Agriculture Update

P. N. Antwal ¹, C. M. Bellurkar ²

Affiliations
1 All India Coordinated Research Project, Department of Home Science Extension and Communication Management, College of Home Science, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), IN
2 All India Coordinated Research Project, Department of Home Science Extension and Communication Management, College of Home Science, Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), IN

Abstract

Present investigation was carried out in six agro-climatic zones of Maharashtra viz., South Konkan Coastal, North Konkan Coastal, Western Ghat, Sub montane, Western Maharashtra Plain and Eastern Vidarbha. From each zone one district, from each district two blocks and from each block five villages were randomly selected. From each village 30 households (30 male and 30 female) were selected randomly. Hence, from each zone 150 households (150 male and 150 female = 300) were randomly selected. The total households selected from six zones were 900 and the total respondents selected were 1800. The results indicated that VLEW, NGO personnel and Bank personnel were known to rural men and women. Frequency of contact was meagre. Demonstration was found to be mostly preferred extension method. Shortage of time, personnel involved are men were the reasons given by the rural women and venue of the programme was not convenient and the programmes were organized without prior notice were the reasons given by the rural men for not availing extension services.

Keywords

Knowledge, Frequency of Contact, Extension Agent, Preference, Extension Methods.

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P. S. Kapse ¹, P. N. Antwal ¹, A. K. Gore ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Home Science Extension Education, College of Home Science, Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The present investigation was undertaken in the randomly selected eight talukas of Parbhani district to know utility perception of the innovative extension programme - Vidyapeeth Aaplay Dari, Tantradnan Shetawari and its relationship with the profile of the selected beneficiary respondents. Two villages from each talukas and ten beneficiary respondents from each village were selected randomly for the relevant data collection. Thus, the total respondents were 120. The result of the investigation revealed that more than half of the respondents were from middle age. About 33.00 per cent had education upto secondary school, while near about 41.00 per cent had semi-medium size of land holding. The remarkable percentage of the respondents was having medium annual income and farming as the major occupation. More than half of them had medium extension contact. Great majority of them had medium social participation and use of information sources. It is also revealed that significant percentage of respondents was found in medium category of utility perception of the innovative extension progamme. The variables namely education, use of information sources, extension contact, social participation, annual income, land holding were positively and significantly related with perceived utility of the programme and variable age was negatively related with it.

Keywords

Socio-Economic Profile, Utility Perception, Extension Programme, Correlation, Independent Variables.

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S. M. Ekatpure ¹, M. T. Kale ², H. D. Bodake ¹, P. N. Antwal ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Akluj, Solapur (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Extension Education, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani (M.S.), IN
3 Department of Home Science (Extension Education), Marathawada Agricultural University, Parbhani (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The present study was purposively conducted in Parbhani, Gangakhed, Jintur and Purna Talukas of Parbhani District of Marathwada region of Maharashtra state being the considerable area under vermicompost production existence in order to assess the participation of farm women in production of vermicompost. Three villages from each Taluka were selected randomly. Ten farm women from each village were selected as the respondents for the study. The ex-post-facto-statistical design was used for the present investigation. It was found that characteristics of the respondents like education, land holding, annual income, socio-economic status, source of information, social participation and extension contact had positive and significant relationship with participation level whereas age showed negatively significant relationship with participation in production of vermicompost.

Keywords

Vermicompost, Participation, Farm Women.

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M. T. Kale ¹, S. M. Ekatpure ², H. D. Bodake ¹, P. N. Antwal ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Akluj, Solapur (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Akluj, Malshiras, Solapur (M.S.), IN
3 Department of Home Science (Extension Education), Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The present study was purposively conducted in Parbhani, Gangakhed, Jintur and Purna Talukas of Parbhani District of Marathwada region of Maharashtra state as the considerable area under vermicompost production existence in order to assess the participation of farm women in production of vermicompost. Three villages from each Taluka were selected randomly. Ten farm women from each village were selected as the respondents for the study. The ex-post-facto-statistical design was used for the present investigation. It was found that characteristics of the respondents like education, land holding, annual income, socio-economic status, source of information, social participation and extension contact had positive and significant relationship with knowledge whereas age showed negatively significant relationship with knowledge in production of vermicompost.

Keywords

Distress, Labourers, Self Esteem, Social Support.

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S. S. Holmukhe ¹, P. N. Antwal ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Home Science Extension Education, College of Home Science, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani (M.S.), IN

Abstract

For the present study six villages were selected and twenty tribal women from each village were randomly selected for the study, making the total sample size 120. Statistical tools used were frequency, percentage, correlational analysis and multiple regressions. Collection of the data regarding indigenous knowledge about name of disease, name of the plants, medicinal plants used in the form of seed, ischolar_main, stem, bark, leaves, flowers, rhizomes, bulb was done. Findings revealed that the significant percentage (64.17) of tribal women was having medium knowledge about medicinal plants. Access to medicinal plants was found to be positively correlated with the knowledge while access to medical facilities shown negative significant contribution in the indigenous knowledge of tribal women about medicinal plants.

Keywords

Indigenous Knowledge, Tribal Women, Medicinal Plants.

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D. R. Ghadi ¹, P. N. Antwal ²

Affiliations
1 College of Agriculture, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Extension Education, College of Home Science, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The present investigation was conducted in Parbhani and Nanded districts of Maharashtra state. Two talukas from each district were selected randomly. Further, from each taluka, three villages were selected randomly. Ten respondents from each village were selected randomly. Thus, total of 120 respondents from 12 villages constituted the sample for the present study. The study revealed that more than half of the respondents (59.17 per cent) were in middle age group of 33-57 years, more than one third (41.67 per cent) were educated upto Secondary School level having semi-medium land holding (40.00 per cent). Majority of respondents (82.50 per cent) belonged to medium category of annual income, social participation (70.83 per cent), sources of information (49.17 per cent), extension contact (59.17 per cent), access to agricultural advertisements (50.00 per cent) and upper middle category of socio-economic status (50.83 per cent). Significant percentage (65.00 per cent) of respondents perceived medium utility of agricultural advertisements disseminated through different media. It was further noted that socio-economic characteristics like education, sources of information, socio-economic status, extension contact and access to agricultural advertisements were found to have positive and significant relationship with utility perception of agricultural advertisements by respondents.

Keywords

Utility Perception, Advertisement, Awareness.

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