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ThesisItem Open Access Mechanization Gap and Energy Utilization Pattern by Farmers in Relation to Productivity(University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad, 2017-07) P. Nagarjuna Reddy; Angadi, J.G.ThesisItem Open Access Analysis of Tomato Production and Protection Technologies At Farm Level in Karnataka(University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 2017-07) Nazar I.M.M; Dolli, S.S.ThesisItem Open Access Impact of Entrepreneurship Development Programme in North Karnataka(University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad, 2017-11) Channal, Geeta P.; Natikar, K.V.The study was taken during the year 2014-15 in Bagalkot, Vijayapur and Uttar Kannada districts of Karnataka. A sample of 50 trained and 50 untrained respondents were selected from each of the three districts making a total sample of 300 with Ex-post facto research design. The entrepreneurship development scale was developed and standardized. Impact of entrepreneurship on the trained entrepreneurs was around 70 per cent. The index score for leadership ability, decision making ability, confidence level, and management orientation, establishment of enterprise and growth/expansion of enterprise of the entrepreneurs revealed that there was significant difference between entrepreneurs who have been beneficiaries of entrepreneurship development programmes and non beneficiaries. The ‘t’ value for the trained and untrained entrepreneurs were significant and higher than the untrained entrepreneurs. Fifty per cent (50.66%) of the trained entrepreneurs adopted product based enterprise followed by agricultural based enterprise (22.00%), process based enterprise (16.68) and general enterprise (10.67%). Similarly untrained entrepreneurs adopted product based (62.00%) followed by general enterprise (30.67%), process based enterprise (6.66%) and agricultural based enterprise (0.67%).In both the groups top priority was given for product based enterprises. The income of untrained entrepreneurs was higher than trained entrepreneurs. The reasons could be establishment of enterprises as a family tradition carried forward over generations and their expertise in the profession from past many years. The problems expressed by the entrepreneurs were marketing of the produce (48.00 %), health problems (36.00 %), electricity problem (32.00 %), high cost of labour (27.33 %) and high rent of the shop (24.67 %). The suggestions given by trained entrepreneurs were quick sanction of loan (34.66 %), proper market network (18.00 %), latest technologies (12.00 %) and simplification of bank loan procedure (10.66 %).ThesisItem Open Access Job Perception and Job Performance of Panchayath Development Officers (PDOs)(University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad, 2015-10) Bharamagoudar, Manjunath V.; Angadi, J. G.The present study was undertaken during the year 2013-14 in Dharwad, Haveri, Bagalkot and Bijapur districts of northern Karnataka. The Ex-post facto, Research design was employed for the study. One hundred fifty two PDOs formed the sample for the study. The scales were developed and standardized to measure Job Perception and Job performance of PDOs. Majority (61.18%) of the PDOs belonged to favorable job perception category. Among the components of Job Perception majority (78.54%) of PDOs had better perception of ‘Planning and development of programmes’ (78.54%) Implementation of programmes’ (76.85%) ‘Working environment’ (76.31%) and ‘Decumentation work’ (72.93%) Higher percentage (47.37%) of PDOs belonged to medium job performance category. The duties ‘ Maintenance of records relating to population census, crop census, cattle census and people below poverty line’, ‘Maintaining water supply works either on its own or by annual contract by generating adequate resources’ and ‘Providing sanitary latrines to not less than 10% of the households every year were performed excellent by 27.63,24.34,21.71 and 21.05 per cent PDOs respectively. Performance regarding construction of community latrines for use of men and women and their maintenance and removing encroachments on public streets or public places was perceived as poor by the PDOs. Forty four per cent of the PDOs perceived their workload as heavy and 40.13 Per cent experienced high levels of job stress. More than one third (38.82%) of the respondents had low job satisfaction. Majority of the respondents (57.24) were satisfied with availability of facilities and resources. All most all ODOs (96.05) perceived interference of local representatives as the major constraint in performing job activities. Over workload was the other major constraint as perceived by 83.55 per cent of PDOs.ThesisItem Open Access KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION AND UTILIZATION PATTERN OF ORGANIC INPUTS BY THE FARMERS(University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 2015-01) SIDRAM; ANGADI, J. G.The research study was conducted in Dharwad, Belagavi, Gadag and Haveri districts of north Karnataka which fall under the jurisdiction of University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad which is actively involved in promoting organic farming practices by establishing Institute of Organic Farming. Two hundred and forty farmers formed the sample for the study. Two scales were developed for the study one for measuring the knowledge of farmers regarding organic inputs usage and another for measuring the perception of farmers regarding organic farming inputs usage. The scales were standardized for wider applicability. The study revealed that, majority of farmers (50.42%) had medium knowledge about organic input usage. Among the different organic inputs, the knowledge possessed by farmers with respect to organic manures was to the extent of 73.44 per cent. With respect to perception of farmers, majority (65.83%) had the perception that “Organic inputs are not available in local market”. Seventy two per cent of variation in knowledge regarding organic input usage was explained by independent variables selected for the study. Regression coefficients of education, farming experience and extension contact were found to be significant at one per cent level. Cent per cent of farmers had applied the FYM and 45.00 per cent of farmers applied vermicompost. Among different bio-fertilizers, rhizobium was applied by higher per cent of farmers (35.83%) followed by azotobacter (13.75%) and phosphorus solubilizing bacteria (13.75 %). The most influencing factor to adopt organic inputs was “Concern for degrading soil fertility and productivity” which stands first as it was expressed by 77.08 per cent of farmers. “Motivational activities to use organic inputs” (76.67%), “Separate market facility to the organic produce” (73.75%) and “Supply of organic inputs at village level” (67.92%) were important suggestions given by the farmers.ThesisItem Open Access The impact of transformational leadership and innovative behavior on job performance of extension personnel(UAS Dharwad, 2013) Mohamed Saad Ali; L. ManjunathA study was taken up with the objectives to develop transformational leadership scale, innovative behavior scale and also to determine the influence of transformational leadership and innovative behavior on job performance of extension personnel. The sample consisted of 100 KSDA extension personnel and 100 UAS extension personnel who were selected by accidental meeting technique. The scales developed to measure the Transformational Leadership and Innovative behavior of both extension personnel of University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) and Karnataka State Department of Agriculture (KSDA) in this study were found reliable and valid. The questionnaire consisted of bio data schedule, transformational leadership scale, innovative behavior scale and job performance scale which were administrated on the sample through personal contact. The analysis of correlation, test, regression analysis and factor analysis were made use of for analysis of the data. The results revealed that the 6 to 7 extension personnel out of 10 extension personnel of UAS were high in transformational leadership, whereas 3 to 4 extension personnel out of 10 extension personnel of KSDA were high in transformational leadership. While, 3 to 4 extension personnel out of 10 extension personnel of UAS were high in innovative behavior, whereas 1 to 2 extension personnel out of 10 extension personnel of KSDA were high in innovative behavior. The majority (66.00%) of the extension personnel of both the categories belonged to high performance category. The variables education, information seeking behavior, transformational leadership and innovative behavior correlated significantly with job performance of extension personnel. Only two variables namely information seeking behavior and transformational leadership were found to be significant in explaining the variation in the job performance of extension personnel.ThesisItem Open Access Analysis of livelihood security of rehabilitant farmers(UAS Dharwad, 2013) Jagadajyoti Binkadakatti; J. G. AngadiThe present study was undertaken during the year 2012-13 in Upper Krishna Project (UKP) area of Bagalkot district of Karnataka state. The Ex-post facto research design was used for the study. In Bagalkot district, three Rehabilitation Centres (RC) were selected from each of Bagalkot, Biligi and Hungund taluks. Further, from each Rehabilitation Centre 20 rehabilitant farmers were selected to form a sample of 180 by using random sampling technique. The scale was developed and standardized to measure the Livelihood Security of rehabilitant farmers. Livelihood Security of the rehabilitant farmers was found to be 54.66 per cent. Among the components of Livelihood Security, physical capital (72.05%) and financial capital (68.28%) performed better, Human capital (63.59%) and social capital (55.24%) performed moderately and Natural capital performed poorly (48.77%). An equal (around thirty) per cent of rehabilitant farmers were found in all three categories (High, medium and low) of asset acquisition. Higher proportions of the rehabilitant farmers (41.67% and 36.67%) were found in high asset acquisition category in case of financial and physical capitals. Family size, extension contact, decision making pattern, risk orientation and awareness about developmental interventions had highly positive and significant relationship with the Livelihood Security of the rehabilitant farmers. With regard to developmental interventions, cent per cent of the rehabilitant farmers availed benefit with respect to construction of house (100%) and free electricity (100%). As high as 90.56 per cent of the rehabilitant farmers availed benefit of Income Generating Schemes (IGS) in case of training programmes. Only 13.89 per cent of the rehabilitant farmers took the benefit of Government job quota. Extend free household electricity supply (80.56%), extend loan waivers scheme to nationalized banks also (70.00%) and good quality drinking water facilities (63.89%) were the major suggestions provided by rehabilitant farmers to improve their Livelihood Security.ThesisItem Open Access Innovative Behaviour and Diffusion of technolgy by Awardee Farmers in North Karnataka(UAS Dharwad, 2012) Rajashekhar T. Basanayak; L. ManjunathThe study on innovative behaviour and diffusion of technology by awardee farmers in north Karnataka was undertaken during 20011-12. Innovative behaviour scale was developed to collect the data from 120 awardee farmers by personal interview method. The analysis of the results revealed that more farmers were of middle age (45.00%), of high school education (24.17%), from medium family size (58.33%), having big land holding (35.00%) with farming experience (57.50%) having high income (62.50%) with moderate material possession (34.16%) and with high leadership ability (63.00%), level of decision making ability (63.33%) and information seeking behaviour (65.00%) among with medium mass media exposure (46.66%) and scientific orientation (56.67%) but with low extension participation (40.00%) and social participation (40.83 %). More farmers had low followed by high (32.50%) and medium (25.83%) innovativebehaviour. A positive and significant relationship was observed between education, land holding, material possession, mass media exposure, extension participation and innovative behaviour. The results of the regression analysis indicated that all the factors contributed more than 61.00 per cent of the variation in innovative behaviour. Size of the land holding, material possession, and mass media exposure and extension participation were significant predictors of innovative behaviour of awardee farmers. Ranking of factors based on their direct effect revealed that material possession, size of the land holding and extension participation occupied first three ranks. Other farmers (25%) and friends (48.33%) had consulted the awardee farmers. Cent per cent of the awardee farmers said that they had taken up farming due to their self-interest with innovativeness (98.33%).ThesisItem Open Access A Study on Management Efficiency of Cut Flower Growers(2012) Birajdar Vikrant Madhukar; J.G. AngadiThe study was conducted in Pune and Satara districts of Maharashtra state. Data was collected by personal interview method from 150 cut flower growers growing gerbera, rose and carnation, (fifty each). Management efficiency of cut flower growers was measured on nine components viz., knowledge about improved cultivation practices, adoption of improved cut flower production practices, ability in planning, rationality in decision making, ability in seeking information, ability to coordinate activities, risk orientation, ability in rational marketing and competence in evaluation. Nearly 43.00 per cent of growers belonged to moderate management efficiency, followed by low (30.67%) and high (26.66%) category, respectively, with a mean management efficiency index of 73.31 and SD of 6.85. Education, experience in cut flower production, participation in training programs, extension participation, organizational participation, economic motivation, scientific orientation and innovative proneness of growers were found to have a positive and significant relationship with management efficiency of growers, irrespective of type of cut flower grown. The regression model predicted 71.50 per cent variation in management efficiency among rose growers followed by carnation (68.90%), gerbera (68.00%) and 60.80 per cent of overall growers. Regarding direct and indirect effect of independent variables, participation in training was the most important variable that affected the management efficiency of gerbera growers directly and indirectly. Participation in training had the maximum direct effect while extension participation exhibited maximum indirect effect on management efficiency of rose growers. Experience in cut flower production and economic motivation had the maximum direct and indirect effect on management efficiency of carnation growers. Experience had the direct largest effect followed by economic motivation and participation in training programs, while scientific orientation, extension participation and innovative proneness had the largest total indirect effect on the management efficiency of overall growers.
