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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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  • ThesisItemOpen Access
    AN EVALUATION OF THE INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMME CONDUCTED BY THE FARMERS' TRAINING CENTRE, AMERELI IN GUJARAT STATE
    (AAU, Anand, 1985) PATEL, BHARATKUMAR MANJIBHAI; Patel, H. L.
    Objectives of the study: 1. To study the sources of information used by the trained farmers for joining the training programme. 2. To study the type and number of purposes of trained farmers for joining the training programme. 3. To study the personal, social, psychological and situational characteristics of the trained farmers. 4. To determine the knowledge level of trained farmers regarding the improved practices of groundnut and bajra crops. 5. To determine the extent of adoption of improved practices of groundnut and bajra crops by the trained farmers. 6. To study the relationship between personal, social, psychological and situational characteristics of the trained farmers and their overall extent of adoption. 7. To know the suggestions of trained farmers to make the training programme more effective.
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    CONSTRAINTS IN ADOPTION OF GOBAR-GAS TECHNOLOGY IN KAIRA DISTRICT OF GUJARAT STATE
    (AAU, Anand, 1983) PANDYA, RAJESH D.; Trivedi, J. C.
    The energy problem is more aggregated since few years. The Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India had undertaken gobar-gas (bio-gas) programmes on large scale. Also provision of subsidy, for construction of gobar-gas (bio-gas) has been introduced. Various institutions and agencies have made their efforts to popularise gobar-gas plant for solving the problem of fuel as well as manure. Inspite of these efforts, the level of adoption of gobar-gas plants is quite uneven in various parts of the state. Also there are constraints or difficulties in adoption of gobar-gas plant. The present study was therefore, conducted to study constraints in adoption of gobar-gas technology in Kaira district of Gujarat State with the following objectives. Objectives of the study: (i) To study the socio-economic and psychological characteristics of the adopters and non-adopters of the gobar-gas plant. (ii) To study the constraints expressed by the adopters and non-adopters in adoption of gobar-gas plant. (ill) To study the relationship between socio-economic and psychological characteristics of adopters and nonadopters of gohar-gas plant and the constraints in adoption of gobar-gas plant. (iv) To study the suggestions of the adopters and non-adopters of gobar-gas plant to overcome the constraints. Methodology In the present investigation the population for the study consisted of two categories namely adopters and nonadopters of gohar-gas plant in Kaira district. Stratified multistage random sampling with proportional allocation was followed to select the respondents for this study. In all, 50 adopters of gobar-gas plant were selected for the study who were in proportion to the total number of gobar-gas plant owners in the respective talukas. Likewise, 50 non-adopters from the same village were selected randomly keeping the herd size constant as that of gobar-gas plant owners. The data were collected with the help of personal interview schedule which was specially constructed in accordance with the objectives of the present investigation. Other methodological procedure and statistical tests deemed as proper were used for the present study consisted of socioeconomic and psychological characteristics, constraints in adoption of gobar-gas plant and relationship between socioeconomic and psychological characteristics of respondents and the constraints In adoption of gobar-gas plant as well as suggestions of the respondents to overcome the constraints etc. Ma,ior findings (i) Majority of the respondents belonged to middle age group with medium size of family. (ii) Majority of the respondents were member in one organization and possessed 4 to 6 animals. (iii) Educational level of adopters of gobar-gas plant was found to be higher than those of non-adopters. (iv) Land size of the respondents was not found to be a influencial factor in adoption of gobar-gas plant. (v) Only adopters of gobar-gas plant had made extension contact. (vi) All the three psychological characteristics of the respondents viz., attitude, economic motivation and scientific orientation were found to have significant association with the adoption of gobar-gas plant. (vii) There was significant difference between adopters and non-adopters of gobar-gas plant in respect of constraints faced by them. This implies that constraints play an important role in adoption of gobar-gas plant. (viii) There was significant relationship between three psychological characteristics of the respondents viz., attitude, economic motivation, scientific orientation and constraints faced by them. (ix) There was no significant relationship between socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents viz., age, education, family size, land size, herd size, social-participation, extension contact etc. and the constraints faced by them in adoption of gobar-gas plant. (x) The important suggestions given by the respondents were as under : (a) Immediate service and guidance for installing gobar-gas plant should be provided. (b) lack of sufficient land for installation of the gobar-gas plant.
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    A STUDY ON THE EXTENT OF ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDED SUGARCANE CULTIVATION TECHNOLOGY IN ROHTAK DISTRICT OF HARYANA STATE
    (AAU, Anand, 1987) JAIN, MOHINDER KUMAR; Patel, K. F.
    Sugarcane is one of the most important food-cum-cash crops of our country. With the significant advancement in the field of agriculture and several efforts made by various agencies to carry new technologies to the farmers fields, our goal of self sufficiency in production has not yet been achieved. This is due to the fact that a wide gap still exists between available technology and its ultimate adopters and low adoption of technology by the farmers due to several adoption problems. Hence, the present study entitled "A study on the extent of adoption of recommended sugarcane cultivation technology in Rohtak district of Haryana state" was conducted to know some of the factors which effect the adoption.
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    STUDY ON CONSTRAINTS IN ADOPTION OF POULTRY FARMING IN ANAND TALUKA OF KAIRA DISTRICT (GUJARAT)
    (AAU, Anand, 1986) SAIYAD, AMIRUDDIN S.; PATEL, H. L.
    Objectives of the study :- 1. To study the socio-economic and psychological characteristics of the poultry farmers. 2. To determine the level of adoption of the selected improved poultry farming practices by the poultry farmers. 3. To study the constraints in adoption of poultry farming as perceived by the poultry farmers. 4. To ascertain the suggestions of the poultry farmers to overcome the constraints in poultry farming. 5. To determine the relationship between socio-economic and psychological characteristics of the poultry farmers and the overall adoption of selected improved poultry farming practices.
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    COMMUNICATION GAP AND ITS EFFECT ON ADOPTION OF SUGARCANE TECHNOLOGY IN ROHTAK DISTRICT OF HARYANA
    (AAU, Anand, 1989) NASIR, BALBIR SINGH; Patel, H. N.
    Objectives of the study: 1. To study the level of knowledge of the Village Extension Workers, the contact farmers and the fellow farmers in respect of technology for sugarcane cultivation. 2. To ascertain the technological gap of the contact farmers and fellow in respect of sugarcane cultivation. 3. To ascertain in the association between the knowledge score of village Extension Workers and the contact farmers as well as between the contact farmers and their fellow farmers. 4. To find out the association between the level of knowledge and technological gap in respect of sugarcane technology. 5. To study the constrains if any, in sugarcane cultivation. 6. To know the suggestions from both the contact and fellow farmers regarding removal of the constrains in sugarcane cultivation.
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    A CRITICAL STUDY OF THE MONTHLY TRAINING FOR THE EXTENSION PERSONNEL UNDER T & V SYSTEM IN KARNATAKA
    (AAU, Anand, 1984) YELLAPPA, E.; Patel, H. N.
    OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY: 1. To study the personal characteristics of the extension personnel. 2. To study the personnel characteristics of the master trainers. 3. To know the testimonal content of the training. 4. To ascertain the teaching methods employed in the training. 5. to study the physical facilities available for the training. 6. To determine the knowledge level of the extension personnel regarding agronomic practices and plant protection measures for dry land ragi crop.
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    CONSTRAINTS EXPERIENCED BY THE MAIZE GROWERS IN ADOPTION OF HYBRID MAIZE TECHNOLOGY
    (AAU, Anand, 1983) RABARI, BHAGUBHAI MELABHAI; Patel, N. C.
    Introduction: Inspite of significant advancement in the field of agriculture and several efforts through number of programmes launched to carry these new technologies to the door steps of the farming families our goal of self sufficiency in food grain production remains unattained. This is only due to the fact that a wide gap still found to existc between available technology and its adoption by the users. A complete analysis of the process of adoption of innovations which is found to be affected by number of dependent factors acting all together at a time is essential as this leads to form a barrier-complex in transfer of technology. A study to locate constraints experienced by the maize growers in adoption of Hybrid maize technology therefore assumes special significance in this direction.
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    A STUDY ON IMPACT OF INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMME CONDUCTED BY THE FARMERS TRAINING CENTRE, GHAZIPUR IN UTTAR PRADESH
    (AAU, Anand, 1985) TRIPATHI, SHATRUGHAN PRASAD; Patel, H. N.
    OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY: 1. To study the socio-economic characteristics of the trained and untrained farmers. 2. To determine the level of knowledge of the trained and untrained farmers regarding the improved practices of wheat crop. 3. To determine the extent of adoption of the trained and untrained farmers regarding the improved practices of wheat crop. 4. To study the differences in production of wheat, potato and paddy crops of the trained and untrained farmers. 5. To study the relationship between socio-economic characteristics of the trained farmers and their extent of adoption of improved practices of wheat crop. 6. To elicit the suggestions of the trained farmers to make the future training programme more effective.
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    FACTORS AFFECTING THE ADOPTION OF HYBRID-6 COTTON CULTIVATION TECHNOLOGY IN IDAR TALUKA OF SABARKANTHA DISTRICT OF GUJARAT STATE
    (AAU, Anand, 1987) PATEL, VINODBHAI BAHECHARBHAI; Patel, K. F.
    Even with the advancement of improved technology in Hybrid-6 cotton cultivation, it has been observed that either the same has not reached to the door steps of the farming families or the farmers are reluctant to use this technology. Hence, a complete analysis of the process of adoption of innovation which is found to be affected by number of dependent factors acting all together at a time is essential. The present study was therefore, conducted to know the factors affecting the adoption of Hybrid-6 cotton cultivation technology in Idar taluka of Sabarkantha district of Gujarat state. OBJECTIVES OF STUDY: (i) To study personal, social, economic and psychological characteristics of Hybrid-6 cotton cultivators. (ii) To determine the sources of information utilized by the Hybrid-6 cotton cultivators. (iii) To find out the extent of adoption of recommended Hybrid-6 cotton cultivation technology by Hybrid-6 cotton cultivators. (iv) To find out the extent of adoption of recommended Hybrid-6 cotton cultivation technology by Hybrid-6 cotton cultivators. (v) To determine the relationship between personal, social, economic and psychological characteristics of Hybrid-6 cotton cultivators and their extent of adoption of recommended Hybrid-6 cotton cultivation technology.