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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).
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    PROSPECTS AND PROBLEMS OF CONTRACT FARMING IN BABY CORN AND SWEET CORN
    (Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2011) Anil Kumar
    The study entitled “Prospects and problems of contract farming in baby corn and sweet corn” was undertaken to know the awareness, satisfaction, prospects and problems of contract farming in baby corn and sweet corn in Ludhiana and Jalandhar districts of Punjab. The farmers having contractual arrangements for cultivation of baby corn and sweet corn with contracting agency- ‘Field Fresh Foods Private Limited’ were the respondents. A sample of 50 farmers from Ludhiana and 30 from Jalandhar was taken randomly by using probability proportional to number of farmers in each district. The data were collected through personal interview method. Findings of the study revealed 47.50 per cent of the respondents were in age group of 36-45 years; 26.75 per cent of the respondents were educated up to senior secondary; 63.75 per cent of the respondents belonged to nuclear family; 51.25 per cent of them had 3-5 family members; 52.5 per cent of the respondents had medium (10-25 acres) operational land holding; 40 per cent of them had 7-11 lacs annual income; 26.25 per cent and 27.5 per cent of the respondents had one year experience in contract farming of baby corn and sweet corn respectively; 46.55 per cent of the respondents had 2-6 acres area under baby corn and 53.12 per cent of them had 1-5 acres of operational area under sweet corn. A little more than half of the respondents (51.25%) had high risk bearing capacity and 86.25 per cent of them motivated for this venture due to expectation of more income. Majority of the respondents (93.75%) were not aware about the other companies involved in contract farming of baby corn and sweet corn and retail market of it. Nearly half of the respondents (52.50%) had heard about contract farming from extension workers of contracting agency. Majority of the respondents were satisfied with quality and quantity of seeds, quality and timeliness of advisory services, price and procurement method of the produce. Nearly 30 per cent of the respondents wanted to increase area under baby corn whereas nearly half of them (46.88%) intended to increase area under sweet corn cultivation. Intensive labour, transportation, lack of skilled labour and maintenance of quality were the main problems faced by the respondents, whereas difficult to motivate farmers to grow baby corn and sweet corn, lack of technical knowhow amongst the farmers and lack of awareness regarding contract farming among farmers were the major problems faced by the contracting agency. Contract farming, awareness, status, prospects, problems and satisfaction.