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- Constraints Perceived in Adoption of Improved Storage Practices by Marwari Households of Rajasthan
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Authors
P. S. Bagenia
1,
K. A. Meena
2
Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Bharatpur (Rajasthan), IN
2 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kumher, Bharatpur (Rajasthan), IN
1 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Bharatpur (Rajasthan), IN
2 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kumher, Bharatpur (Rajasthan), IN
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Agriculture Update, Vol 12, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 215-220Abstract
The present study was conducted in the year 2011-12 with specific objectives to study the adoption of different improved storage practices of farm produce to assess the constraints perceived by the house hold in adoption of improved storage practices. For this study Bikaner district was selected purposely. Bikaner district consists of 6 Panchayat samities. Out of them 3 Panchayat samities namely, Bikaner, Durgagarh and Nokha were selected on the basis of maximum area and production under food grain crops. From these Panchayat samities nine Gram Panchayat were selected randomly. From this two villages from each Gram Panchayat were randomly selected hence 180 respondents from 18 villages constituted the sample for the study. Ex-post facto research design was used for the study propose. The study reveals that majority of the respondents were using traditional storage structures (76.12%) followed by 69.45 per cent were using prevailing practices i.e. mixing of ash and neem powder in store grain and 61.12 per cent households were adopting neem products to save grain in store. Whereas more than half of the households adopted scientific rodents control practices, sun drying, use of improved storage structure and care while stacking grain bags during storage. The major constraints faced by the house holds of Marwari area in adoption of stored grain practices were not having knowledge about chemicals that are used to keep farm produce free from the insect pests, fungus, bacteria and yeasts, etc., lack of information about stored grain pests and losses caused by them, lack of the knowledge about fumigation practices. Non-availability of modern storage structure at local market, non-availability of chemicals for fumigation at village level market, chemicals are harmful for health, lack of knowledge about precautionary measures to be taken during storage of farm produce in godown, not aware about care to be taken during stacking of gunny bags, lack of knowledge sanitation and maintenance godown and another constraints were also perceived by the respondents i.e. reluctant to leave traditional methods, non-access to mass media at village level and lack of training to farm women about improved post harvest technology. The study also highlighted, majority of the respondents expressed their views in using indigenous storage practices because no required specialized knowledge, easy and safe in use, adopted since forefather perceived no need to change, easy in availability, easily accessible and fear in use of chemicals and hazardous to health are the main reasons which are responsible to adopt indigenous storage practices in the locality in comparison to scientific storage practices.Keywords
Storage Practices, Hindrance, Fumigants, Households, Stacking, Modern Storage Structure.
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- A Study on Adoption of Integrated Pest Management Practices for Red Hairy Caterpillar, Amsacta moorei Butler in Groundnut in Rajasthan
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Authors
P. S. Bagenia
1,
K. A. Meena
2
Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Bharatpur (Rajasthan), IN
2 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kumher, Bharatpur (Rajasthan), IN
1 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Bharatpur (Rajasthan), IN
2 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kumher, Bharatpur (Rajasthan), IN
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Agriculture Update, Vol 12, No 4 (2017), Pagination: 714-719Abstract
A study was carried out in Bikaner district of Rajasthan with 180 sample sizes to find out adoption level of farmers about integrated pest management Practices against red hairy caterpillar (Amsacta moorei Butler) infesting groundnut and to ascertain the relationship between socio-psychological characteristic of farmers with their adoption level. The study revealed that about half of the respondents had medium level of adoption however, majority of farmers adopted the cultural practices such as summer deep ploughing, sanitation of fields, manual weeding, inter cropping and inter row earthing up. With regards to the practices through mechanical control reveals that majority of respondents had low level of adoption viz., use of pheromone/light traps, destruction of alternative host plants and setting up of light traps, whereas a high majority of respondent were adopting of low level of practices i.e. concentration of neem seed kernel extract, frequency of their spray preparation of neem seed extraction and with regard to insecticides of plant origin control. Similarly, in case of biological control such as use of Trichogramma sp. identifies supplementary activity fungal and Bt Formulations while about half of respondents were adopted chemical control practices of insect. The study further reveals that 17 independent variables were included in the study, out of which 11 variables were found positively and significantly related with the adoption level of IPM in groundnut that all the independent variables with could explain variation in the dependent variables adoption level of IPM in groundnut.Keywords
Integrated Pest Management, Socio-Eco-Psychological-Characteristic, Cultural Practices, Biological Control, Cosmopoliteness, Management Orientation.References
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