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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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A. G. Angaitkar ¹, V. B. Janjal ¹, K. N. Barse ¹, V. R. Shedge ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Amravati, M.S., IN

Abstract

Problems are the factors that limit the attitude or participation process and hence these can not be overlooked. In the present study, problems found during pre-testing were structured further mentioned one by one. Frequencies and percentage of each of them were worked out. The study was carried out on problems faced by rural youth while choosing agriculture as their profession during the year 2011-12. Data from 120 respondent’s from 10 villages were collected from Amravati taluka of Amravati district inMaharashtra State and the interpretation and analysis were done.

Keywords

Problems, Rural Youth, Profession

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B. N. Shinde ¹, V. V. Gohad ¹, V. R. Shedge ¹

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

Abstract

The study was conducted in Amravati district during academic year 2012-13. Total 120 respondents were selected from 11 villages of Amravati district. For this, primary data were collected by using random sampling method. The respondents selected for survey were having minimum 1 acre area. It was observed that the characteristics namely, age, education, land holding, annual income, extension contact, economic motivation had positive and significant relationship with knowledge level of the respondents at 0.01 per cent level of significance, while social participation, experience in farming with knowledge level and family type had negative and nonsignificant with knowledge level of the respondents. It was observed that with regarding to problem faced majority 91.66 per cent respondents had faced problem with lack of timely availability of skilled laboures and high cost of labour charges. 79.16 per cent respondent had faced problem with high cost of fertilizer. 66.66 per cent respondent had faced problem with high cost of plant protection chemicals. 46.66 per cent respondent had faced problem with lack of timely availability irrigation.

Keywords

Knowledge, Seed Growers, Seed Production

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