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Rajesh ¹, S. K. Mehta ¹, C. D. Autade ¹, A. K. Godara ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar (Haryana), IN

Abstract

Weather forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the state of atmosphere for the future time and a given location. Human beings have attempted to predict the weather informally for the millennia and formally since at least the nineteenth century. Weather forecasts are made by collecting quantitative data about the current state of atmosphere and using scientific understanding of atmosphere processes to reject the atmosphere will evolve. Gibson (1959) defined PERCEPTION as the process by which an individual maintains contact with the environment. Perception is what we want to perceive from information. Perceptions vary from person to person. Different people perceive different things about the same situation. But more than that, we assign different meanings to what we perceive. It was concluded from the observation that most of the respondents had low perception level about weather forecasting advisory services in Hisar and Kaithal district. Most of the respondent had high belief in traditional weather forecasting pattern than scientific weather forecasting. The most important thing is that farmers are not interested in knowing the economic benefits of weather forecasting advisory services. It was also noticed from this survey that weather forecast advisory services will be more readily adopted if the agricultural extension services are improved. It was also observed that weather forecast affects the farmer's decision to small extent.

Keywords

Perception, Weather Forecasting, Weather Forecasting Advisory Services.

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Rajesh ¹, A. K. Godara ¹, C. D. Autade ¹, S. K. Mehta ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar (Haryana), IN

Abstract

There is great need of sustainable management in the agricultural sector of the world economics. Accurate and timely forecast of rainfall pattern and other weather variable continue still be a major challenge and preoccupation for the scientific community to sustain the agricultural development. The dictionary meaning of constraints are 'confinement', the exercise to force to determine or 'confine action, 'bound' and 'flattered condition' and restriction of liberty. The major constraints in using the weather forecasting information as may be seen from the table. The possible reasons as reported by the respondents for these problems are as follows: Absence of location specific weather forecasts was the major problem because the forecasts usually cover a wider area and speculation exists among farmers. Poor reliability of weather forecasts was a problem because of lack of certainty of information. Hence, farmers lack trust in the forecasts. One of the most serious constraint was that mostly weather forecasting was not timely forecast at the time of flood and drought and success rate was also very low. Corinne et al. (2000) reported that many felt that weather pattern in Andean semi and region had changed and traditional indicators were not as they were in the past. However, they have not been replaced or modified to date. Constraints regarding the understand ability of weather forecasting information. It was found that belief about weather forecast was more powerful than modern weather forecasting in farmer's view was one of the most serious constraints. All the constraints can be minimized by providing guidance to the farmers and by distribution literature and training regarding technicality of weather forecasting advisory services to the farmers.

Keywords

Constraints Associated, Weather Forecasting Service.

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Anil Kumar Malik ¹, A. K. Godara ², Sunil Kumar ³, Sube Singh ⁴, Ashok Kumar ⁴

Affiliations
1 Directorate of Extension Education CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Extension Education CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana, IN
3 Department of Seed Science and Technology CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana, IN
4 Extension Education, Directorate of Extension Education, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Radio plays a very significant role in the lives of young people, as it informs, educates and entertains its audience, and information derived from radio is used for decision making, logical argument, and more. Considering its importance, an exploratory study was carried out with 200 agricultural students selected from three constituents colleges of CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar through proportionate random sampling method using a structured interview schedule. Empirical data were tabulated and analyzed with the help of appropriate statistical tools by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Findings of the study revealed that almost two-fifth of the students (39.68 %) listened radio 'rarely' for 'up to 30 min per day'. Moreover, majority of students (93.65%) listened radio for entertainment purpose, followed by current affair information and news channels, etc.

Keywords

Agricultural Students, Radio, Utilization Pattern.

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Satyakaam Malik ¹, Atul Dhingra ¹, Suman Ghalawat ¹, Dalip Bishnoi ², Manoj Goyal ³, A. K. Godara ⁴

Affiliations
1 Department of Business Management, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Agricultural Economics, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN
3 Department of Statistics, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN
4 Department of Extension Education, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

The quality of agricultural and rural development training can be improved through proper training of trainers. However, the progress of extension trainer training in India has been slow and gradual. With the ever-changing technological environment, existing skills become obsolete and new skills are constantly needed. Effective training requires sensitivity beyond subject matter knowledge to effectively teach adult learners. Additionally, Indian agriculture has experienced a shift from production-oriented technology to market-oriented knowledge and technology due to globalization and the WTO regime. This highlights the need to strengthen efforts for training of trainers through a systematic approach. In this study, we aimed to assess the impact of training programs conducted by the EEI by analysing the feedback and responses of trainers, taking into account their demographics.

Keywords

agriculture, demography, impact, training, trainers.

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