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Subject: Agricultural Extension × Author: KAU × End date: 1982 × Start date: 1982 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Analysis of the role of junior agricultural officers in implementing agricultural development programmes in Kerala
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1982) Sobhana, G; KAU; Tampi, A M
    The study was undertaken in Kottayam and Cannanore districts In order to analyse the role of JAOs working In IPDU, CP and SADU. Objectives of the study were the following. 1. To delineate the components of the Role concept as applied to the role of JAOs in the Department of Agriculture, Kerala. 2. To determine the relevance and relationship between the components of the Role concept as Judged by the Officers of the Department of Agriculture. 3. To determine the degree to which the role is being perceived by the JAOs. 4. To study the extent to which the role perceived is being performed by the JAOs. 5. To find out whether their Role perception and Role performance are. associated with tholr personal characteristics. 6. To delineate tho problems pertaining to Role performance as perceived by JAOs. The study rovealad that JAOa o£ IPDU# Kottayam had a significantly higher consensus on their roles than their counter parts in Cannanore and JAOs of SADU# Kottayam. JAOS of CP and IPDU wore found to have better perception of their roles than those of SADU* In general# JAOs of CPU performed their roles better than those of SADU. Among the five roles studied# supply and services and administrative and organisational roles were performed better than,planning, educational and supervisory roles. Significant positive relationship was established among role consensus role perception and role performance. Of the six Independent variables studied# only attitude towards profession was found to have positive relationship with role consensus# role perception and role performance of JAOs. Education was found negatively related with role consensus of JAOs. Poor chances of promotion, lack of recognition for good work, late sanctioning of programmes and budget by the organisation, reluctance of farmers to adopt improved methods of cultivation# more office work etc. were reported by JAOs as seriously felt problems.
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    Impact of operational research project on agricultural production
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1982) Surendran, G; KAU; Thiagarajan Nair, G
    With a view to assess the impact of operational research project In terms of difference In knowledge level attitude towards practices and adoption of recommended practices between project and shadow area, a study was conducted In operational research project on Integrated control of rice pests at Kuttanad. Independent variable3 viz., age, education, economic status, knowledge about operational research project, attitude towards operational research project and attitude towards scientific agriculture were included to study their relationship with dependent variables. Other factors considered In the study were farmers and staff's perception about the project, practices and problems. The study revealed that farmers of the project area had more knowledge about recommended practices, more favourable attitude towards chemical plant protection and higher level of adoption of recommended practices than the farmers of the shadow area. There was significant relationship between knowledge on combined recommended practices and adoption of combined recommended practices but there was no significant relationship between attitude towards chemical plant protection and adoption of chemical plant protection. Of the six independent variables age had no significant relationship with dependent variables viz., knowledge on combined recomended practices, attitude towards chemical plant protection and adoption of combined recommended practices. In the case of education and economic status expect for knowledge on combined recommended there were no significant relationships with other dependent variables. Other three independent variables viz., knowledge about operational research project, attitude towards operational research project end attitude towards scientific agriculture showed significant relationship with dependent variables. Majority of the farmers and staff of the project showed favourable perception about the project and the recommended practices. The important problems perceived by farmers were high cost of fertilizers, low price of paddy and lack of capital The problems identified by the staff in the transfer of technology were lack of co-ordination between Agricultural University and State Department of Agriculture, inadequate budget provision lack of sufficient staff.
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    Study on the impact of the agricultural programmes implemented by the Small Farmers Development Agency among farmers in Trivandrum District
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1982) Hara Prasad, D; KAU; Tampi, A M
    The study was conducted in three blocks of Trivandrun district, Kerala State, India to study the impact of Small Farmers Development Agency ( SFDA) on the farmers. The objectives were 1 To study the level of awareness of the benificiaries and non- benificiaries about the Agency’ s activities 2 To study the level of knowledges of benificiaries and non beneficiaries in improved practices of livestock roaring practices 3 To study tho extent of adoption of improved practices o f livestock roaring by benificiaries and non-benificiaries. 4 To study tho selected personal, socio-economic characteristics of benificiaries arid non—benificiaries and their relationship with tho level of awareness of SFDA activities , level of knowledge and the extent of adoption of improved practices of livestock rearing.