Agriculture Update

P. P. Damodar ¹, J. I. Shaikh ², M. D. Mali ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Nagpur (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Extension Education, PGI, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The present study was conducted in Nagpur district of Vidarbha region, Maharashtra State, with sample size of 120 women respondents from of 12 villages. The data were collected on personal and socio-economic characteristics, empowerment, participation in various activities run by Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal. Out of 10 variables education, caste, land holding, family income were significant in explaining overall empowerment, at 0.01 level of probability. Similarly variable family occupation was also significant in explaining overall empowerment at 0.05 level of probability. All these characteristics were found to be significant in correlation analysis except type of family, size of family, age and extension participation.

Keywords

Empowerment, Rural Women, Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal.

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M. D. Mali ¹, V. S. Tekale ², J. I. Shaikh ¹

Affiliations
1 Extension Education Section, Post Graduate Institute, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Nagpur (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The present research on relationship between aspirations and personal, socio-economic and psychological characteristics of rural youth was conducted in Ramtek and Kamthi taluka of Nagpur district of Maharashtra State. 100 youth were selected randomly from 10 villages. The data were collected by personal interview from rural youth with the help of interview schedule. In case of relationship of selected characteristics of respondents with their role in village development age, education, experience in farming, family size, land holding, social participation, extension contact, mass media exposure and cosmopoliteness were found to be positively and significantly correlated with overall role of rural youth in village development. Mostly the respondents faced constraints in village development like low price return from farm produce (90.00 %), lack of electricity and irrigation water (73.00 %), lack of labour for performing farm operations (70.00 %) and lack of knowledge about improved farm technologies (67.00 %).

Keywords

Aspiration, Self Development, Constraints.

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