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Venkata Reddy, Y. B.
- Problems Encountered and Felt Needs of Rehabilited Tribals for the Sustainable Development
Authors
1 Coffee Board, Bengaluru (Karnataka), IN
2 Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.K.V.K., Bengaluru (Karnataka), IN
3 University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot (Karnataka), IN
Source
Agriculture Update, Vol 12, No 1 (2017), Pagination: 95-100Abstract
The present study was conducted in Gudlur village of Coorg district and Nagapura village of Mysore district and from each village, 75 beneficiaries were selected randomly. Thus,the sample size was 150. The findings reveal that cent per cent of the beneficiaries felt that lack of extension support, wild life damage to their crops, Almost all the beneficiaries felt that lack of capital to carry out agricultural operations (98.66%) and no employment during off season (90.60%) were problems. Cent per cent of the beneficiaries expressed financial assistance for self employment activities, great majority (81.33%) of the beneficiaries felt irrigation facilities as a need. Further nearly half (46.66%) expressed providing loan for milch animals.Keywords
Rehabilitation, Jenu Kuruba, Betta Kuruba Tribals, Sustainable Development, Rajeev Gandhi National Park.
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- Marketing Behaviour of Vegetable Growers
Authors
1 Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Agricultural Sciences, G.K.V.K., Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN
2 Directorate of Extension, College of Horticulture, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot (Karnataka), IN
3 Coffee Board, Bengaluru (Karnataka), IN
Source
Agriculture Update, Vol 11, No 4 (2016), Pagination: 434-437Abstract
Production of vegetables is very good source of income and employment. Vegetable production was dominant in the economy of the Kolar district. For the study 120 vegetable growers were selected from the four taluks of the Kolar district by simple random sampling technique. The findings reveal that, 48.33 per cent used tempo to transport their produce, 46.67 per cent used plastic crates as packing material, majority of the farmers sold their produce immediately after harvest in the nearby markets. Where as 71.67 per cent farmers opinioned that, they receive full payment on the spot after sale. Commission agents (95.83%) and neighbours/relatives (66.67%) were the important source of market information. Major problems in marketing were price fluctuation (97.50%), followed by high hamli charges (66.67%) and high transport charges(64.17%).