Agriculture Update

Parmeshwari B. Pawar ¹, R. D. Pandya ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, K. K. Wagh College of Agriculture, Sarswatinagar, Panchavati, NASHIK (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Extension Education, N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agriculture University, NAVSARI (GUJARAT), IN

Abstract

The age of men and women, education of men and women, type of family of women, occupation of men and women, annual income of men, land holding of man, farming experience of men and women, social participation of men and women, innovativeness of men and women, training received by men and women, economic orientation of men and women, scientific orientation of men and women, risk orientation of men and women, management orientation of men and women, progressivism of women and achievement orientation of men and women, had highly significant correlation with their involvement in paddy cultivation while, progressivism of men was found significant with their involvement in paddy cultivation. Incase of annual income and land holding of women had negative but highly significant association with their involvement in paddy cultivation. However, age of men and training received and education of women were found significant. Incase of family type of men, annual income of women and land holding of women was negative but significantly associated with their involvement in sugarcane cultivation.

Keywords

Correlation, Personal, Social Communicational and Psychological Characteristics, Involvement in Paddy, Sugarcane Crops Cultivation.

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Parmeshwari B. Pawar ¹, Vaishali R. Shitre ², R. D. Pandya ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, K.K. Wagh College of Agriculture, Nashik (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Extension Education, B.A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agriculture University, Anand (Gujarat), IN
3 Department of Extension Education, N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agriculture University, Navsari (Gujarat), IN

Abstract

The problem refers to the item of difficulty perceived by gender that had carrying out the paddy and sugarcane crops cultivation. Many improved crops cultivation technologies were evolved but due to certain reason farmers are not able to perform it efficiently. Considering this as bottleneck, investigator had tried to find out the crusial problems which prevent the gender to perform various roles as well while taking decision in paddy and sugarcane crops cultivation. The various problems which faced by them were gathered from the respondents. The non-availability of labour in time was reported as major problem by men and ranked first followed by, non-availability of critical inputs got second rank, lack of security scored third rank, lack of skilled labour ranked fourth, extensive work load ranked fifth, unfavourable weather condition ranked sixth, lack of finance ranked seventh, lack of scientific knowledge ranked eighth, lack of moral support ranked ninth, lack of interest got tenth rank, lack of social support ranked eleventh, lack of confidence ranked twelfth, non-availability of implements in time ranked thirteenth and scarcity of irrigation and lack of foresight to conduct the operation ranked fourteenth. In case of women, the non-availability of labour in time was their major problem and ranked first fallowed by, extensive work load got second rank, lack of security scored ranked third, ranked fourth, lack of skilled labour, ranked fifth, lack of scientific knowledge ranked sixth, unfavourable weather condition ranked seventh, lack of finance ranked eighth, lack of confidence ranked ninth, lack of moral support got tenth rank, lack of social support ranked eleventh, lack of interest ranked twelfth, non-availability of implements in time ranked thirteenth, scarcity of irrigation ranked fourteenth and lack of foresight to conduct the operation ranked fifteenth.

Keywords

Problem, Gender, Paddy, Sugarcane.

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Surendra Kumar Rai ¹, R. D. Pandya ¹, Sumit R. Salunkhe ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat), IN

Abstract

The present study was conducted in Southern region of Gujarat state. 40 villages were identified from two districts (20 from each) on the basis of highest number of water user associations (WUAs) for the present study. Ex-post facto research design was used and 200 sample size was drawn out by using proportionate random sampling method. The data were collected through personal interview method. The result shows that higher irrigation charges recover by the WUAs was reported as major constraint by the beneficiaries and ranked first followed by biasness in distribution of irrigation water by some committee members got second rank and inadequate supply of irrigation water to the tail enders ranked third. Whereas proper management should be done to reduce the irrigation water charges was reported as major suggestion and ranked first followed by supervision should be done to reduce biasness in water distribution got second rank and deprivation of irrigation water should be reduced at tail ends by proper management ranked third.

Keywords

Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM), Water User Associations (WUAs), Constraints, Suggestion.

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S. R. Salunkhe ¹, R. D. Pandya ², S. K. Rai ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat), IN
2 Department of Extension Education, N.M. College of Agriculture (N.A.U.), Navsari (Gujarat), IN

Abstract

Present study was conducted in year of 2008-09 to study the personal characteristics, socio-economic, psychological and situational characteristics of agro-service providers and Beneficiaries in Gujarat State. The study concluded that, by and large, majority of the agro-service providers and beneficiaries were in the middle age group, secondary level of education, medium size family, farming + animal husbandry + business as their major occupations, medium level of annual income, medium land holding, membership in one organization, medium level of farming experience, medium level of innovativeness, medium level of overall modernity, medium level of economic orientation, medium level of scientific orientation medium level of risk orientation, medium level of management orientation, medium level of progressivism, favourable attitude towards their enterprise, medium level of knowledge of their enterprise, medium level of information input and processing behaviour, medium level of sales and purchasing behaviour.

Keywords

Personal Characteristics, Socio-Economic, Psychological, Situational Characteristics, Agro-Service Providers, Beneficiaries.

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M. S. Kadam ¹, R. D. Pandya ², B. T. Kolgane ³, D. T. Khogare ⁴

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Rajmachi, Satara (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Extension Education, N.M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat), IN
3 Department of Extension Eduacation, College of Agriculture, Kolhapur (M.S.), IN
4 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Sangli (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The expert system can play a major role in the dissemination and adoption of useful knowledge for agriculture. Some constraints perceived by experts working at KVKs, create problem for transfer of technology. Hence, the study was carried out with an objective to know the constraints faced by the experts working at KVKs' and to seek the suggestions to overcome the constraints. The study was made the Department of Extension Education, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat) during the year 2009-2010. Pre-structured questionnaire was used for data collection. It was observed that non-availability of vehicle for on campus training (67.30 per cent) was the main constraint perceived by the expert working at KVKs' and followed by lack of co-operation from colleagues (64.42 per cent), multifarious duty (59.63 per cent), and non-availability of need based and location specific research (55.77 per cent). The suggestions to overcome the constraints mentioned by the experts were availability of vehicle for on and off campus for training (63.46 per cent) organization of multifarious activities based on need and time (58.63 per cent) and recommendations on location specific conditions (57.79 per cent).

Keywords

Constraints, Experts and KVKs'.

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