence in the public sphere, increased income controlled by women helps them to obtain a voice and vote in:

– Household decisions such as domestic well-being. For instance, women tend to use income clout for more equitable decisions about their childrens diet, education and health.

Keywords

Empowering Rural Women, Selling Assets, Farming.

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Geeta P. Channal ¹, K. V. Natikar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Extension Education, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), IN

Abstract

The present study was undertaken during the year 2014-15 in three districts of North Karnataka. Fifty trained and 50 untrained entrepreneurs from each district were selected making a total sample size of 300. Majority of the trained and untrained were from middle age group, had education upto middle level of schooling, coming from rural area and having nuclear families.

Keywords

Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP), RUDSETI, Impact, Leadership, Decision Making, Confidence, Management Orientation, Establishment of Enterprise, Growth/Expansion of Enterprise.

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Suma Balambeed ¹, Geeta P. Channal ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension and Communication Management, College of Community Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), IN
2 AICRP-HE, College of Community Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), IN

Abstract

Empowerment is recognized as an essential strategy to strengthen the well-being of individuals, families and communities. The present study deals with the empowerment of young awardee farm women. This study was conducted in Dharwad, Gadag and Haveri districts of Karnataka. The woman who had received Yuva Shresta Krishi Mahile award during 2014-2017 was purposively selected. A total of 60 young awardee farm women were selected as a sample for the study from 17 talukas conferred by the UAS Dharwad. Pre- structured interview schedule was used to collect the data. Suitable statistical tools like frequency, percentage and indices were used for analysis of the data. The important findings of the study revealed that, cent per cent of the awardee farm women belonged to young age group (< 35 years) had high school education and from big family size (43.33 %) belonged to joint family (51.67 %), had medium farming experience (60.00 %) and had big land holding (38.33%). A majority of the respondents had low annual income (78.33 %), the overall empowerment of awardee farm women was to the extent of 50 per cent only. Among the various components the highest index of 70.00 was for leadership, next was production with an index of 59.09 followed by income 50.10. The lowest was for resources i.e.only 29.77 indicating that they owned resources only to the extent of 30 per cent.

Keywords

Empowerment, Yuva Shresta Krishi Mahile, Krishimela, Award.

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Geeta P. Channal ¹, Shobha Nagnur ², Supriya P. Patil ¹, Rekha Rayangoudar ¹

Affiliations
1 AICRP (HE), University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), IN
2 Department of Extension and Communication Management, College of Community Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), IN

Abstract

Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. The Public Distribution System is one of the poverty alleviation programmes in India. The basic aim of PDS is to provide essential commodities like rice, wheat, sugar, edible oil and kerosene at subsidized prices throughout the country. In our investigation we studied the problems faced by Anna bhagya scheme beneficiaries in Karnataka state. The study was carried out during 2018-19 in seven districts of Northern Karnataka namely Dharwad, Uttar Kannada, Bagalkot, Vijayapura, Haveri, Belagavi and Gadag. From each districts 20 beneficiaries were selected making the sample size of 140. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents. Pre-tested interview schedule was used to collect the data and suitable statistical tools like frequency and percentages were used for analysis of the data. It was noticed from the study that, cent per cent of the beneficiaries never faced problems like that they should pay for some items and compulsory purchase of some items. It was also clear from the study that, 84.29 per cent of the beneficiaries never mentioned about the leakages of food grains and the weight of the food items.

Keywords

Anna Bhagya Yojana, Food Security, Public Distribution System (PDS).

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