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P. P. Shinde ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, S. A. Shelke ¹, R. S. Aundhkar ¹

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

Abstract

In the beginning of the 21^st century a global development taking place and India is supported to keep pace with it, farmers all over country are supported by the State Govt. through various development schemes. Leaders in the villages i.e. Gram Panchayat members use many other sources for agricultural development.The study was undertaken in the year 2012-13. A sample of 120 GramPanchayat members was randomly selected in 10 villages of Amravati Panchayat Samiti of Amravati District of Maharashtra. Majority (61.67%) of members had medium level of use of information source. Among the selected characteristics, education, land holding, occupation, annual income, social participation, cosmopoliteness, agricultural progressiveness, extension contact and knowledge were positive and significantly related with use of information source where as age was non-significant with use of information source.

Keywords

Use of Information Source, Gram Panchayat Members

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V. R. Shedge ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, B. N. Shinde ¹, P. S. Chavan 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

Aspiration can be defined as a level of possible goals set by an individual. Aspiration in short is the expected level of achievement of the individual. "Educational aspiration of farm laboures is any desire, expectation of the laboures toward their children education and about the aims with they are taking the education.The study was undertaken in the year 2012-13. A sample of 120 farm labourers selected from the agricultural institutes working under Dr.P.D.K.V., Akola and KVK of Amravati district of Maharashtra. Majority of farm labourers had medium level of educational aspiration. Among the selected characteristics, it was observed that the characteristics namely, education, annual income, sources of information, knowledge and cosmopolitness, family size had significant relationship with educational aspiration of the respondents. However, the relationship between type of family, age, social participation and their educational aspiration were found non-significant.

Keywords

Educational Aspiration, Farm Labourers, Feedback, Children

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S. K. Godse ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, S. R. Bhosale ¹, P. A. Hirulkar ¹

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

Abstract

The study was conducted in Bhatkuli Panchayat Samiti of Amravati district of Maharashtra state. The study conducted on impact of MGNREGS on beneficiaries. It was revealed that majority of respondents were middle aged group, educated high school, schedule caste class, marginal farmer, farming + labourer main occupation, half of the beneficiaries under BPL level, nuclear type of family, medium family size, medium level of source of information, low social participation and more than half of beneficiaries had medium impact. Age, education, caste, size of land holding, occupation, annual income, type of family and size of family had positive significant relationship with impact of MGNREGS. Source of information negatively non-significant and social participation had non-significant relationship with impact of MGNREGS.

Keywords

Beneficiaries, Poverty Line, NREGA, B.P.L., Labour, Impact.

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G. B. More ¹, S. U. Mokhale ², N. J. Chikhale ³

Affiliations
1 College of Horticulture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidhyapeeth, Akola (M.S.), IN
2 Department Extension Education, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN
3 Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN

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The present research study was conducted on 100 ajwain growers from 10 villages comprising 5 villages each from Akot and Telhara tahasils of Akola district of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state to ascertain the adoption level of farmers about recommended cultivation practices of ajwain. The results revealed that majority of respondent (85.0%) were included under medium level of adoption. As regard to finding of relational analysis revealed that out of ten characteristics studied age, education, area under ajwain crop, irrigation facilities, social participation, sources of information and scientific orientation, were positively and significantly correlated with adoption, whereas, land holding and annual income were non - significantly correlated with adoption.

Keywords

Adoption, Ajwain, Production Technology, Correlation.

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R. H. Dongre ¹, N. J. Chikhale ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, P. S. Bhadane ¹

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

Abstract

The present study on knowledge of production technology by soybean growers was conducted in Bhatkuli tahsil of Amravati district (M.S). The main objective of this study was to find out the knowledge level about production technology of soybean growers in Amravati district of Bhatkuli tahsil. Bhatkuli tahsil was selected purposively as considerable area was under soybean cultivation. 12 villages and 120 respondents were selected for study. The finding revealed that about 44.16 per cent of respondents belonged to medium level of knowledge. The selected variables viz., age, education, land holding, size of land holding, size of family, source of information, social participation, risk orientation, cropping pattern, experience in soybean cultivation of the soybean growers respondents exhibited significant relationship with their knowledge level.

Keywords

Knowledge, Production Technology, Soybean Growers, Profile of Respondents.

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G. B. More ¹, S. U. Mokhale ², N. J. Chikhale ²

Affiliations
1 College of Horticulture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, AKOLA (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, AMRAVATI (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The present research study was conducted on 100 ajwain growers from 10 villages comprising 5 villages each from Akot and Telhara tahasils of Akola district of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state to ascertain the knowledge possessed and adoption level of farmers about recommended cultivation practices of ajwain. The result revealed that near about cent per cent of respondents had high knowledge of cultivation practices recommended for ajwain likewise; soil type, seed rate and sowing type, sowing time, spacing, weed management and intercultural operation, time of harvesting and stage of harvesting whereas minimum knowledge about recommended varieties (27.0%), seed treatment (17.0%), plant protection (33.0%), fertilizer application (13.0%). Likewise, majority of respondent (85.0%) were included under medium level of adoption. As regard to finding of relational analysis revealed that out of ten characteristics studied age, education, area under ajwain crop, irrigation facilities, social participation, sources of information and scientific orientation, were positively and significantly correlated with knowledge and adoption. Likewise, land holding was positively and significantly correlated only with knowledge and non-significantly correlated with adoption. Whereas, annual income was non-significantly correlated with both knowledge and adoption.

Keywords

Knowledge, Adoption, Ajwain, Correlation.

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J. R. Sali ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, D. G. Padekar ¹, H. K. Rajput ¹

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

Abstract

The present study on adoption of soil test recommendations by the farmers was conducted in the year 2015-16 in Chandur Bazar and Bhatkuli tehsils of Amravati district. For this study 100 respondents were selected with the help of random sampling method. The data were collected with the help of structured interview schedule. Collected data were carefully examined, classified quantified and tabulated. Frequencies, mean, standard deviation, correlation of coefficient analysis were employed for interpreting the results. Results obtained after analysis have been summarized as below. The findings of the present investigation indicate that near half 47.00 per cent of the respondents were in old age group and 38.00 per cent respondents were educated upto high school level. More than one third of respondents 35.00 per cent had small land holding upto 1.01-2.00 ha. 33.00 per cent respondents had annual income in between Rs. 50,000 to 1,00,000. Over half 52.00 per cent of the respondents having medium level of extension contact. The 71.00 per cent respondents having no source for irrigation availability. 82.00 per cent respondents were taking seasonal crops. The 59.00 per cent of respondents were having low level of motivation. 41.00 per cent of respondents were having medium level of innovativeness towards adoption of soil test recommendations. 52.00 per cent of the respondents were having medium level of availability of fertilizers. The majority of respondents 48.00 per cent had high understanding about soil test recommendations, only 34.00 and 18.00 per cent of the respondents having medium and low understanding about soil testing, respectively. The most of the respondents 76.00 per cent were having low level of adoption about soil test recommendations, only 19.00 per cent respondents were having medium adoption level and 5.00 per cent respondents were having high level of adoption of soil test recommendations. In the study it was found that education, annual income, extension contact, cropping pattern, motivation, innovativeness, availability of fertilizers and understanding of soil test recommendations were positive and significantly related with adoption at 0.01 level of significance and irrigation availability was positivey and significantly related with adoption at 0.05 level of significance. Age and land holding were found to be non-significantly related with adoption. Lack of knowledge about nutrient management, soil test report not clear to the respondents had major constraints.

Keywords

Adoption, Soil Test, Fertilizer, Nutrient, Understanding, Farmers.

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R. M. Somvanshi ¹, A. N. Deshmukh ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, S. K. Godase ¹

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

Abstract

In all 80 vegetable growers from four tahsils were selected by proportionate random sampling for study. The data were collected by personally interviewing the respondents with the help of structured interview schedule. Collected data were carefully examined, classified, quantified and tabulated. Frequencies, mean, standard deviation, correlation of co-efficient analysis were employed for interpreting the results. Findings revealed that more than half of the respondents (52.50%) belonged to middle age group, majority of the respondents (38.75 %) were educated up to high school level, more than half of the respondents (68.75%) had medium family size, majority of the respondents (37.50%) possessed semi medium category of land holding (2.01 to 4.00 ha), more than half of the respondents (57.50%) had medium (8 to 23 years) experience in vegetable cultivation, majority of respondents (30.00%) had medium annual income i.e. Rs 50,001/- to 1,00,000/-. More than half of the respondents (56.25%) had medium range of extension contact, relatively higher per centage of the respondents (93.75%) had well or tube well as their source of irrigation, majority of the respondents (51.25%) sold their vegetable produce in taluka market. Three fourth of the respondents (78.75%) of respondents were having medium labour availability (4 to 11 labours) for working on their farm.More than half (58.75 %) of vegetable growers belonged to medium category of entrepreneurial behaviour index. In case of innovativeness the more than half of the respondents (66.25%) had medium level of innovativeness, majority of the respondents (62.50%) had medium level of achievement motivation, more than half of the respondents (68.75%) fell into medium category of decision making ability, more than half of the respondents (60.00%) fell under medium category of economic motivation, more than three fourth of the vegetable growers (76.25%) had medium level of risk orientation, more than half of the respondents (67.50%) belonged to medium level of leadership ability, more than half of the respondents (65.00%) had medium management orientation. Findings of relational analysis revealed that among selected variables education, family size, land holding, annual income, extension contact, access to market, labour availability showed positively and significant relationship with entrepreneurial behaviour. Whereas other variables like age, experience in vegetable cultivation and irrigation facilities had nonsignificant relationship with their entrepreneurial behaviour.

Keywords

Entrepreneurial Behaviour, Vegetable Growers, Relationship.

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H. K. Rajput ¹, A. N. Deshmukh ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, J. R. Sali ¹

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

Abstract

The present study on technological gap in red gram cultivation was conducted in the year 2015-16 in Amravati district. For this study 80 red gram growers were randomly selected from one tehsil of district with the help of random sampling method. The data were collected with the help of structured interview schedule. Collected data were carefully examined, classified, quantified and tabulated. Frequencies, mean, standard deviation, correlation of co-efficient analysis were employed for interpreting the results. Findings revealed that Maximum per centages of the respondents 47.50 per cent were find in the group of middle aged i.e. 36 to 50 years. Maximum per centages of the respondents (36.25 %) were educated high school level. The majority i.e. (53.75 %) of the respondents regarding experience in red gram cultivation was found in the category of low experience i.e. upto 18 years in red gram cultivation. The majority (33.75 %) of the respondents had land large size of land holding in semi medium 2.01 to 4 ha category. The majority (45.00 %) of the respondents had area under red gram were found in small area category i.e. up to 2 ha. The majority (63.75 %) of the respondents had no source of irrigation. The majority (55.00 %) of the respondents had their annual income ranging 2 lacks and above, 16.25 per cent had an annual income between 50,001 to 1,00,000. More than half of the respondents i.e. 56.25 per cent used high level of source of information channel while, 42.50 per cent and 1.25 per cent were used medium and low level of sources of information of communication channel, respectively. The majority (67.50 %) of the respondents were found in the category of medium level of knowledge. The majority (80.00 %) of the respondents were found in the category of medium level of adoption. It was found that more than three fourth i.e. 80 per cent of the red gram growers belonged to medium category of technological gap. It was observed that very high technological gap was observed regarding use of FYM, hybrid varieties, seed rate, seed treatment, irrigation, use of herbicide plant protection measures and post harvest technology in red gram. In the study it was found that the education, irrigation, sources of information, knowledge and adoption were negatively significant with technological gap at 1 per cent level of significance. Whereas, experience in red gram cultivation and land holding were negatively significant at 5 per cent level of significance. While age, area under red gram and annual income were non-significantly related with technological gap. The highly perceived constraints in technological gap of cultivation of improved recommended practices of red gram which were faced by the farmers were shortage of water, non-availability of labour in time, inadequate source of finance, high cost of improved variety seed, fertilizer, FYM and herbicides, high labour charges, non-availability of storage facility, high charge and non-availability of storehouse, fluctuation price of red gram in market, irregular demand of red gram, non remunerative price during time of glut in market and high transport cost.

Keywords

Technological Gap, Red Gram, Practices.

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B. M. Gonshetwad ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, Kapil Jat ¹, A. N. Deshmukh ¹

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

Abstract

The present study on attitude of beneficiaries towards agricultural technology management agency was conducted in the year 2015-16 in Amravati and Bhatkuli tehsil of Amravati district. For this study 100 beneficiaries were selected with the help of random sampling method. The data were collected with the help of structured interview schedule. Collected data were carefully examined, classified quantified and tabulated. Frequencies, mean, standard deviation, co-efficient of correlation of analysis were employed for interpreting the results. Majority of the respondents (49.00 %) were found in the middle age group i.e. 36 to 50 years. Majority of the respondents (32.00 %) were higher school level 8th to 10th. Majority of the respondents (37.00 %) were in small 1.01 to 2.00 ha category of land holding. Majority of the respondents (25.00 %) were in medium 50,001 to 1,00,000 category of annual income. Majority of the respondents (51.00 %) were from medium social participation group. Majority of the respondents (59.00 %) were from medium level extension contact. Majority of the respondents (71.00 %) were from medium level socio-economic status. Majority of the respondents (76.00 %) were from medium mass media exposure. Majority of the respondents (67.00 %) were from medium benefits availed. Majority of the respondents (44.00 %) were from neutral attitude towards agricultural technology management agency. Majority of respondents (52.00 %) reported that the technology provided by ATMA is costly was the main problem.Majority (44.00 %) of the beneficiaries had neutral attitude towards agricultural technology management agency. Information regarding the relationship between the independent and dependant variable the data were subjected to correlation analysis. It was observed that education (0.233), land holding (0.225), had positive and significant relationship with attitude of beneficiaries at 0.05 level of significant towards ATMA. and extension contact (0.346), mass media exposure (0.281), and benefits availed (0.476) had positive and significant relationship with attitude of beneficiaries at 0.01 level of significant towards ATMA and annual income (0.029), socio-economic status (0.147) were positively non-significant whereas age (-0.013), social participation (-0.025) showed the negative and non significant relationship with attitude of beneficiaries towards ATMA. The data indicated that most of beneficiaries (52.00 %) reported that the technology provided by ATMA is costly which was the main problem.

Keywords

Attitude, ATMA, Benefit Availed, Interest Group, Committee.

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Kapil Jat ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, B. M. Gonshetwad ¹

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

Abstract

The present study adoption gap in recommended practices of chickpea was carried out in Bhatkuli and Chandur Bazar tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra state. In all 100 chickpea growers from 10 villages were selected by proportionate random sampling. Respondents were selected for study. The data were collected by personally interviewing the respondents with the help of structured interview schedule. Collected data were carefully examined, classified, quantified and tabulated. Frequency distribution and percentages, mean, standard deviation, correlation of co-efficient analysis were employed for interpreting the results. Results obtained after analysis have been summarized as below. Findings revealed that maximum percentages of the respondents 45.00 per cent were found in the middle age group 36 to 50 years. Maximum percentages of the respondents (35.00 %) were educated high school level. The majority (32.00 %) of the respondents had land holdings large size of land holding in small 1.01 to 2 ha category. The majority (37.00 %) of the respondents had their annual income ranging 2 lacks and above, 23.00 per cent had an annual income in low category between 20,001 to 50,000, respectively. Majority of the respondents (54.00 %) utilized medium level of social participation. The half of the respondents of chickpea growers (50.00 %) were having medium level of extension contact. More than half of the respondent (57.00 %) used medium level of source of information channel while, 33.00 per cent and 10.00 per cent used high and low level of sources of information of communication channel, respectively. The majority (47.00 %) of the respondents were found in the category of medium level of knowledge. The majority (51.00 %) of the respondents were found in the category of medium level of adoption having the score between 59 to 77. The respondents had high knowledge but average adoption about recommended practices of chickpea. In the study it was found that the education, annual income, social participation, extension contact, source of information, knowledge and adoption were negatively significant with adoption gap at 1 per cent level of significance. Whereas, age was positively significance at 5 per cent level of significance. Among selected variables land holding was negatively non-significant related with adoption gap. It was found that more than half i.e. 58.00 per cent of the chickpea growers belonged to medium category of adoption gap. It was observed that very high adoption gap was observed regarding use of FYM, hybrid varieties, seed rate, and irrigation in chickpea.

Keywords

Profile, Adoption Gap, Practices, Chickpea, Pulses.

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G. T. Zore ¹, A. N. Deshmukh ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, S. S. Pingale ¹

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

Abstract

The present study on knowledge and adoption of recommended practices of brinjal was conducted in the year 2015-16 in Amravati district. For this study 80 brinjal growers were purposively selected from one tehsil of district with the help of random sampling method. The data were collected with the help of structured interview schedule. Collected data was carefully examined, classified quantified and tabulated. Frequencies, mean, standard deviation, correlation of co-efficient analysis were employed for interpreting the results. Results obtained after analysis have been summarized as below. Findings revealed that majority of the respondents 43.75 per cent were found in the middle age group 31 to 50 years. Majority of the respondents 47.50 per cent were educated upto college level. Nearly 31.25 per cent respondents belonged to semi medium land holding between 2.01 to 4 ha. Maximum percentages of the respondents had their annual income in between Rs. 50,001 to 1,00,000/- and above. Majority of the respondents 70.00 per cent were having upto 3.00 ha area under irrigation. Majority of the respondents 50.00 per cent possessed 0.20 to 0.40 ha area under brinjal crop. Majority of the respondents 58.75 per cent had low level of social participation. Nearly 40.00 per cent of respondents in medium category of extension contact. Majority of the respondents 42.50 per cent found to be in the medium level of market orientation. Majority of the respondents 60.00 and 61.25 per cent belonged to medium category of knowledge and adoption level, respectively. Findings of relational analysis revealed that the characteristics such age, education, land holding, annual income, area under irrigation, area under brinjal crop, extension contact, market orientation were positively and significantly correlated with knowledge about recommended practices of brinjal. Whereas, social participation was not associated with knowledge about recommended practices of brinjal. Among the characteristics of respondents viz., education, land holding, annual income, extension contact, market orientation were positively and significantly correlated with adoption at 0.01 level of probability while age, area under irrigation, area under brinjal crop were positively and significantly correlated with adoption at 0.05 level of probability had positive and significant relationship with adoption of recommended practices of brinjal. However, social participation, did not show significant relationship with adoption of recommended practices of brinjal. Lower down of water table of irrigation sources, high cost of insecticides and pesticides, high cost of fertilizer, sale of brinjal crop does not fetch remunerative price in the market, irregular power supply, high wages of labour, transporting of brinjal produce by jeep or tractor is expensive, non-availability of Agril. loans at proper time were the important constraints.

Keywords

Knowledge, Adoption, Brinjal Growers, Practices, Constraints.

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S. S. Pingale ¹, A. N. Deshmukh ², S. U. Mokhale ¹, G. T. Zore 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 on "knowledge and adoption of recommended cultivation technologies by the chilli growers" was conducted in the year 2015-16 in Amravati district. For this study 60 chilli growers were purposively selected from one tehsils of district with the help of random sampling method. The data were collected with the help of structured interview schedule. Collected data was carefully examined, classified quantified and tabulated. Frequencies, mean, standard deviation, correlation of co-efficient analysis were employed for interpreting the results. Results obtained after analysis have been summarized as below. Findings revealed that majority of the respondents 75 per cent were find in the medium experience in chilli cultivation group. Majority of the respondents 61.67 per cent were educated upto college level. Nearly the respondents 50 per cent belonged to semi medium land holding between 2.01 to 4 ha. Maximum percentages of the respondents had their annual income in between Rs. 50,001 to 1,00,000/- and above. Majority of the respondents 70 per cent were had low area under chilli. 70 per cent of the respondents had medium labour availability. 63.33 per cent respondents had area under irrigation upto 2 ha. 40 per cent of the respondents had medium extension contact. 55 per cent of the respondents had medium source of information. Majority of the respondents had medium risk orientation. 68.33 per cent of the respondents had medium level of market orientation. 56.66 per cent of the respondents had medium level knowledge, whereas 68.33 per cent of the respondents had medium level adoption. Findings of relational analysis revealed that the characteristics such experience in chilli cultivation was negatively and significantly correlated while education, land holding, annual income, area under irrigation, labour availability, area under chilli crop, extension contact, source of information and risk orientation were positively and significantly correlated with knowledge about recommended practices of chilli. Whereas market orientation were not associated with knowledge about recommended practices of chilli. Among the characteristics of respondents viz., land holding, education, annual income, area under chilli crop, labour availability, area under irrigation, source of information and risk orientation were positively and significantly correlated with adoption. Whereas experience in chilli cultivation, extension contact and market orientation were non-significant with adoption. Market fluctuation, high cost of insecticides and pesticides, high cost of fertilizer, irregular power supply, high wages of labour were the important constraint.

Keywords

Knowledge, Adoption, Chilli Growers, Practices, Constraints.

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S. P. Kharpe ¹, S. U. Mokhale ², N. O. Khandare ³

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
3 Department of Diary Science, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN

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The present investigation was conducted in Warud Panchayat Samiti of Amravati district in Maharashtra state. The main objective of the study was to assess the relationship between selected characteristic of orange nursery growers about orange ischolar_main stock. A pre-structured interview schedule was used to collect data from 100 orange nursery growers from 5 villages which were selected by proportionate random sampling. The statistical methods such as frequencies, percentage, mean, standard deviation, correlation and multiple regression analysis were used. The data of research study show that age was negatively correlated and education, land holding, extension contact, area under orange nursery cultivation and social participation were from found to be positively and significantly related with knowledge of orange ischolar_main stock. Multiple regression analysis indicated that from all selected nine variables, four variables namely education, annual income, area under orange nursery cultivation and extension contact were significantly contributing factors in case of knowledge of orange ischolar_main stock by nursery growers.

Keywords

Knowledge, Orange Root Stock, Orange Nursery Grower, Rangur Lime, Jamberi.

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Neha S. Pote ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, R. D. Kadte ¹, P. D. Padole ¹

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

Abstract

The present study was conducted in Amravati district of Maharashtra state. The sample was drawn from the three takula viz., Chandur bazaar, Morshi, Chandur Railway where functional goat keepers in larger numbers were in existence. Thus, 80 goat keepers were selected which constituted the sample respondents for the present study. Data were collected by personally interviewing the respondents with the help of pre-tested structured interview schedule in face to face situation. Collected data were tabulated. Correlation and regression analysis for interpretation of the findings were calculated. Two hypotheses were set for the study and were tested for acceptance or rejection.Results obtained after analysis were summaries as below. In case of personal profile of the goat keepers revealed that majority (58.75%) of the goat keepers were middle in age, over (11.25%) were illiterate. Majority (66.25%) of goat keepers belonged to medium family size (4 to 6 member) with majority of (56.25%) nuclear family type. Majority (70.00%) of the goat keepers had medium herd size (between 16 to 27 goats) having goat keeping + landless labour occupation (56.25%) with annual income upto Rs. 50,000. Nearly half of the (42.05%) of goat keepers had low social participation, moderate (72.05%) access to the infrastructural facilities. Majority of the goat keepers had knowledge about extensive method of rearing, housing management, goat insurance, duration of feeding of colostrum. However, majority of goat keepers lacked knowledge about selection of descript breeds of goat, heat symptoms, diseases of goats, feeding of concentrates to milking goat and breeding buck. Results of the relational analysis revealed that age, education, family type, family size, herd size, occupation, annual income, social participation and infrastructural facilities were significantly associated with knowledge of goat keepers.

Keywords

Knowledge, Goat Keeper, Goat, Goat Milk, Meat Goat.

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M. D. Veer ¹, S. U. Mokhale ², A. N. Deshmukh ¹, R. R. Lanjewar ¹

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

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This investigation was carried out during the year 2010-2011. From10 villages of Achalpur Taluka of Amravati district, 120 respondents (vegetable growers) were randomly selected for the study. Data were collected through structured pretested personal interview schedule. The result showed that only 18.33 per cent respondents were aware about ‘MARKNET’. The result revealed that majority (89.17 per cent) of the vegetable growers not used of the ‘MARKNET’ facility while only 10.83 per cent of vegetable growers had used ‘MARKNET’ facility. The correlation analysis related to independent variables viz., social participation, annual income, cosmopoliteness awareness about ‘MARKNET’ showed significant and positive relationship with use of ‘MARKNET’ facility. While age showed negative and significant relationship with use of ‘MARKNET’ facility and sources of information showed non-significant and positive relationship with use of ‘MARKNET’ facility.

Keywords

Marknet, Marketing Information, Information Technology.

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V. S. Wagh ¹, S. U. Mokhale ², A. N. Deshmukh ¹, A. Y. Wadar ¹

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

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This investigation was carried out during the year 2010-2011, from 8 villages of Chandur Bazar Taluka of Amravati district. The result revealed that majority (70.83 per cent) of the cotton growers had medium utilization of information sources in farming. The analysis related to independent variables viz., age, education, size of land holding, social participation, annual income, motivation, extension contact, showed significant and positive relationship with utilization of information sources. While type of family showed negative and non-significant relationship with utilization of information sources. Majority of respondents (66.67 per cent) most needed agriculture service centre and agricultural news on radio at more extends for receiving agriculture. information. Major constraints faced by cotton growers like kisan mela / exhibition not arranged frequently (65.00 per cent).

Keywords

Utilization, Information, Cotton.

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N. D. Chavan ¹, A. N. Deshmukh ², S. A. Barge ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹

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

Abstract

Communication plays a vital role in dissemination of market information. In India where more than 75 per cent agricultural producers are small and marginal farmers. Marketing information services should ideally be available to all. In this globalization Indian farmers need to be updated with the latest knowledge to compete for global marketing. The study was undertaken in the year 2010-11. A sample of 120 farmers was randomly selected in 12 villages of Amravati and Bhatkuli Panchayat Samiti of Amravati district of Maharashtra. Majority of the farmers (66.67 per cent) had medium level of use of information sources for marketing. Among the selected characteristics, education, cosmopoliteness, extension contact, market orientation and economic motivation were positive and significantly related with level of use of information sources for marketing and age and farmers experience were negative and significant with use of information sources for marketing where as land holding and annual income were non-significant with level of use of information sources for marketing.

Keywords

Information Sources, Use, Farmers, Marketing.

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S. U. Mokhale ¹, A. N. Deshmukh ¹, S. S. Holi ¹, Y. B. Shambarkar ¹

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

Abstract

The study was conducted in Morshi Pachayat Samiti in Amravati District of Maharashtra State. Finding of study revealed that 50 per cent of the respondents showed satisfactory knowledge level about the use of biofertiizer. It was further seen that about 30 per cent of them showed poor knowledge and less than this number of respondents were showing a good knowledge of biofertilizer use. Education, annual income, socio-economic status and scientific orientation were found negatively and significantly related at 0.05%. On the other hand, cosmopoliteness was found to be non-significant.

Keywords

Biofertilizer, Technological Knowledge, Soil Fertility.

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Rupatai D. Kadte ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, N. S. Pote ¹, B. M. Gonshetwad ¹

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

Abstract

The present study was conducted in Amravati district of Maharashtra state. The sample was drawn from the three takula viz., Chandur bazaar, Morshi, Chandur Railway. Thus, 80 SHG member’s were selected which constituted the sample respondents for the present study. Data were collected by personally interviewing the respondents with the help of pre-tested structured interview schedule in face to face situation. Collected data were tabulated. Correlation and regression analysis for interpretation of the findings were calculated. Two hypotheses were set for the study and were tested for acceptance or rejection. Results obtained after analysis are summaries as below. In case of personal profile of the SHG members revealed that majority (53.75%) of the respondents were middle in age, over 37.5% were from higher secondary school. Majority (70.00%) of respondents belonged to medium category of family income. Majority of (53.75%) respondents belonged to nuclear family type. Majority (46.25%) of the respondents had high level of experience and 52.5% of respondents belonged to medium level of training received category. Majority (60.00%) of respondents had medium extension contact. Over half of the (63.75%) of the respondents had medium social participation. The findings revealed that majority (71.25%) of the respondents had medium knowledge about working of the self-help group. Results of the relational analysis revealed that age, education, family income, family type, experience, training received, extension contact showed significant relationship with knowledge and only social participation showed non-significant relationship with knowledge of the SHG member’s about working of the self-help group.

Keywords

Knowledge, SHGs, SHG Member’s, Working, Meeting, Extension Contact.

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Neha S. Pote ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, N. O. Khandare ², S. A. Kanse ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN
3 Department of Agronomy, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The present study was conducted in Amravati district of Maharashtra state. The sample was drawn from the three takula viz., Chandur bazaar, Morshi, Chandur Railway where functional goat keepers in larger numbers were in existence. Thus, 80 goat keepers were selected which constituted the sample respondents for the present study. Data were collected by personally interviewing the respondents with the help of pre-tested structured interview schedule in face to face situation. Collected data were tabulated. Correlation and regression analysis for interpretation of the findings were calculated. Two hypotheses were set for the study and were tested for acceptance or rejection. Results obtained after analysis were summaries as below. In case of personal profile of the goat keepers revealed that majority (58.75%) of the goat keepers were middle in age, over (11.25%) were illiterate. Majority (66.25%) of goat keepers belonged to medium family size (4 to 6 member) with majority of (56.25%) nuclear family type. Majority (70.00%) of the goat keepers had medium herd size (between 16 to 27 goats) having goat keeping + landless labour occupation (56.25%) with annual income upto Rs. 50,000. Nearly half of the (42.05%) of goat keepers had low social participation, moderate (72.05%) access to the infrastructural facilities. The goat keepers in majority were found to be aware and adopting the practices of buck for natural service, Kachha or Packka type of housing, extensive method of rearing, feeding of leaves, colostrum feeding, goat insurance, but majority of them frequently adopt the practices of selection of descript breeds of goat, feeding of concentrates of milking goat and breeding buck. Results of the relational analysis revealed that age, education, family type, herd size, occupation, annual income, social participation and infrastructural facilities were significantly associated with adoption of goat keepers. However, except family size.

Keywords

Adoption, Goat Keeper, Technical Knowledge, Goat Rearing, Herd Size, Recommended Practices, Goat Rearing.

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B. P. Bind ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, N. N. Dhote ², S. M. Sarap 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.)

Abstract

The present study on aspiration of higher secondary school students was conducted in the year 2016-2017 in Amravati district. The study revealed that nearly high number (55%) of respondents were male, majority of the respondents (73.75%) secured distinction category of academic performance, majority of the students (31.25 %) belonged to the marginal land holding, majority of the respondent’s father more than half of respondents (62.5%) fathers were educated medium category and more than half of the respondents (73.75 %) mother were educated medium category, more than half of the respondents (55%) fathers had farming as occupation and respondents family (32.5%) had low level of income in the range of (upto 50,000). The study revealed that the variables i.e. the independent variables namely family education and parental occupation observed positive and significant at 0.05% level of probability. Whereas the independent variables namely academic performance, land holding, and family income were positive and significant to the aspiration at 0.01% level of probability. The independent variables namely gender of students were non- significant to the aspiration.

Keywords

Aspiration, Economical Aspiration, Educational Aspiration, Higher Secondary School, Students, Vocational Subject.

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N. N. Dhote ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, S. S. Kadam ¹, B. P. Bind ¹

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

Abstract

The present study on knowledge of information and communication technology tools by orange growers” was undertaken in Chandur Bazar and Morshi taluka in Amravati district with sample size of the 120 respondents. The data were collected on personal, socio-economic, communicational and psychological characteristics of respondents, knowledge about of ICT tools studied with the help of pre structured interview schedule. Findings revealed that majority (45.00%) of the respondents belonged to middle age group i.e. between 36 to 50 years, high proportion of respondents (38.33%) were educated upto junior college level, large proportion of respondents (30.83%) had medium land holding, high proportion of the respondents (37.50%) had medium annual income between Rs. 2,00,001 to 3,00,000/-, majority of respondents (80.00%) had undertaken orange on an area of (0.65 to 3.80 ha), majority of respondents (60.00%) had medium experience between 4.10 to 24.41 years in orange cultivation, majority of the respondents (49.00%) belonged to medium category of social participation, majority of the respondents (72.50%) were in medium level of extension contact and majority of the respondents (67.50) had medium market orientation. In case of knowledge about ICT tools majority of respondents (64.16%%) were having medium knowledge about ICT tools. In case of ICT tool wise knowledge, great majority of the respondents had knowledge about ICT tools viz., majority (95.83%) of the respondents had knowledge about mobile phones, followed by internet (94.16%) and SMS service (94.16%), 93.33% respondents had knowledge about television. Findings of relational analysis revealed that education and market orientation were positive and highly significant with the knowledge at the level of 0.01 per cent of probability. Land holding, annual income, area under orange cultivation, social participation and extension contact were found to be positive and significant relationship at 0.05 per cent level of significant with knowledge of whereas, age and experience in orange cultivation was found negative and highly significant relationship with the knowledge of respondents at 0.01 per cent level of probability.

Keywords

Communication, Information, Knowledge, Orange Growers, Technology, Tools.

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Rupatai D. Kadte ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, D. G. Padekar ¹, V. K. Dere ¹

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

Abstract

The present study on difficulties faced by the members about working of the self-help groups was conducted in Amravati district of Maharashtra state. The sample was drawn from the three talukas viz., Chandur bazaar, Morshi, and Chandur Railway with the specific objective. Thus, 80 SHG members were selected which constituted the sample respondents for the present study. Data were collected by personally interviewing the respondents with the help of pre-tested structured interview schedule in face to face situation. Thereafter, collected data were tabulated. The difficulties faced by the members while working in SHG were identified by eliciting the response of SHG members through an open-end question. The difficulties were recorded and presented in term of frequencies and percentages. Findings indicate that in the self help groups difficulties which influence the knowledge of members about working of SHGs were lack of time for meeting and training (62.50%), improper utilization of finance (65.00%), poor economic conditions (76.25%), improper guidance by the trainers and managing staff (50.00%), ignorance of members (65.00%), non co-operative attitude among the members (72.50%), inadequate financial assistance (56.25%), lack of unity (75.00%), inadequate training facilities (68.75%) and conflict among the members (43.75%).

Keywords

Difficulties, SHGs, SHG Members, Meeting, Membership, Loan, Finance, Self Help.

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S. P. Kharpe ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, N. J. Chikhale ¹, M.S. Naware ²

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

Abstract

The present investigation was conducted in Warud Panchayat Samiti of Amravati district in Maharashtra state, the main objective of the study was to assess the relationship between selected characteristic of orange nursery growers about orange ischolar_main stock. A pre-structure interview schedule was used to collect data from 100 orange nursery growers from 5 villages which were selected by proportionate random sampling. The statistical method such as frequencies, percentage, mean, standard deviation, correlation and multiple regression analysis of data. The research study shows that land holding, annual income, area under orange nursery cultivation, area under mother plantation and extension contact were from found to be positively and significantly related with adoption of orange ischolar_main stock. Multiple regression analysis indicated that from all selected nine variables, four variables namely education, land holding annual income, and extension contact were significantly contributing factors in case of adoption of orange ischolar_main stock.

Keywords

Adoption, Orange Root Stock, Orange Nursery Grower.

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S. S. Kadam ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, S. N. Gawande ¹, N. N. Dhote ¹

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

Abstract

A survey of 80 proportionately selected sample of farmers from Morshi and Amravati talukas of Amravati district of Vidarbha in Maharashtra revealed that majority of farmers had second category i.e. severe to some extent category of overall constraint severity index of SWCPs. Age, education, occupation, annual income, social participation, knowledge and adoption had no significant relationship with overall constraint severity index and land holding and extension contact had negatively significant with overall constraint severity index.

Keywords

Constraint, SWCPs, Overall Constraint Severity Index, Knowledge, Adoption, Mean Constraint Severity Score.

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D. G. Padekar ¹, S. U. Mokhale ², S. N. Gawande ², P. D. Peshattiwar ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Shri Shivaji College of Agriculture, Amravati (M.S.), IN
2 Shri Shivaji College of Agriculture, Amravati (M.S.), IN

Abstract

Soil quality has become an internationally accepted science based tool for advancing the assessment, education and understanding of soil resources. Soil quality assessment is important for measuring changes in soil properties over time that helps to define effective management strategies, soil quality cannot be measured directly and there are different indicators (approaches) that can be used to quantify soil quality. These indicators signal desirable or undesirable changes in land and vegetation management that have occurred or may occurs in the future. Finally, various soil quality indexing approaches are available, that can be applied to deserve a range of critical test values within which soil quality and soil health accounts can be defined.

Keywords

Soil Quality, Concepts, Data Set, Parameters, Soil Quality Assessment.

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A. D. Sangle ¹, S. U. Mokhale ², P. J. Kadu ¹, A. S. Ade 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 on knowledge of home science technologies by the tribal women’’ was undertaken in Dharni taluka of Amravati district with sample size of the 80 respondents. The data were collected from personal, socio-economic, communicational and psychological characteristics of respondents, knowledge about home science technologies was studied with the help of pre-structure interview schedule. Findings revealed that Majority 52.50 per cent of the respondents belonged to medium age group i.e. between 26 to 51 years, majority of the respondents 33.75 per cent were illiterate level, large proportion of respondents 46.25 per cent had marginal land holding, majority 61.25 per cent respondents were having medium level farming experience, more than half of the respondents 52.50 per cent having annual income between 22,000 to 48,000, majority of the respondents 78.75 per cent had belonged to medium category of social participation, majority of the respondents 53.75 per cent of the respondents have medium level of extension contact and majority of the respondent 66.25 per cent had medium level of source of information. In case of knowledge about home science technologies majority of the respondents 88.75 per cent having medium level of knowledge about home science technologies. In case of home science technologies wise knowledge, great majority of respondents had knowledge about home science technologies viz., majority 100.00 per cent respondents have knowledge about information about this tool, followed by 100.00 per cent respondents have knowledge about the benefits of these implements. Findings of relational analysis revealed that age, education and source of information are positively and highly significant with knowledge of home science technology at 0.01 level of probability. Farming experience and annual income are significantly correlated with knowledge about home science technology at 0.05 level of probability. Whereas, land holding, extension contact, social participation were negatively non-significantly correlated with knowledge about home science technology at 0.05 level of probabilit.

Keywords

Knowledge, Home Science, Technology, Tribal, Women Farmers, Respondent.

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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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V. N. Suryvanshi ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, A. S. Ade ¹, R. V. Tayde ¹

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

Abstract

The Agrowon is the most popular Marathi daily Agricultural newspaper it provides lot of agricultural information in the form of news story, success story, regular agricultural feature, agricultural article and information about different advanced technology cultivation practices and diseases resistant variety. So Agrowon is helpful to farmers to inhance their production. Farmers are early in adopting the new technology by reading Agrowon as compare to other source of agricultural infomation. Therefore, Agrowon play a vital role in changing farmers adoption level and increasing production. So there is need to do content analysis of Agrowon to compare the type of information i.e. Horticultural and non- Hoticultural published in Agrowon. Present study consist of location, space covered by the horticultural information and identification of different types, forms of presentation of horticultural information of Agrowon daily published in Marathi daily newspaper ‘Agrowon’ from Nagpur edition of Maharashtra.52 issues of ‘Agrowon’ published from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018 was selected and studied with the help of specially designed proforma for collection and analysis of the contents of ‘Agrowon’. The data was presented in the form of percentage and frequencies. The results of the present investigation are as follows. The non-horticultural information occupied very large space 85.88 per cent as compare to horticultural information 14.11 per cent. Regarding the newspaper advertisements, 14.30 per cent of the total space was occupied by the horticultural advertisements whereas; non-horticultural advertisements occupied very large space i.e. 85.69 per cent. Most of the horticultural information published on right side 53.05 per cent of the newspaper. Most of the horticultural information is in the photo news i.e. 88.55 per cent. Most of the horticultural information printed on page number 12,13,10, and 6.

Keywords

Content Analysis, Agrowon, Horticultural Informaton, Space, Page, Side, Illustration.

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