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Subject: Agricultural Extension × End date: 1986 × Start date: 1984 × 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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    Impact of farm broadcast on the adoption of agricultural innovations by the farmers of Nuwakot District of Nepal
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1986) Narayan Prasad, Khanal; Tampi, A M
    This study titled " Impact of farm broadcast on the adoption of agricultural innovations by the Farmers of Nuwakot District of Nepal" was carried out with following objectives. (1) To assess the level of knowledge of the radio listening farmers in agriculture. (2) To study the attitude of the farmer listeners towards farm broadcasts. (3) To measure the extent of adoption on recommendations given through farm broadcasts. (4) To analyse the listening behaviour of the farmers with respect to personal characteristics. The selected characteristics were age, education, farm size, scientific orientation, innovation proneness, social participation, radio ownership, radio accessibility and listening behaviour.
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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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    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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    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.
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    Awareness and attitude of farmers, agricultural extension workers and officials towards training and visit system
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1984) Betty, Cherian K; KAU; Abdul, Rahiman Kunju O
    In order to assess the awareness and attitude of farmers, agricultural extension workers and officials towards T&V system, a study was carried out in Trivandrum district of Kerala State. In the case of farmers, age, education, farm size, social participation, socio economic status, exposure to information source, scientific orientation and risk preference were selected as independant variables. Age education, experience and previous training were the independent variables for agricultural extension workers and officials
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    Correlates of perception of the field satff and farmers about the effectiveness of soil conservation practices
    (Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1986) Sundaram, A; KAU; Balakrishna, Pillai G
    The research was conducted is Trivandrum district of Kerala State to study the perception of farmers and field staff about the effectiveness of sell conservation practice. The method of stratified random sampling were followed 100 farmers from the soil conservation schme areas. All the field staff of the soil conservation units of Trivandrum district comprised of only 37 so that the entire population was selected as the sample for studying the field Staff, the perception of the farmers as well as the field staff about the effectiveness of the soil conservation practice was measured using the perception scale developed for the purpose. TS.o data were collected by Interviewing the respondents using fee interview schedule developed and pre—tested.