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ThesisItem Open Access STRATEGIC CONVERGENCE BETWEEN THE KVK AND ATMA IN GUJARAT(DEPARTMENT OF EXTENSION EDUCATION N. M. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE NAVSARI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY NAVSARI, 2017-05) Patel, Darvin J.; Pandya, R. D.Agriculture is an integral part of economic development of the country. The government is trying to make agricultural cost effective, sustainable and productive. Development requires resources with well approachable system to eliminate the constraints of farming community. Since independent, the government has been launching various projects, programmed and schemes. In several cases, it was observed that they were targeting the same groups / areas with somewhat similar objectives. Duplication of efforts with multiple of agencies demands more funds. In mid-time of first decade of 21st century, the government introduced the extension reforms in agricultural sectors to avoid the duplications by the means of convergence. In general, it is a process to achieve the common objective and mutual benefits between the partners around the targeted programme. Considering the suggestion, KVK and ATMA has proceeded in their jurisdiction for convergence to achieve the targets in Gujarat by coordinating the human, capital and technical resources in an organized as well as participatory manner through different stakeholders. Considering this fact a study on ‘Strategic Convergence between the KVK and ATMA in Gujarat’ was conducted with following objectives. OBJECTIVES 1. To study the profile of KVK and ATMA personnel working in Gujarat 2. To study the level of knowledge of KVK and ATMA personnel about convergence 3. To study the attitude of KVK and ATMA personnel towards convergence 4. To study the association between profile of KVK and ATMA personnel with their level of knowledge and attitude towards the convergence and 5. To study the constraints and seek their suggestions to overcome for developing extension strategy. METHODOLOGY An ex-post-facto research design was used in the present study. The Gujarat state has 33 districts. Considering the general pattern of delegation of authority in statutory administration, the Principal Scientist & Head with first subordinate of KVK and the Project Director of ATMA with first subordinate were directly attached with the convergences and they might have enough conceptualization about convergence hence, they were considered as respondents. In all, 112 respondents were purposely selected from 28 districts of Gujarat state. Two dependent and sixteen independent variables were included for the study. In light of the objectives, the interview schedule was prepared in three segments and respondents were interviewed at their office.The collected data were analyzed by using statistical tools and method for analysis viz., percentage, mean, standard deviation and correlation coefficient (r). A simple ranking technique was also applied to mean out the constraints and suggestions. FINDINGS 1. It can be conclude that majority of the respondents belonged to middle to old age groups with general caste, possessed doctorate to master level of education. They had medium level of service experience, job satisfaction, job commitment, innovativeness and risk orientation with better level of communication ability and better to good decision making ability. Further, they possessed moderate level management efficiency, economic orientation and achievement motivation with 814 to 15-21 days training received while majority had better to good level organizational climate and moderate to lower level organizational stress. 2. Majority of the respondents had medium level of knowledge about convergence 3. Majority of the respondents had favorable attitude towards convergence. 4. Training received and organizational climate were positive and highly significantly correlated whereas, service experience, innovativeness, risk orientation, decision making ability and organizational stress were positive and significantly correlated with the knowledge about convergence. ii 5. The job satisfaction was positive and highly significant correlated whereas; economic orientation and training received were positive and significantly correlated with the attitude level of respondents towards convergence. 6. Lack of staff member, lack of administrative knowledge, lack of knowledge, lack of internal cooperation, accidents problems and financial problem were the major constrains reported by the respondents regarding convergence. 7. Time to time the staff vacancy should be filled, personal having better knowledge about convergence, coordination between the departments, staff required tanning, conflict management and staff member carries only those work where they have interest were the suggestions offered by the respondents to overcome the constraints.ThesisItem Open Access MANAGERIAL ABILITY OF BROILER FARM OWNERS OF SOUTH GUJARAT(DEPARTMENT OF EXTENSION EDUCATION N. M. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE NAVSARI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY NAVSARI, 2016-12) Patel, Nirajkumar Govindbhai; Chauhan, N. M.In India, considerable changes have been brought during last two decades through various development programmes. However, the progress is not yet to the desired level of satisfaction because whatever progress achieved differs from region to region. Poultry development however has opened up a new era for Indian poultry community. Considerable research is done in India for development of poultry sector. Many scientists are working to evolve best breed, feed, precaution against various diseases and managerial practices. The scientific management and high breed have a great potential for increasing the poultry production. Thus, the new technologies have established their superiority over the old ones. It is, therefore, believed that the changes in such technologies will lead to socio-economic development of the country. The farm level changes resulted in to introduction and adoption of new technology and improved farm management practices, whereas of farm development mainly related to the efficient supply of inputs and better management of storing, processing and distributing farm product. Today the combined farm factions are considerably large in magnitude than the total farm level operations. b There are many factors affecting the development and production of poultry but the management factor is very important. Management input is not capital, income and material resources, but it is an individual which helps him to exploit natural resources and accumulate capital. In highly competitive world, the challenges before the broiler farm owners is how well they can manage the broiler poultry farm to enhance the net returns on a sustained basis. Further, the resources are very limited in India. Therefore, efficient use of resources depends to a greater extent on how they acquire and adopt innovation in the sector of broiler poultry in effective manner to reach the higher level of performance. i.e., managerial ability of the broiler farm owners for the development of every broiler farm owners is necessary. Keeping this in view, the present study entitled “MANAGERIAL ABILITY OF BROILER FARM OWNERS OF SOUTH GUJARAT” was undertaken with the following specific OBJECTIVES 1. To study the profile of Broiler farm owners 2. To study the level of knowledge of Broiler farm owners about poultry enterprise 3. To study the managerial ability of the of Broiler farm owners 4. To study the relationship between managerial ability of Broiler farm and their profile 5. To study the constraints faced by the Broiler farm owners and seek their suggestions to overcomes the constraints by proper extension strategy. METHODOLOGY For the present study four districts of the South Gujarat viz- Valsad, Navsari, Tapi and Surat were selected purposively. From each district two talukas were selected. From Valsad district Vapi and c Pardi, from Navsari district Jalalpore and Chikhli, from Tapi district Uchchhal and Songadh and from Surat district Kamrej and Kadodara blocks were selected purposively. From each taluka ten villages were selected and from each village two respondents were selected randomly but only from Vapi Taluka, one respondent were selected from each village. So, from each taluka total fourty respondents were selected but Valsad district total thirty respondents were selected for present study. As per availability of the respondents a Simple Random Sampling method was used to select one hundred fifty respondents for the study. The diagrammatic flow chart is shown below for developing understanding about the present study. Total sample size for the study was 150 respondents. FINDINGS 1. Majority (76.67 per cent) of the broiler farm owners belonged to middle age group. 2. Great majority (92 per cent) of the respondents had education from secondary to college level of education. 3. More than half of the respondents (52.00 per cent) were having medium experience of broiler poultry farming from 5.1 to 10 years. 4. Majority (68.00 per cent) of the broiler farm owners had medium size of family i.e., in between 5 to 8 member in their family. 5. More than half (56.00 per cent) of the broiler farm owners had small size of the broiler poultry farm. 6. Exactly half (50.67 per cent) of the respondents were having small size of land holding. 7. More than three-fifth (62.00 per cent) of the respondents had low level of annual income i.e., up to Rs. 50.000. 8. Majority (71.33 per cent) of the broiler farm owners had medium level of extension contact. d 9. More than three-fourth (76.00 per cent) of the broiler farm owners had medium level of mass media exposure. 10. Great majority (79.33 per cent) of the respondents were received training in broiler poultry farming. 11. More than two-third (68.67 per cent) of the respondents had medium level of economic motivation. 12. Majority (60.67 per cent) of the respondents had medium level of risk orientation. 13. Majority (70.00 per cent) of the respondents were found with medium level of scientific orientation. 14. More than two-third (69.33 per cent) of the respondents had medium level of self confidence. 15. More than three-fifth (76.00 per cent) of the broiler farm owners had medium level of competition orientation. 16. Majority (84.00 percent) of the broiler farm owners had low to medium level of knowledge about improved broiler poultry technology. 17. Majority (86.67 per cent) of the poultry owners forecasting various operations to be performed in poultry production and listing them by followed by preparation of calendar of operation for poultry production, estimation of labour requirement for poultry production, estimation of cost of production in broiler poultry level so on, respectively. 18. Majority of the poultry owners were taking decision regarding the poultry management practices like vaccination in birds (80.67 per cent), followed by application of artificial light (71.00 per cent), time of debeaking in birds (60.93 per cent), culling of birds (49.00 per cent), quantity of feeds for birds, practices based an advice of veterinary doctor and so on, respectively. 19. Majority (95.00 per cent) of the respondents the practice of vaccination was adopted timely by 95.00 per cent of the poultry e owners followed by feeding (90.67 per cent), debeaking (83.33 per cent), culling (81.33 per cent), deworming (78.33 per cent), watering (70.67 per cent) and housing management (69.33 per cent), respectively. 20. Great majority (86.33 per cent) of the poultry owners got enough quantity of chemical and other materials required for controlling disease followed by poultry strain (85.67 per cent), poultry feed (70.33 per cent), Poultry tools/equipments for carrying out various operations in poultry (68.67 per cent), electric supply for artificial light (63.66 per cent), poultry experts/veterinary doctor (52.00 per cent) and drinking water (53.33 per cent), respectively. 21. Great majority (98.00 per cent) of the poultry owners were knowing the vaccinations time in birds and vaccinated them, followed by (95.67 per cent) of them who had tendency of considering daily feeding requirement of birds and considering the storage facilities in the house, (87.00 per cent) of the poultry owners knowing artificial light benefits and finally adopt, 85.33 per cent of the poultry owners knowing the price of poultry produce in the market and then sell them (84.67 per cent), the poultry owners coordinated activities by observing diseases infestation of birds (83.33 per cent), seeking experts (veterinary doctor) guidance or confirmation with other and controlling them, respectively. 22. Cent percent of the poultry owners tried to follow the vaccination to provide immunity against specific disease, followed by 95.00 per cent of the poultry owners clean the shed before the birds are replacing in brooder house and 88.67 per cent of them who call veterinary doctor when poultry birds face difficulty, respectively. 23. Exactly two third (68.67 per cent) of the respondents had medium level of managerial ability. f 24. The independent variables studied viz., education, experience in broiler poultry farming, size of the broiler poultry farm, annual income, contact with extension agency, training, received, economic motivation, risk orientation, scientific orientation, self confidence and competition orientation had positive and highly significant correlation with managerial ability of the broiler farm owners in relation to poultry management practices, whereas age of the broiler farm owners had negative but highly significant correlation with managerial ability of the broiler farm owners. Rest traits viz., size of family, size of the land holding and exposure to mass media with managerial ability of the broiler farm owners in relation to poultry management practices were found non significant. 25. Majority of broiler farm owners (93.33 per cent) constraints faced were birds are costly followed by High cost of feed (85.33 per cent), High rate of interest on loans (84.66 per cent) and difficulty in getting electric supply and Difficulty in getting loan (81.33 per cent), respectively. 26. The major suggestions as expressed by broiler farm owners to overcome the constraints were that electricity charges should be kept as low as well as electricity charges should be low (92.33 per cent) easily, timely availability of feed with reasonable price should be provided (89.33 per cent). Nearly less than fourth-fifth (79.33 per cent) of the respondents suggested that long term credit facility should be provided followed by (70.66 per cent) of them suggested that effective marketing facility should be made for reasonable returns of poultry products and (67.33 per cent) of them suggested that egg price should be fixed through government agencies or associationa