Agriculture Update

A. N. Deshmukh ¹, G. B. More ², R. T. Katole ³, P. A. Hirulkar ⁴

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN
2 College of Horticulture (Dr. P.D.K.V), Krishi Nagar, Akola (M.S.), IN
3 Department of Extension Education, College of Horticulture (Dr. P.D.K.V), Akola (M.S.), IN
4 Shri Shivaji College of Agriculture (Dr. P.D.K.V.), Amravati (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The study was undertaken in the year 2013-14. A sample of 120 banana growers was randomly selected in 7 villages from Achalpur tahsil of Amravati district of Maharashtra. It was revealed that majority of respondents were middle aged group, educated secondary school level, semi medium category of land holding, high level of annual income, medium family size, medium economic motivation, medium innovativeness, medium risk orientation, tube well as source of irrigation, medium social participation, medium source of information. Majority (61.00%) of banana growers had medium level of knowledge followed by (17.00%) and (22.00%) had low and high level of knowledge, respectively. As regard to finding of relational analysis revealed that out of eleven characteristics studied education, land holding, economic motivation, innovativeness, source of irrigation, source of information of respondents had positive significant relationship with knowledge about banana production technology practices at 0.05 level of probability. Whereas characteristics like age, annual income, risk orientation, social participation shows non-significant relationship with knowledge. While size of family had negatively non-significant relationship with knowledge.

Keywords

Knowledge, Banana, Correlation.

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Umesh R. Chinchmalatpure ¹, R. T. Katole ², G. B. More ³

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

Abstract

The study was carried out in Akola district of Maharashtra state. An exploratory design of social research was used. A sample of 100 rural women as respondents were drawn and information was obtained from them which was considered for tabulation and analysis of data. Findings revealed that the majority of the rural women were middle age, illiterate, married, landless, medium family size and joint family. The higher percentage of rural women were with annual income upto Rs. 25000/-. Majority of the respondents always participated in cleaning of the field, sowing, weeding, thinning, harvesting/cutting/picking, winnowing, drying of grains and cleaning of grains as related to agricultural activities. In case of dairy activities only 45 respondents were found. Out of them majority were participated in dairy activities like cleaning of cattle and cattle shed, collection of cow dung. Regarding household activities all the selected activities like washing clothes, rearing of children, cooking related activities, cleaning and decoration of home, fetching of water and buying of cooking ingredients, fruits, vegetables etc. were performed by the majority of rural women. Majority of the rural women expressed their problems in participation of agricultural and allied activities like less wage rates received, health problems and poor economic condition.

Keywords

Participation, Rural Women, Agricultural, Dairy and Household Activities.

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R. T. Katole ¹, U. R. Chinchmalatpure ², G. B. More ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, College of Horticulture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidhyapeeth, Akola (M.S.), IN
2 Educational Technology Cell, Department of Extension Education, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidhyapeeth, Akola (M.S.), IN
3 College of Horticulture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidhyapeeth, Akola (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The present study on identification of agricultural problems of village using participatory rural appraisal technique was undertaken as Research Review Committee Project for the year 2012-2013 in the village Donwada of Akola taluka of Akola district of Maharashtra State. The required data collected from the village using PRA technique namely preferential ranking technique' and contacting personally with 30 participants. Findings revealed that total twenty two problems of Donwada village were identified by using preferential ranking technique of PRA tool. To find out the importance of problems perceived by the farmers and key informants, rank based quotient (RBQ) was used. The rank based quotient (RBQ) was calculated for each problem and it ranged from 98.78 to 53.03. The highest RBQ value correspond to the problem namely non-availability of labour in the village (98.78) followed by heavy damage/losses due to wild animals (97.27) and less adoption of soil reclamation techniques (96.36). Further, from the study it is observed that the maximum village magnitude value (7969935.6) was attributed to less adoption of soil reclamation techniques and ranked top most problems of the farmers of Donwada village followed by non-availability labour in the village. Moreover, the problems like heavy damage/losses due to wild animals, less adoption of soil and water conservation techniques, lack of knowledge about plant protection measures, non-availability of organic manure and poor linkages with Agril. University Scientists were found to be contributory factors for low productivity of crops. On the basis of problems identified, some training programmes need to be organized by Dr. PDKV, Akola/extension agency/NGO for the farmers of Donwada village on different topics such as awareness about soil and water conservation techniques, soil reclamation techniques for saline sodic soil, INM in cotton, IPM in cotton, process products of soybean, plantation of live fencing crops/plants etc.

Keywords

Participatory Rural Appraisal, Agricultural Problems, Action Plan.

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R. T. Katole ¹, Umesh R. Chinchmalatpure ², G. B. More ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, College of Horticulture Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Krishi Nagar, Akola (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Krishi Nagar, Akola (M.S.), IN
3 College of Horticulture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Krishi Nagar, Akola (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The present study was undertaken in 16 villages of Telhara Panchayat samiti of Akola district in Maharashtra state.For the present study, 112 beneficiary farmers were purposively selected from 16 villages and the data from selected 112 beneficiary farmers were collected. An exploratory research design was used for the present study. The findings of the present study revealed that majority of beneficiary farmers were from middle age group, had education upto high school level, belonging to small land holding, the annual income was observed above Rs.2,00,000/-, had medium level of animal possession (5-8 animal), had medium level of sources of information, had medium level of extension contact, had medium levels of scientific orientation, had medium levels of risk preference and innovativeness. The per cent change in annual income after use of biodynamic compost method was 11.76 per cent. Soybean and cotton crops showed change in average productivity in positive direction i.e. increase in productivity. Soybean showed maximum increase in average productivity (16.71%) over base year followed by cotton (10.76%). The variables viz., livestock possession, sources of information, scientific orientation, risk preference and innovativeness were found to be significant at 0.05 per cent level of probability with change in annual income, whereas independent variable extension contact had positive and highly significant relationship with change in productivity at 0.01 per cent level of probability. However, age and education had shown non-significant relationship with the change in annual income and change in productivity, respectively.

Keywords

Correlates, Compost, Biodynamic.

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R. T. Katole ¹, Umesh R. Chinchmalatpure ², G. B. More ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, College of Horticulture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Krishi Nagar, Akola (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Krishi Nagar, Akola (M.S.), IN
3 College of Horticulture Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Krishi Nagar, Akola (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out in six villages of Akola taluka in Akola district of Maharashtra state. An exploratory design of social research was used. A sample of 90 farmers were drawn and considered for tabulation and analysis of data. The farmer who had been supplied with bio-fertilizers was the unit of study. The study revealed that majority of the respondents (75.56%) do not have knowledge about phosphate solubalising bacteria (PSB), 60 per cent farmers did not use jiggery as a sticking agent during seed treatment with biofertilizers, 75.55 per cent respondents reported blackening of hands and cloths while treating the seed with biofertilzers and non availability of biofertilizers in time before sowing (60.00%). Regarding opinion expressed by the farmers, it was noted that motivating rural youth to establish small scale co-operative “Biofertilizer production unit” at village level.

Keywords

Constraints, Knowledge, Adoption, Bio-Fertilizer.

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R. T. Katole ¹, U. R. Chinchmalatpure ², G. B. More ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, College of Horticulture Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Krishi Nagar, Akola (M.S.), IN
2 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Krishi Nagar, Akola (M.S.), IN
3 College of Horticulture Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Krishi Nagar, Akola (M.S.), IN

Abstract

Findings of the study revealed that majority of the respondent’s fathers were in service, having graduate level education, possessed semi-medium land holding category with 2.1 to 4.0 ha, having family annual income in between Rs. 1.1 lakh to Rs.2.0 lakhs. Majority of the respondents belonged to nuclear type of family (76.74%) and having urban family background (69.77%). Regarding the educational aspirations of under graduate girl students of Dr. PDKV, Akola campus, it was observed that majority of the respondents aspired to complete post graduate studies in agriculture followed by to complete a degree other than agriculture like MBA. As far as job aspirations of the respondents is concerned, it could be noted that majority of the respondents aspired for jobs in various Govt. departments (93.02%) followed by 88.37 per cent respondents who aspired for jobs in agriculture university. In respect of self-employment aspirations of girl students of Dr. PDKV, Akola it was noticed that a great majority of respondents (90.69%) were not aspired for any business. However, as much as 4.65 per cent respondent aspired to start own business. With regard to socio personal aspirations of UG girl students is concerned, majority of the respondents aspired to work for betterment of women (93.02%) followed by development of village as well as development of farmers.

Keywords

Aspiration.

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