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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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    ECONOMICS OF BIDI TOBACCO CULTIVATION IN BARODA DISTRICT (GUJARAT)
    (AAU, Anand, 1979) PATEL, J. M.; SINGH, S. B.
    The main object of the present investigation was to study the economics of bidi tobacco cultivation in Baroda district (Gujarat). Out of 12 talukas in the district, 3 talukas, viz., Savli, Saroda and Padra were considered under study which accounted for 96.32 per cent of the total tobacco area in the district. A stratified two stage random sampling design with villages as the primary and operational holdings as the ultimate units of study was used for selecting the sample for this study. The study covered 9 villages and 92 bidi tobacco growers 30 small (below 2 hectares), 31 medium (2 to 4 hectares) and 31 large (4 hectares and above) farms. The study covered the agricultural year 1978-79 and data were collected by survey method during the months of April and May, 1979.
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    AN EVALUATION OF THE INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMME CONDUCTED BY THE FARMERS' TRAINING CENTRE, VIJAPUR IN GUJARAT STATE
    (AAU, Anand, 1979) JOSHI, GORDHANDAS GULABCHAND; Waghmare, S. K.
    Objectives of the study 1. To study the socio-economic characteristics of trained and untrained farmers. 2. To determine the sources of information used by the trained and untrained farmers for the improved practices. 3. To study the sources of information of information used by the trained farmers for joining the training programme. 4. To determine the knowledge of trained and untrained farmers regarding the improved practices. 5. To determine the extent of adoption of improved practices by the trained and untrained farmers. 6. To study the relationship between socio-economic characteristics of the trained farmers and extent of adoption of improved practices by them. 7. To study the objectives of the trained farmers for joining the training programme.