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Subject: Home Science Extension Education × Author: Ella Rani × End date: 2006 × Start date: 2003 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Impact assessment of national agricultural technology project (NATP) on women farmers
    (CCSHAU, 2006) Ella Rani; Yadav, Lali
    The study was undertaken in Hisar district of Haryana state covering 2 blocks and 8 villages purposively drawing a sample of 360 farm women. Personal, social, economic, psychological and communicational parameter were taken as the independent variables and impact was taken as the dependent variable. The study revealed that majority of the respondents hailed from young age category had high education, medium family education, status, 4-6 members in family, high caste, social participation in SHG only, farming as family occupation monthly, income of Rs. 4000/-, up to 2 milch animals and marginal land holding.. Majority of the respondents had medium scores on change proneness, risk orientation and entrepreneurial motivation.. Vermicomposting, milk and milk products/dairy mushroom cultivation, kitchen gardening and fruit and vegetable processing. Majority of the respondents were motivated to undertake as entrepreneurial activities. Easy raw material, require less space and easy to produce for project selection were the reason. Economic need and resource availability motivated majority of the respondents. Majority of the respondents had medium ability, high capacity and high potential to undertake entrepreneurial/technological/ empowerment activities. The knowledge level of the respondents about various requirements had higher in marketing of produce, location and market. Majority of the actual beneficiaries expressed training needs in the areas of drying, transplanting, manure fertilizer application. Majority of the potential beneficiaries showed training needs for processing, storage, transplanting and drying. Majority of control group expressed training needs in processing, cleaning and grading, seed treatment and storage. Majority of the actual beneficiaries had higher knowledge in cleaning, processing and storage in agriculture. Majority of the potential beneficiaries had higher knowledge in cleaning, leveling and ploughing. Control group respondents showed higher knowledge in the areas of leveling, cleaning and ploughing, in agriculture. Most needed trainings areas were disinfecting cattle shed, preparation of feed and feeding for actual beneficiaries. Majority of the potential beneficiaries showed training needs for cleaning cattle shed, vaccination and processing of milk. Control group respondents training need was for marketing of milk, disinfecting cattle shed and processing of milk. Majority of the actual beneficiaries had higher knowledge in the areas of preparation of cow dung cakes and cleaning of utensils used for milk and cleaning. Potential beneficiaries showed higher knowledge in cleaning of utensils used for milk, identifying diseased animals and disinfecting. Majority of the control group respondents reported higher knowledge of cow dung cakes, cleaning/bathing and care of animal at the time of delivery. Dall mill, papad and wadi making and soap and detergent making were training need areas of actual beneficiaries. For potential beneficiaries these were masala making, low cost nutritious recipes and candle making respectively. Training needs for control group respondents were vermicomposting, floriculture and lactometer/milk testing. The knowledge of the actual beneficiaries were higher in lactometer/milk testing, vermicomposting and milk and milk products. Potential beneficiaries showed higher knowledge of nursery raising, low cost nutritious recipes and masala making. The control group respondents expressed higher knowledge of fruit and vegetable preservation, kitchen gardening and soap and detergent making. Majority of the actual beneficiaries showed training needs for conservation of nutrients, importance of green vegetable and balanced diet. Potential beneficiaries showed training needs for importance of green vegetable, health and sanitation and balanced diet. The control group respondents showed their training needs for drudgery reducing technology, women empowerment and improved chulla. The knowledge of the actual beneficiaries was higher in drudgery reducing technology, women empowerment and improved chulla. Regarding potential beneficiaries, majority of the respondents showed higher knowledge of conservation of nutrients, women literacy and immunization. The control group respondents showed high knowledge of women literacy, balanced diet and health and sanitation. Impact points indicated by majority of the respondents were an increase in their income and expenditure by the actual beneficiaries. Unique recognition in family, understanding and solving problems, confidence to deal family issues, buying and selling valuables, expanses on health care, expenditure on food items, communication skills, using of improved agricultural implements; improve efficiency of work in agriculture, disinfecting cattle shed and using shovel among animal husbandry management, income, expenditure and saving on economic aspect. Most of the respondents marked increasing understanding and solving problems independently risk taking ability and visualizing things, respect/person worth/unique recognition, self-respect in the community and securitym, confidence to deal with family issues, dealing to talk in SHG meetings and dealing society and other issues, decision-making in buying and selling valuables like grain, animal etc., children's education and family resource planning, expenses on health care, sale of food items (milk/ghee/grain etc.) and availability of milk for family consumption, in communication skills, participation in group activities and leadership aspects regarding social empowerment. NATP had impact in the form of increase in using of improved agriculture implements, improvement in efficiency of work and knowledge and skill, disinfecting cattle shed using shovel, quality of milch animals, linkages, marketing and control over income, awareness about health of family, feeling of exertion and fatigue indirectly.