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Subject: Agricultural Extension × Start date: 2016 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Socio-economic impact analysis of PAU Tree Growers Association in Punjab
    (Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2020) Amiry, Hamidullah; Garg, Lavleesh
    The present study entitled “Socio-Economic Impact Analysis of PAU Tree Growers Association in Punjab” was under taken to determine the profile of the members, functioning of the association and impact of the association in term of economic, technical, personal and social benefits. It also determined the relationship between socio-personal characteristics of the members and the benefits derived from the association, and highlighted the problems faced by the members of the association. The study was conducted in the state of Punjab, the data were collected by using interview schedule from total 80 members of the association, the results revealed that the association registered and established in 2007. The majority of the respondents (46.25%) had large size of operational land holding and above 10 lakhs annual income, majority grown Poplar (83.75%). Regarding the involvement of the members in group management activities of the association, majority of them were involved in communicating (47.5%), motivation (41.25%) and decision making (27.5%). Related to the benefits derived by the members of association, majority of the respondents had derived high technical benefits (96.25%), high personal benefits (86.25%), high social benefits (70%) and medium economic benefits (51.25%). Between the various benefits derived by them, technical benefits emerged as the major benefits (mean score =142.4) followed by social benefits (mean score=140.45), personal benefits (mean score=133) and economic benefits (mean score=98.44). Overall the members obtained high benefits from the association (56.25%). Operational land holdings and annual income of the members of the association were found to be positively correlated with the overall benefits derived by the members at 5 per cent and 1 per cent level of significance respectively. Regarding the problems faced by the members, marketing problems emerged as the most serious problems with the average percentage mean score of (76.25) followed by technical problems (53.33), credit problems (37.5), institutional problems (20.71) and communication problems (15).