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Subject: Agricultural Extension × Author: KAU × End date: 1986 × Start date: 1983 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Evaluation of the training programmes under training and visit system in Kerala
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1984) Rajababu, M; KAU; Tampi, A M
    The study was undertaken in Neyyattinkara (Trivandrum district ). Adoor (Quilon district) and Mavelikkara (Alleppey district) sub divisions in order to eveluvate the training programmes conducted under T & V system. Objectives of the study were the following. 1. To analyse the major training components, namely, the trainer, the trainee and the subject matter and other related components within the T & V system. 2. To study the perception and performance of these training components by the trainees towards achieving effective training programmes within the T & V system. 3. To analyse the methodology of training and the transfer of technology within the T & V system as perceived and employed by the trainees. 4. To find out the relationship between the perception and performance of the trainees with their personal characteristics.
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    Study on the factors related to the communication effectiveness of village level extension personnel
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1983) Jose Joseph; KAU; Menon, A G G
    With a view to identifying the factors related to the communication effectiveness of Village Level Extension Personnel (Agricultural Demonstrators), a research study was conducted in Trivandrum District of Kerala State. It was also aimed at measuring the communication effectiveness of Village Level Extension Personnel and identifying the problems faced by them in making their communication effective. The study revealed that as much as 16.67 percent of the Village Level Extension Personnel (Agricultural Demonstrators) were low 66.66 percent were medium and 16.67 percent were high in their communication effectiveness.
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    Adoption behaviour of tribal farmers towards improved agricultural practices
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1985) Viju, A; KAU; Balakrishna Pillai, G
    The research was conducted in. Nedumangad taluk of Trivandrum district to study the adoption behaviourof tribal farmers. The method of probability proportionate to sample size was followed for selecting 110 'Kanikkars'. Extent of knowledge about the improved agricultural practices attitude towards farming and extent of adoption of improved agricultural practices were measured. The data were collected by interviewing using the interview schedule developed. Croup discussions and participant observation were also made use of The study revealed the following Majority of the *Kanikkars' had a medium level of knowledge about improved agricultural practices, a medium level of attitude towards farming and a low level of adoption . Extent o f knowledge about improved agricultural practices had positive association with educational status, social participation , risk orientation, cosmopollteness and annual income. Fatalism had negative association with the extent of knowledge. Attitude of tribal farmers towards fanning had positive relation ship with educational status, social participation, risk orientation, economic motivation and annual income, whereas status of land tenancy was negatively correlated . Extent o f adoption of improved agricultural practices had positive association with educational status, economic motivation and annual income. Stop-wise regression analysis revealed that risk orientation , educational status# indebtedness, social participation and economic motivation contributed to 73 per cent o f the variation in the extent o f knowledge about improved agricultural practices. Risk orientation# educational status, indebtedness, social participation, economic motivation, annual income and status of land tenancy contributed to 69.3 per cent of the variation in the attitude towards farming. Risk orientation, economic motivation, indebtedness, annual income and educational status contributed to 62.8 percent of the variation in the extent of adoption of improved agricultural practices. Risk orientation emerged as the most Important variable in a ll the three regression analyses.
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    Impact of Agricultural Research Stations and Farms on the cultivation of crops by the farmers of the surrounding area
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1983) Sivakumar, P J; KAU; Thiagarajan Nair, G
    The study on the lmpact of agricultural research stations and farms on the cultivation of crops by the farmers of the surrounding area was designed to fin d out the differences between the surrounding farmers and distant farmers in their knowledge level on, attitude towards and adoption o f the improved agricultural practices in paddy cultivation . It also envisaged study of the farmers' perception about research station and research workers and the farmers suggestions as to the type of research needed. The factors contributing to the differences in attitude, knowledge and adoption were also studied. The investigation was carried out in respect of the Regional A gricultural Research Station, Pattambi and Rice Research Station, Kayamkulam. The important findings of the study were the following ; 1, Significant difference was found to exist between the surrounding farmers and distant farmers in their degree of contact with research station and research workers, level of knowledge on Improved agricultural technology, extent of attitude towards improved agricultural practices, adoption of the recommended agricultural practices and perception about research station and research workers in Pattambi as well as Kayamkulam. The surrounding farmers stood significantly better in all the five variables mentioned earlier , 2. The farmers' degree o f contact with research station and research workers was significantly and positively related to their level of knowledge) extent of attitude and extent of adoption of the improved agricultural practices. 3. Age end economic status had no significant association with the farmers degree of contact with research station and research workers. 4. Education, farm size and scientific orientation were found to be signifIcantly and positively associated with the farmers' degree of contact with research station and research workers. 5 . Farmers of Pattambi were significantly better in their degree o f contact with research station and research workers, level of knowledge on improved agricultural technology, adoption o f recommended practices and perception about research station and research workers. 6 . An overall favourable perception was found to be held by the farmers about the research station and research workers. 7. Suggestions made by Pattambi farmers were to conduct research to overcome problems like use of unrecommended varieties , weed menace in first crop and low straw yield . 8 . Kayamkulam farmers invited research work on problems like in ability to apply nutrients at critical stages of growth due to vagaries in weather conditions, low organic matter content of soil and high weed incidence especially in 2nd crop.
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    Study on the agricultural Information support provided through radio to farmers by KAU
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1984) Sunny Philip; KAU; Tampi, A M
    This study titled "study on the Agricultural Information support provided through radio to farmers by KAU" was carried out with the following objectives. 1. To analyse the programme content of the 'Farm school on the air on plant protection. 2. To study the level of Knowledge and attitude of the farmer listeners on the programme content. 3. To assess the extent of adoption of the recommendedpractices by the farmer listeners. 4. To evaluate the listening behaviour of farmer- listenars involved in the programme in terms of their personal characteristics. 5. To make a comparison of different modes of presentation in terras of listeners preferences. The salient findings of this study are the following The lessons of Farm School on the air on plant protection in general were valued to be good in transition coverage utility and relevance and average in comprehension stress on Key points illustrativeness and fourableness. The different content characteristics were ranked In the order namely transition, coverage, utility relevance. favourableness, 'stress on key points' illustrativeness and comprehension. The most suited time was found to be7 to 8 pm for the broadcast of Farm school on the air and 15 minutes was considered to be the ideal duration. The question-answer mode was ranked the best for the delivery of lessons followed by interview# discussion and talk. Radio as a source of farm information enjoyed high credibillty second to 'agricultural experts' and higher than newspaper.
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    Role of Farm Women in the decision making process of a farming community in Trivandrum District
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1986) Seema, B; KAU; Muraleedhara Prasad, R
    A study was undertaken among the farm women of Nadar community in Neyyattinkara taluk of Trivandrum district in order to find the role played by them in decision making related to their farm and home. The study was conducted with the following objectives: 1. To identify the areas of decision making by the farm women related to their socioeconomic life. 2. To study the role perception and role performance of the farm women in decision making. 3. To study the extent of participation of farm women in implementing the decisions related to their socio-economic life. 4. To correlate the selected characteristics of farm women and their role perception role performance and extent of participation in implementing the decisions. The study revealed that more than 50 per cent of the respondents perceived six areas viz, decisions regarding purchase and sale of land, storage and marketing of produce, care and management of animals, family budget and children's education as very important whereas, decisions regarding plant protection and implements to be used were perceived as not important. Among the 14 areas studied, joint decisions were made in purchase and sale of land, care and management of animals and children's education. Independent decisions were made in storage and marketing of produce. Majority of the respondents participated in implementing the decisions, in storage marketing of produce and care and management of animals. Occupation was the only variable found to have significant relation with role perception.Attitude towards farming and knowledge in fanning were found to be negatively, but significantly related with joint role performance. Significant positive relation was established between contact with extension agency and independent role performances Attitude of women towards their status and extent of participation in implementing the decisions were positively related.
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    Communication behaviour of tribal farmers - a system analysis
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1986) Subramoniam, K; KAU; Balakrishna Pillai, G
    The research was conducted in Nedumangad taluk of Trivandrum District to study the communication behaviour of tribal farmers Data were collected from 110 'Kanikkars. from six villages of the taluk based on the method of probability proportionate to size. Farmers were interviewed individually, using the schedule developed for the purpose. Group discussions and participant observations were also made use of for the investigation The study revealed the following; Majority of the tribal farmers had only low level of communication behaviour. The information input of tribal farmers was relatively high. They received information from mass media such as the radio and newspaper and personal localite sources -such as neighbours and relatives. Majority of the farmers communicated information to other farmers of the settlement while personal talk during home visit. Feed back to the mass media was nil. Feed back-to cosmopolite sources was relatively less, while that to personal localite sources was comparatively high. Highest feed back was about the information regarding the sanction of subsidies etc. ’Neighbours and relatives' were the most important sources of information to the tribal farmers followed by radio and newspaper. Tribal leader and Tribal Extension Worker were the next' sources in the order of preference. Age was found to be negatively correlated with communication behaviour. Education, . innovation proneness, attitude towards block extension agency, social participation, information seeking behaviour and cosmopoliteness were positively associated with communication behaviour, whereas fatalism had no correlation. Step wise regression analysis revealed that information seeking behaviour, attitude towards Block extension agency, education and social participation explained 83.00 per cent variation in communication behaviour, while all the independent variables together contributed only to 84.22 per cent of change in communication behaviour. Information seeking behaviour emerged as the most important variable in predicting the communication behaviour by contributing to 74.00 per cent of the variation
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    Effectiveness of farm journals in disseminating agricultural information to farmers of Kerala
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1983) Balachandran, K P; KAU; Tempi, A M
    The study on the effectiveness of farm journals in disseminating agricultural information to farmers was designed to find out the readability o f articles published in two journals Kerala karshakan and Kalpadhenu, reading preference and reading habit of the subscribers of the journals and the knowledge of the subscribers against a control group. It also envisaged to study the relationship of selected personal and socio-economic characteristics of the respondents with knowledge and reading habit and to analyse the format and content of the journals. The study was conducted in Trichur district, with fifty subscribers, each of Kerala karshakan and Kalpadhenu and fifty non subscribers, who formed the control, as respondents.
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    Communication role and behaviour of contact farmers under training and visit system in Kerala
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1984) Abdul Kareem, K; KAU; Menon, A G G
    A research study was conducted In Trivandrum district, Kerala, India to assess and study the following 1. The interpersonal commuication behaviour of contact farmers including tha pattern of information input, processing, output and feedback. 2. The role perception and role performance of contact farmers. 3. The socio-economic and psychological characteristics of contact formers. 4. The relationship between interpersonal oorrmnication behaviour of contact farmers and their socio-economic and psychological characteristics.