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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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    FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOUR OF WOMEN SARPANCH UNDER PANCHAYATI RAJ SYSTEM
    (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND COMMUNICATION B.A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2021) Thakor Nikitaben Ganpatsinh; Dr. J. K. Patel
    “True democracy cannot be worked by twenty men sitting at the centre. It has to be worked from below by the people of every village” this line demonstrate by panchayati raj system start with the mindset of women by changing their values regarding themselves and their ability, rights and potentials need to change. Leadership behaviour of women as women sarpanch are dummy leaders and there is always hidden control structure behind them to take decision and real decisions are taken by her husband and other family members, but these factors reinforce the need for the study rather than to lower its relevance. It was, therefore felt necessary to analyse the leadership characteristics which determines leadership behaviour and different leadership pattern of women sarpanch under panchayati raj system. The present study entitled “Functional analysis of leadership behaviour of women sarpanch under panchayati raj system” was undertaken with following specific objectives:
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    UTILITY PERCEPTION OF FARMERS TOWARDS FARM SCHOOL
    (DEPARTMENT OF EXTENSION EDUCATION B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2021) MOTKA UMANG A.; Dr. S. R. Patel
    The prime purpose of ATMA is to provide flexible working environment by integrating research, extension and all other stake holders at the district level to support the farmers need and interest through strategic plan. It works on “Bottom up approach”, where farmers are in focus. Farm School is one of the different cafeterias under ATMA. Farm School is a basic production and managing facility of any crops or livestock designed to teach the learners everything about production and management under the direct supervision of successful farmers/teacher/trainer or anybody with the use of principle “learning by doing”. Farm school consists of group of people with a common interest, who get together on a regular basis to study the "how and why" of a particular topic.
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    ROLE OF FARM TELEVISION ON THE PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAITS OF THE FARMERS
    (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND COMMUNICATION B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2021) Bhumika Patel; Dr. Mukesh. R. Patel
    Today nothing is more important in the world than the communication of information to the masses, is very important and powerful tool to transmit information to upgrade our agriculture and there is no doubt that it is very easy to approach and get information concerning a range of different issues from television. Such information is a principal factor in bringing about change in human behavior. Keeping this in view, an attempt was made to study “Role of farm television on the psychological traits of the farmers”
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    ATTITUDE OF FARMERS TOWARDS i-KHEDUT PORTAL FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
    (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND COMMUNICATION B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2021) Asari Rupalben G.; Dr. M. R. Patel
    Agriculture plays a vital role in Indian economy with over 58.00 per cent of rural households depending on agriculture as their principal means of livelihood. It is still the occupation of Indian workforce and contributes 15.8 per cent to GDP of the nation. Realizing the importance of agriculture sector, various schemes have been launched by government since independence in the interest of farmers of the country. Most of the farmers in developing countries live in rural areas and are in most cases less aware about the latest agricultural technologies, government schemes and services for agricultural development. The need for timely access to information for decision making in agriculture and allied sectors are one of the significant factors for the agricultural development.
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    FARMERS’ INCLINATION TOWARDS FARMERS INTEREST GROUP UNDER ATMA PROGRAMME
    (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND COMMUNICATION B. A.COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2020) Ninama Mugdha Dipsinh; Dr. Arun Patel
    In many developing countries including India, agricultural extension system transforms and looks forward to a participatory approach that responds to the farmers’ multifarious and site specific needs. The district level ATMA would be primarily responsible for all the district level technology dissemination activities and foresees a paradigm shift in planning and implementation from top to bottom up approach. It would have ties with all the line offices, research organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and agricultural development- affiliated agencies in the district. Collectivization can be achieved by mobilizing farmers into groups called Farmers Interest Groups (FIGs). Farmer interest groups (FIGs) are an unused model for farmers to learn and innovate in spite of the tremendous benefits that farmers have achieved by joining these groups, their sustainability is a major concern of extension agencies, relevant organizations and farmers.
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    FARMING WORKABILITY OF THE FARMERS' SONS OF MIDDLE GUJARAT
    (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND COMMUNICATION B.A.COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2020) Khatri Krishna Deepakkumar; Dr. Narendrasinh B. Chauhan
    The agriculture sector employs nearly half of the workforce in our country. It contributes 17.50 per cent of India’s GDP. The experts’ opinion state that for the sustainability of farming as an important source of income for rural people, it is necessary to address and encourage concept of family farming in India by encouraging young generation to adopt farming as livelihood occupation. India is reportedly having its large size of the population in age below 35 years. It is obvious that youth are the vanguard of their family and the future custodians of their family farm and farming. However in the coming years, one of the biggest challenges for Indian agriculture would be retaining its youth in agriculture. Unless youth become both intellectually interesting and economically rewarding with practicable farming workability, it will be difficult to attract or retain rural youth in farming to its sustainability. It is highly essential not only to achieve India’s expected ambitious goal of doubling farm income in near future but also important to sustain development of farmer, farming and rural India. Considering this, it was decided to undertake a study on farming workability of the sons of practicing farmers of middle Gujarat with following specific objectives.
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    ROLE PERFORMANCE OF GRAM PANCHAYAT MEMBERS FOR VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT IN TRIBAL AREAS OF GUJARAT
    (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND COMMUNICATION B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2020) Surkal Binalkumaree R.; Dr. Sunil R. Patel
    The Panchayati raj system was introduced for the first time in India in 1959 based on the recommendations of Balwant Rai Mehta committee report (1958) which advocated three-tier structure of local self-government, of which the gram panchayat is the first tier at village level, taluka panchayat samiti at the sub-district level and zilla parishad at the district level. Gram Panchayat is the most important basic institution for village development, the effectiveness of which rests on the role performance of its members. Thus, for better development of the village, it is essential that the gram panchayat members, who are the formal leaders of the village, should understand their role clearly and carry out it effectively. This role performance by the members may be affected by various characteristics of the members. Hence, it is also worthwhile to study the relationship between the profile of the gram panchayat members and their role performance. Further, the members face many problems while performing their role in village development; hence, such problems should also be studied.
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    DEVELOPMENT OF TEST TO MEASURE THE KNOWLEDGE OF DAIRY FARMERS ABOUT DEWORMING AND VACCINATION IN BUFFALO
    (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND COMMUNICATION B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2020) Rathavi Bhavesh M.; Dr. M. R. Patel
    Animal husbandry plays a vital role in the socio-economic progress of rural people. For a number of reasons, control of animal diseases is very important. Disease tolerance improves animal welfare, makes livestock farming more proficient and helps to protect people from those animal-borne diseases capable of infecting humans too. Now a day in every village, method of disseminating knowledge of the scientific techniques of animal husbandry has been started, but sufficient care has not been taken to maintain animal health leading to poor or minimal output in rural areas. People of the rural belt aren't conscious of superior animal health practices. Knowledge is understood information possessed by dairy farmers regarding deworming and vaccination and it's a basic character which determines the particular adoption. So, it's highly essential to know existing knowledge level of dairy farmers regarding deworming and vaccination. However, till now there's no any test or tool to measure the level of knowledge of dairy farmers about deworming and vaccination. Keeping in sight these facts, present investigation entitled “Development of test to measure the knowledge of dairy farmers about deworming and vaccination in buffalo” with the subsequent objectives was undertaken.
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    EXTENT OF PARTICIPATION OF DAIRY WOMEN IN DECISION MAKING PROCESS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ACTIVITIES
    (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND COMMUNICATION B. A. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2020) Patel Yaksh M.; Dr. J. K. Patel
    In India, women with the varied social, economical, political, regional and linguistic backgrounds constitute half of the nation's population. Traditionally, women's roles are confined to household chores, farming and animal husbandry activities for longer hours than men each day. The dairy women have a lot of potential for the development but they require motivation to participate in economic activities. They can become a great resource in the development process if they are properly organized and mobilized to make them self-reliant by encouraging them to participate in decision making in animal husbandry also. Keeping this in view, an attempt was made to study “Extent of participation of dairy women in decision making process with special reference to animal husbandry activities” with following objective