Agriculture Update

R. H. Hanumanaikar ¹, M. S. Nagaraja ¹, K. K. Malshet ¹

Affiliations
1 Directorate of Extension, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), IN

Abstract

An attempt was made in this study to know the value orientation of Lambani women towards scientific farming, girls education and family planning and association between value orientation and selected independent variables, considering 200 randomly selected Lambani women in Shirahatti and Ranebennur Talukas of Haveri district. A vast majority of Lambani women had higher value orientation towards scientific farming. Whereas, majority had low value orientation with respect to family planning and girls education. Age, family size and size of land holdings of respondents were significantly associated with the value orientation towards girls education. Cleaning the house, serving food and child care works were done by all the women folk. Except chilli transplanting, all other agriculture operations were performed by women. Embroidery was a major subsidiary work. Collection and selling of forest produce were the important activities among works.

Keywords

Value Orientation, Lambani Women, Farm Activities, Marketing Activities.

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R. H. Hanumanaikar ¹, K. K. Malshet ¹, M. S. Nagaraja ¹

Affiliations
1 Directorate of Extension, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), IN

Abstract

The study was conducted during the year 2010 by covering 10 Krishi Vigyan Kendra’s Subject Matter Specialists and Programme Co-ordinators, located at various district of Karnataka State. The study revealed that majority of the respondents (65.71%) were satisfied with the job components like the interest in the extension work followed by 64.29 per cent of the respondents were satisfied with the efforts in implementation extension programmes. The study also showed that majority of the Subject Matter Specialists trainer respondents were satisfied with the various sub-components of team work in the Krishi Vigyan Kendras like, 65.71 per cent with confidence in delegated authority, 57.14 per cent with procedural design to work together and 54.30 per cent with mutual desire to give and take. The study also indicated that all most all the eleven sub-components of job satisfaction, the Subject Matter Specialists trainer respondents had perceived that as they were satisfied.

Keywords

Krishi Vigyan Kendras, Subject Matter, Specialists, Work Environment, People Participation.

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R. H. Hanumanaikar ¹, M. S. Nagaraj ¹, K. K. Malshet ¹

Affiliations
1 Extension Education Unit, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), IN

Abstract

The present study was under taken during 2009 to analyze the illustrations in three selected Kannada farm magazines (Krishimunnade, Sirisambrudhi and Krishimitra). The study was conducted in twelve districts of Northern Karnataka. It was found that nearly 37 per cent of articles in Krishimunnade 30.00 per cent of articles in Sirisambrudhi and 25 per cent of articles in Krishimitra contained illustrations. Photographs were most preferred among all other types of illustrations by the farmer readers of Krishimunnade (93.34%), Sirisambrudhi (80.00%) and Krishimitra (66.66%). Further, it was found that 65.00 per cent of Krishimunnade, 58.33 per cent of Sirisambrudhi and 55.00 per cent of farm readers of Krishimitra wanted the illustrations near the content/details.

Keywords

Kannada Farm Magazine, Type of Illustration, Illustration Components.

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