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Indumathy, K.
- Impact of Uzhavar Sandhai on Livelihood Empowerment of Farmers
Authors
1 Department of Agricultural Extension, Adhiparasakthi Agricultural College, G.B.Nagar, Kalavai, Vellore (T.N.), IN
2 Department of Agricultural Extension, Don Bosco College of Agriculture, Sagayathottam, Vellore (T.N.), IN
3 Department of Agricultural and Rural Development Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (T.N.), IN
Source
Agriculture Update, Vol 11, No 4 (2016), Pagination: 374-379Abstract
The study was conducted to assess the impact and decision alternatives of farmers towards uzhavar sandhai. Totally 7 uzhavarsandhais present in Vellore district, out of that 4 uzhavarsandhais were selected based on convenience sampling technique. The uzhavar sandhais were selected from four blocks of Vellore, Arcot, Ranipet and Katpadi. Totally 90 respondents were composed through random sampling method. A survey was conducted and interview schedule was used to collect the data. Based on the collected data, the variables were analysed by using SPSS software and the results are predicted. The results show that the majority of the farmers belong to middle age category. Majority (52.20%) of the respondents were marginal farmers who were holding the l and size upto 2.5 acres. Half of the farmers were attending the market from the year 2000 onwards. Three fourth 75.00 per cent of the respondent’s primary occupation was farming. Three fifth (73.00 %) of the respondents were having moderate accessibility with the uzhavar sandhai. Two fifth (68.9%) of the respondents were medium level decision alternatives followed by low level (18.90 %).
Keywords
Uzhavar, Sandhai, Livelihood, Empowerment, Impact Analysis, Decision Alternatives, Marketing.- Marketing Behaviour of Coleus Growers
Authors
1 Directorate of Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (T.N.), IN
2 Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (T.N.), IN
3 Department of Agricultural Extension, Adhiparasakthi Agricultural College, G.B. Nagar, Kalavai, Vellore (T.N.), IN
4 Department of Agricultural Extension, Don Bosco College of Agriculture, Sagayathottam, Vellore (T.N.), IN
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Agriculture Update, Vol 11, No 4 (2016), Pagination: 401-405Abstract
Medicinal plants gain significance because of their contribution to local health support systems, generation of local income, foreign exchange earnings and contribution to bio-diversity. Medicinal plants, if cultivated properly, it can contribute significantly to the economic rural development. This study was conducted in Salem district of Tamil Nadu, from the selected district four villages were taken for the study. The medicinal plants selected for the study purpose was coleus which is cultivated in Salem district of Tamil Nadu. Regarding the export of medicinal plants India’s contribution to the international market is increasing rapidly (Kumar, 2004). This can be achieved through increased cultivation of medicinal plants. At this juncture, marketing behaviour of the medicinal plant growers was considered important and analysed. The finding concluded that they existed low marketing behaviour among the growers.