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K. M. Chavan ¹, P. G. Mehta ², J. H. Gaikwad ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar, M.S., IN
2 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Dr. B.S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, M.S., IN

Abstract

In order to study the knowledge level of the farm women, 120 farm women were selected randomly from Raigad district of Konkan region. The special designed schedule was used for collection of data. The data were collected for the year 2009. The qualitative data were quantified using suitable statistical tools. The data regarding knowledge about improved food grain storage practices revealed that three fifth (60.00 %) of the respondents had medium knowledge. While 17.50 per cent and 22.50 per cent respondents had low and high level of knowledge, respectively. Almost all the farm women had knowledge of prevention of food grain from moisture (100.00%), control measures for stored grain pest on pulses (100.00 %) followed by preventive control measures for stored grain pest (99.16%). Only few respondents had knowledge about precautions taken at the time of use of fumigants (11.67 %) and percentage of the moisture in food grain at the time of storage (6.67%).

Keywords

Food Grains, Storage, Farm Women, Knowledge Level, Improved Storage Practices

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K. M. Chavan ¹, P. G. Mehta ², J. H. Gaikwad ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar, M.S., IN
2 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Dr. B.S. Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, M.S., IN

Abstract

In order to study the training needs of the farm women and their constraints, 120 farm women were selected randomly from Raigad district ofKonkan region. The special designed schedule was used for collection of data. The data were collected for the year 2009. The qualitative data were quantified using suitable statistical tools. 55.00 per cent of the farm women were of opinion that training was needed more in respect of use of fumigants at stored place' followed by 'use of preventive measures at stored place (46.67 %), identification of stored grain pest, its nature of damage and control measures (40.00 %). Major constraints faced by the respondents in food grain storage practices were, high cost of improved storage structure (85.00 %), lack of knowledge on identification of stored grain pest (69.16%), unavailability of different storage structures (56.66 %).

Keywords

Food Grains, Storage, Farm Women, Constraints, Training Needs

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K. M. Chavan ¹, P. G. Mehta ², R. A. Kale ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar, M.S., IN
2 Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli, Ratnagiri, M.S., IN

Abstract

In order to study the food grain storage practices followed by the farm women, 120 farm women were selected randomly from Raigad district of konkan region. The special designed schedule was used for collection of data. The data were collected for the year 2009. The data regarding practices used by the farm women for storage of food grains revealed that majority of the respondents had 'fully' adopted the practices namely, 'proper drying and cleaning of food grain on threshing yard ''sun drying' (93.33 %) used gunny bags as container for food grain storage (87.50 %). 93.33 per cent of the respondents used neem leaves to protect the food grain from stored grain pest. Majority of the respondents had 'not adopted' the practices namely 'use of silo bin, pusa bin, kisan kothi' (100.00 %), ''spraying of insecticides on storage material before storage of food grains' (95.84 %) and use of fumigants' (94.17 %).

Keywords

Food Grains, Storage, Farm Women, Adoption, Improved Storage Practices

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