Agriculture Update

S. D. Mohokar ¹, V. V. Gohad ², P. A. Ingawale ¹, V. V. Holkar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Shri. Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Extension Education, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The present study, impact of national innovations on climate resilient agriculture (NICRA) project on beneficiaries, was conducted in Takali (bk.) village of Nandgaon (Kh.) taluka of Amravati district with sample size of 80 beneficiaries. The data was collected by personal interview method with the help of structured interview schedule. The findings of the study revealed that, the majority 36.25 per cent of beneficiaries were having high school level of education (Soni et al., 2012), large proportion 43.75 per cent of the beneficiaries were possessed small size land holding 1.01 to 2.0 ha (Bhandari, 2014), 65 per cent beneficiaries had medium farming experience between 14 to 35 years, majority 90.00 per cent were having medium level of family income upto Rs. 1/- to Rs. 2,69,666/- (Soni et al., 2012). Large proportion of beneficiaries 47.50 per cent had medium social participation (Bhandari, 2014), majority 62.50 per cent medium extension contact, large beneficiaries 52.50 per cent used medium sources of information, majority 83.75 per cent beneficiaries had medium risk orientation and 52.50 per cent beneficiaries had medium knowledge about NICRA. As regard the dependent variable, majority 85.00 per cent of the beneficiaries had medium impact of NICRA (Pise et al., 2018). From correlation analysis the level of significance was tested at 0.01 and 0.05 level of significance and revealed that, all variables i.e. education, land holding, farming experience, annual income, social participation, extension contact, sources of information, risk orientation and knowledge about NICRA, were significant at 0.01 level of significance and no variable had shown non-significant relationship with impact.

Keywords

NICRA, Climate Change, Impact.

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V. V. Holkar ¹, V. V. Gohad ¹, P. A. Ingawale ¹, S. D. Mohokar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN

Abstract

For the study, Amravati district was selected purposively. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Durgapur (Badnera) purposively selected for study. From each Krishi Vigyan Kendra adopted villages, 10 farmers were selected randomly after receiving its beneficiaries list from Krishi Vigyan Kendra and 10 each from non-adopted villages, each total to the tune 40+40=80. Ex-post facto research design was used for the study. The finding of study revealed that, the majority of beneficiaries had higher annual income 92.5 per cent (Kulkarni, 2009), more social participation 57.5 per cent, more market orientation 87.5 per cent, high risk orientation 72.5 per cent than the non-beneficiaries. It was also observed that there was no difference in respect of farming experience between beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries i.e.72.50 per cent (Kulkarni, 2009). While it was observed that non-beneficiaries were found more educated 30 per cent than beneficiaries. Non-beneficiaries had more land holding 22.50 per cent than beneficiaries 2.50 per cent. As regard the dependent variable, majority of the beneficiaries 80.00 per cent had more impact of KVK programme than non-beneficiaries 62.50 per cent. The study revealed that, the independent variables namely education, land holding, annual income, farming experience, market orientation was found positive and significant with the impact of KVK programme at 0.05 per cent level of probability. Whereas the independent variabers namely social participation and extension contact was found positively and significant relationship with the impact of KVK programme at 0.01 per cent level of probability. The variable risk orientation was non-significant to impact.

Keywords

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Beneficiaries, Imapct.

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P. A. Ingawale ¹, S. U. Mokhale ², N. J. Chikhale ¹, V. V. Holkar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Shri. Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Extension Education, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The present study was conducted in Chikhaldara tahsil of Amravati district of Maharashtra state. This tahsil occupied more hilly area and large population of korku tribal farmers. They faced lot of problems viz., occupational, malnutrition, poverty, unemployment, exploitation, illiteracy and health problems. For minimizing their problems, their socio-economic status must be known. In study area 90 per cent people were korku tribal farmers. The objective of the study was to know the occupational aspiration of korku tribal farmers. A structured interview schedule was used to collect data from 80 respondents. The statistical methods and tests such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, co-efficient of correlation were used for the analysis of data. The result of the study showed that threefourth 57.50 per cent of the respondents belonged to ‘middle’ age category, while majority of tribal farmers 38.75 per cent had illiterate category and 36.25 per cent having low level of family income upto Rs.-30,818/-. However, the observation also shows that, majority of the respondents 56.25 per cent had low social participation and 47.50 per cent had small size of land holding 1.01 to 2.0 ha. Majority of respondents 76.25 per cent had farming as a major occupation and the finding observed that, majority 82.50 per cent of the respondents was married while majority of the respondents 85.00 per cent had medium family size and 88.75 per cent had nuclear family type.

Keywords

Occupational, Aspiration, Korku, Tribal Farmers, Melghat, Schedule Tribes.

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