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Anand Agricultural University, Anand

Anand Agricultural University (AAU) was established in 2004 at Anand with the support of the Government of Gujarat, Act No.(Guj 5 of 2004) dated April 29, 2004. Caved out of the erstwhile Gujarat Agricultural University (GAU), the dream institution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Dr. K. M. Munshi, the AAU was set up to provide support to the farming community in three facets namely education, research and extension activities in Agriculture, Horticulture Engineering, product Processing and Home Science. At present there seven Colleges, seventeen Research Centers and six Extension Education Institute working in nine districts of Gujarat namely Ahmedabad, Anand, Dahod, Kheda, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Mahisagar, Botad and Chhotaudepur AAU's activities have expanded to span newer commodity sectors such as soil health card, bio-diesel, medicinal plants apart from the mandatory ones like rice, maize, tobacco, vegetable crops, fruit crops, forage crops, animal breeding, nutrition and dairy products etc. the core of AAU's operating philosophy however, continues to create the partnership between the rural people and committed academic as the basic for sustainable rural development. In pursuing its various programmes AAU's overall mission is to promote sustainable growth and economic independence in rural society. AAU aims to do this through education, research and extension education. Thus, AAU works towards the empowerment of the farmers.

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Subject: Agricultural Extension × End date: 2009 × Start date: 2004 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF TOBACCO PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY BY TOBACCO GROWERS
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2006) S.T.Patel; Dr. B. B. Patel
    Present era is known as science and technology, where knowledge and skill is being generated in every field at an amazing speed. The emerging knowledge and technology become the strategic resources for accelerating the pace of advancement. So far, it signifies immense importance of speedy and effective transfer of technology and knowledge to the users. “The only way this can be done is through education and training”. Hence, a farmer training fits very well in the present context of agricultural extension strategy and has become a significant variable directly influencing the agricultural development.
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    AUTHORS' MOTIVATION TOWARDS WRITING ARTICLES IN KRUSHIJIVAN FARM MAGAZINE
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2005) Aniket G. Sukhadia; Dr.B.B.Patel
    Information plays an immense role in our society and its large scale dissemination through highly perfected communication media constitutes. The fast changing agricultural technology demands for more and more information to be transmitted to over increasing volume of clientele. Print media, due to its mass nature, promises to satisfy the information needs of the masses in particular. The KRUSHIJIVAN, an important popular Gujarati farm magazine published by Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemical Limited to cater the information needs to the 5 lakhs farmer subscriber of Gujarat State
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    INDIGENOUS AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRIBAL AND NON-TRIBAL FARMWOMEN ABOUT NEEM IN MIDDLE GUJARAT
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2005) P.K.Zala; Dr. N. B.Chauhan
    Neem (Azadirachta indica, A.Juss) belongs to the family Meliaceae. It is a hardy, quick growing, evergreen tree. Fresh neem leaves and flowers come in March- April. The lifespan of tree is more than two centuries. It is naturally distributed on Shivalik hills of Uttar Pradesh and hillock of Deccan, in Karnataka and adjoining states. Neem is bitter in taste due to the presence of "Triterpenese" or "Limonoids". The most important bioactive substance of neem is "Azadiractin". The neem tree grows on almost all type of soils and wide range of climate. Neem tree is recognized as "Kalpavriksha" because all parts of neem and its products are very useful in agriculture, industries, medicines and in many other fields
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    PUBLICATION BEHAVIOUR OF THE AGRICULTURAL SCIENTISTS OF ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, ANAND
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2005) SUNIL D. PARMAR; Dr. B. B. Patel
    Any research activity is said to be complete when its results are published. Publication is an important measuring yard stick of a scientist’s career and his achievement. A list of publication is an evidence of one’s achievements. A publication gives recognition to the scientists of agricultural universities, various faculties and fields, they are involved in. Keeping this in view, publication behaviour of agricultural scientists of the Anand Agricultural University, Anand were undertaken with the following specific objectives
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    A STUDY OF PARTICIPATION AND DECISION MAKING OF FARM WOMEN IN DAIRY OCCUPATION
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2005) AMBROSE TOPPO; Dr. M. S. TRIVEDI
    Livestock sector is a prominent sector among agriculture and allied activities in India. India is the world’s single largest milk producing country with share of about 14 per cent milk production. In the dairy development map of India, Gujarat occupies a place of pride. Women are considered to be pioneer in all sorts of development. The contribution of women in agriculture estimated to be about 50-60 per cent. In many places entire livestock management looked after by women
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    A STUDY OF PARTICIPATION AND DECISION MAKING OF FARM WOMEN IN DAIRY OCCUPATION
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2005) AMBROSE TOPPO; Dr. M. S. TRIVEDI
    Livestock sector is a prominent sector among agriculture and allied activities in India. India is the world’s single largest milk producing country with share of about 14 per cent milk production. In the dairy development map of India, Gujarat occupies a place of pride. Women are considered to be pioneer in all sorts of development. The contribution of women in agriculture estimated to be about 50-60 per cent. In many places entire livestock management looked after by women.
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    STUDY OF ATTITUDE AND OCCUPATIONAL ASPIRATION OF UNDER GRADUATE VETERINARY SCIENCE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY COLLEGE STUDENTS OF GUJARAT
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2005) RAJENDRA KUMAR SHINGARE; Dr. N. R. PATEL
    Education has been considered a lubricating force in the process of overall socio-economic development. Veterinary education provides opportunities to develop skills, in addition to the knowledge through engaging the learners in a variety of processes and situations. The study was conducted the colleges of veterinary science and animal husbandry Anand and Sardar krushinagar. The main aim of the study was to know the veterinary college students’ attitude towards veterinary education and the relation of the students’ personal characteristics, socio psychological and family background factors with their attitude. The undergraduate students proportionate randomly selected were 135. Finally out of which 125 students were available as respondents
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    INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRIBAL FARMWOMEN ABOUT MEDICINAL USES OF PLANTS IN CHHOTAUDEPUR TALUKA OF GUJARAT
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2004) GHOSH RAJIV NIRANJAN; Dr. N. B.Chauhan
    Since ages, due to the cultural reasons tribal farmwomen have remained socially and economically backward. They are considered as weaker section and have been the object of exploitation. Tribal women have been denied equal opportunities for their personal growth and social development but the prosperity and growth of the tribal depend on status and development of their women. Tribal farmwomen actually contribute more economic terms than is usually recognized. In addition to various economic activities of tribal farmwomen, they also participate in indigenous knowledge about the medicinal uses of the plants by way of self-doing, supervising or assisting.
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    INFORMATION NEEDS OF COTTON GROWERS
    (Anand Agricultural University, Anand, 2004) D.D.Patel; Dr. Ashok A. Patel
    Cotton is a commercial crop that plays a major role in India's economy. In India, it is cultivated across nine states and Gujarat is leading cottongrowing state in the country. Though India is having the largest area under cotton, its average productivity is low against the world average. There may be many reasons for such low productivity. SAUs, private companies and NGOs in India generate large numbers of technologies for cotton cultivation. Unless these technologies are taken to the farmers at the time it is needed, its rate of adoption would be low. Information is considered as a critical input in decision-making particularly for acceptance of a technology by the farmer. Further, there may be many more such information that may help a farmer in taking an economic decision regarding cotton cultivation