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ThesisItem Open Access Opinion of farmers” regarding crop diversification in Punjab(Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2019) Jobanjit Singh; Garg, LavleeshThe rice-wheat cropping pattern in the State of Punjab create some serious issue related to agriculture such as, decline in the water table, deterioration of soil fertility, loss of biodiversity, and microorganism, emergence of new insect pest etc. Farmers of the Punjab intensively use fertilizer and pesticides especially in case paddy crops which lead to deterioration of ground water table and soil fertility etc, in view these facts this study was conducted to know Opinion of farmers” regarding crop diversification in Punjab with objective; opinion of farmers regarding crop diversification, Socio-economic reasons for non-adoption of crop diversification, Suggestion of farmers regarding crops diversification. The study was conducted in three randomly selected districts followed by six randomly selected block (two from each district) further twelve village were randomly selected (two from each block). From each selected village 15 respondents from non-adopters category and 6 adopters, (2 from each small, medium and large category) were selected. In this way total 21 farmers were selected from each village and total 252 respondents comprised the sample of the study. Out of these 252 respondents 72 respondents were adopter and 180 respondents were non-adopter. The response of the respondent was recorded through questionnaire was used for the adopters and non-adopters to study opinion of the respondents regarding crop diversification. Findings of the study revealed that majority of respondents adopters and non-adopters belonged to middle age group, adopters were literate having qualification upto senior secondary level, while non- adopters had metric level education, majority of adopters and non- adopters belonged to nuclear family, majority of adopters had large land holding while non-adopters had small land holding, adopters prefer internet and non- adopters were prefer whatsapp, adopters and non-adopters were more participative in cooperative societies and influenced from pesticide dealers. Majority of non-adopters were preferred to grow maize-wheat crop rotation if government provides minimum support price (MSPs). Majority of non-adopters responded that lack of marketing facilities, lack of minimum support price (MSPs) in case of other crops, youth is getting away from agriculture these are the socio-economic reasons that hinder the adoption of crop diversification. Various suggestions were provided by respondents and majority said that government should provide Minimum Support Price on all crops for enhancing the adoption of crop diversification. On the basis of the major findings of the study concluded that the government should provide basic input for alternative crops and also provides assured marketing as well as minimum support price (MSPs) for all alternative to uplift the crop diversification index in estate of Punjab.ThesisItem Open Access Knowledge of Kinnow cultivation and post-harvest handling among Kinnow growers in Fazilka district of Punjab(Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2019) Amit Kumar; Pankaj KumarThe study entitled “Knowledge of Kinnow cultivation and post-harvest handling among Kinnow growers in Fazilka district of Punjab” was undertaken with the objectives to study the knowledge level of Kinnow cultivation, extent of adoption of selected recommended practices and post-harvest handling techniques followed by respondents. The study was conducted in Fazilka district of Punjab and a total of 120 Kinnow growers were selected for the study. It was observed that majority (50.8%) of respondents belonged to age group 38-54 year. About (33.3%) of the respondents educated up to graduation and 35 per cent of the respondents had medium operational land holding (35%). Majority (50.8%) of respondents had medium level of extension contacts and 40.0 per cent had medium level of mass media exposure. More than half (55.0%) of the respondents had medium level of knowledge about Kinnow cultivation. Majority (50.8%) of the respondents procured nursery plants from recommended sources. About 25 per cent of the respondents planted recommended number of plants per acre. In general majority of the respondents applied recommended pesticides for control of insects (citrus psylla, aphids, leaf minor, white fly and mites etc.) and diseases (citrus canker and gummosis/foot rot). Extent of adoption under recommended practices was maximum (34.8%) in Abohar block. Majority (64.3%) of the respondents leased out their Kinnow orchards to contractors. All the respondents of self-marketing category engaged in direct sale of produce. Availability of good planting material as compare to other fruit crops was major reason behind adoption of Kinnow cultivation. Fluctuation in price of Kinnow was major constraint faced by (80.8%) respondents.ThesisItem Open Access Usage pattern of ICT among the members of PAU Kisan club for seeking farm information(Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2019) Sahar, Mohammad Farooq; Dharminder SinghThe present study entitled, “Usage Pattern of ICT among the Members of PAU KisanClub for Seeking Farm Information” has been conducted by randomly selecting 120 active members of PAU Kisan Club. A structured interview schedule was prepared on identified objectives to interview the respondents personally for collecting data. It was found that majority of the respondents were matriculate, having age less than 35 years, and are semi-medium (2-4 ha) operational land holding. WhatsApp emerged as the most frequently used ICT among respondents with overall mean score of 2.78 and was found to be accessed by 93.40 per cent respondents for acquiring farm information, followed by YouTube (76.16%), Facebook (59.16%) and PAU farmer portal (29.17%). On an average, daily time spent by the respondents were reported to be 44.05 min on WhatsApp, 38.22 min on Facebook and 35.48 min on YouTube. Nearly half (45.83%) of the respondents use to receive 50-100 messages per day. Study revealed that 87.50 per cent of the user farmers were satisfied in accessing information from WhatsApp, followed by PAU farmer portal (71.43%), Facebook (63.38%), YouTube (46.73%). Age, number of family members and farming experience of the respondents was found to be significantly and negatively correlated with the use of ICT and satisfaction level of the respondents, however education of the respondents were found to be positively significantly correlated to the use of ICT and satisfaction level of the respondents. Poor internet connectivity (76.67%), lack of region specific information (94.57%) and maintenance cost of ICT (60.84%) were the major problems confronted by the respondents. Lack of trustworthy information was another constraint faced about one-third (35.8%) of the ICT users. Other problems reported by the farmers were language barrier, lack adequate skills, storage and retrieval of the information.ThesisItem Restricted A Study of some important farm related socio-economic parameters of small and marginal farmes of Punjab(Department of Extension Education College of Agriculture PAU, Ludhiana, 2001) Singh, Gurmeet; Gill, S. SThesisItem Open Access A Study of farmers awarness regarding Agricultural Pollution in Punjab(Department of Extension Education College of Agriculture PAU, Ludhiana, 2000) Dhillon, Ravinder Pal Singh; Kumar, KuldipThesisItem Restricted A Study on the job performance of horticultural development officers in Punjab(Department of Extension Education College of Agriculture PAU, Ludhiana, 2000) Dhar, Santasbil; Dhaliwal, Ravinder KaurThesisItem Restricted Study on Awareness and Knowledge of Farmers Regarding Soil Health Card(Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2019) Sarvjeet Kaur; Prabhjot KaurThe present study entitled “A Study on Awareness and Knowledge of Farmers Regarding Soil Health Card” was undertaken to study the awareness of farmers regarding Soil Health Card Scheme (SHCS), the knowledge level of farmers regarding application of Soil Health Card (SHC) and the constraints faced by the farmers in the use of Soil Health Card. The study was conducted in Jalandhar and Sangrur districts of Punjab. KVK Noormahal (Jalandhar) and KVK Kheri (Sangrur) were purposively selected for the study. Total 160 respondents comprising of 80 beneficiaries and 80 non-beneficiaries of SHCS were selected for the purpose of the study. Two separate interview schedules were prepared for beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries. The results of the study revealed that majority of the beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries belonged to 41-59 years and 44-64 years, respectively, having matriculate level of education and semi-medium to medium operational land holding. Majority of the beneficiaries belonged to medium category of extension contacts and participation in extension activities and high category of scientific orientation and economic motivation. Less than half of the non-beneficiaries belonged to high category of innovativeness whereas exactly half of the beneficiaries belonged to medium category. For majority of the beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries, source of soil testing was KVK soil testing laboratory. Majority of non-beneficiaries belonged to medium category of awareness level regarding SHCS and all of them were aware about soil testing and source of soil testing. Majority of the beneficiaries belonged to medium category of knowledge level regarding the application of soil health card. Majority of the beneficiaries were having knowledge regarding different macro-nutrient status displayed in SHC and soil testing laboratories available for soil testing. Difficulty in operating internet to access soil health card portal, delay in receiving SHC and lack of mobile soil testing vans were major constraints faced by the farmers in the application of SHC.ThesisItem Open Access Usage behavior of online utility service users(Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2019) Nayal, Anupriya; Sharma, PreetiThe study entitled ‘Usage behavior of online utility service users’ was conducted to study the intention of respondents to use online utility services, to analyze the usage behavior of online utility service users and to determine the factors affecting the usage behavior for online utility services. Data was collected randomly from 60 respondents each from rural, peri-urban and urban areas of Ludhiana district using pre-tested structured interview schedule. Thus, in total 180 respondents were selected. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. The findings of the study revealed that a large proportion of the respondents had medium to high level of mass media usage. Majority of them perceived online utility services useful due to its qualities of trialability, compatibility and relative advantage whereas perceived self-efficacy, trust and attitude towards online utility services made these services easier to use. A higher proportion of the respondents were highly intended to use online utility services and majority of them had medium to high level of usage behavior. Respondents’ perceived ease of use, usefulness and intention to use online utility services were found to have significant relationship with their extent of use of online utility services. Among the factors that significantly affect the usage behavior of online utility services were respondent’s personal and family educational level, occupation, annual personal and family income, family type and size, caste, family interaction, level of mass media usage, time spent online every day and respondent’s perceived proficiency to work on internet/ computer/ smart phone. For facilitating the use of online utility services, it is suggested that facilities like improved digital infrastructure, strong network connections and awareness regarding secured use of online utility services should be created among masses through trainings and different media platforms.ThesisItem Open Access Status of vegetable cultivation in Sangrur district of Punjab(Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2019) Amandeep Singh; Dharminder SinghThe present study entitled “Status of vegetable cultivation in Sangrur district of Punjab” was conducted in Malerkotla block of Punjab. Four vegetables crops i.e. cauliflower, cucumber, okra and capsicum were selected for the present study. A sample of 120 vegetable growers was selected randomly keeping in view that at least 50 farmers were selected for each vegetable crop. The study intended to know the personal profile of vegetable growers, the status of vegetable cultivation and problems faced by the vegetable growers. Study revealed that 57.50 per cent of the respondents belonged to age group of 37-48 years and 28.34 per cent of respondents were educated up to matric level. It was revealed that 81.68 per cent of respondents had taken loan from commission agents. The major source of information regarding vegetable cultivation were pesticide dealers with mean score 2.67 followed by progressive farmers with mean score 1.38. Majority of the respondents i.e., 87.50 per cent had purchased the seed from private seed shop and cultivated non-recommended varieties of selected vegetable crops. It was inferred that majority of respondents sown these vegetable crops at more than recommended row to row spacing and less than recommended plant to plant spacing. It was found that respondents had not used the recommended dose of fertilizers and pesticides the selected vegetable crops and they had applied more number of sprays than recommended. Almost all the respondents i.e., 92.50 per cent sold their produce to the local market. It was found that 15.00 per cent of the respondents wanted to decrease area of vegetable cultivation in winter season whereas 7.50 per cent of the respondents wished to decrease the area in summer season due to their decreasing profits. Major problems faced by the respondents were fluctuations in market rates and non-remunerative prices. The other problems which were reported by the growers were high cost of inputs, high cost of labour, non availability of canal water and lack of technical knowledge about plant protection measures.
