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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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End date: 2017 × Start date: 2016 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.B.A. ×
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    DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF BLOOD GLUCOSE LOWERING COMPOSITE FLOUR
    (COLLEGE OF FOOD PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY & BIO-ENERGY ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, ANAND, 2017) RUBY BALCHANDANI; Dr. R.V.Prasad
    The concept of 'multi-grain' atta has taken the consumer market by rage. The present study was undertaken to formulate composite flour (CF) with indigenous grains which lowers the blood glucose levels, is high in protein and other nutrients while being acceptable to the palate. Process flow included optimization of CF followed by preliminary administration to 40 diabetic and 40 non-diabetic subjects to observe the change in blood glucose levels. Subjects were screened on the basis of BMI, BP, HbA1c level and GHQ 12 and counseled regarding their physical and mental well being three months prior to the administration. Diet charts were handed out and they were asked to follow a healthy diet with ample amount of exercise. Independent variables included whole wheat flour (A, 50-53 percent), textured soy protein flour (B, 15-17 percent), roasted bengal gram flour (C, 15-18 percent), barley flour (D, 9-10 percent), kodo millet flour (E, 5-6 percent). Protein content (percent), overall acceptability (score out of 9), flavour (score out of 9), texture (score out of 9) were the responses. D-optimal Mixture design was used and the optimized combination was found out to be A- 50 percent, B- 17 percent, C- 17.27 percent, D- 10 percent, E- 5.73 percent resulting in 19.65 percent protein, 7.60 overall acceptability, 7.65 flavour and 7.63 texture. Rotis made from A and CF (optimized combination) was administered to subjects, each composition twice with a gap of 4-5 days, over a period of 21 days. Mixed ANOVA was used to examine the statistical significance of the experimental data.
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    FARMERS’ AND DEALERS’ SATISFACTION AND BRAND PREFERENCE FOR SEED DRILL IN RAJKOT AND JUNAGADH DISTRICTS OF GUJARAT
    (International Agribusiness Management Institute Anand Agricultural University Anand, 2017) Malaviya Abhishek V.; Dr. Ritambhara Singh
    Mechanization has an important role to play in Indian agriculture. Given the low levels of mechanization in Indian farming, there is high scope to improve level of mechanization. The fast changing economic environment globally as well as locally, has a strong bearing on the perception of customers, dealers and other stakeholders in any industry including farm machinery industry. Scanty literature is available to understand the dynamic change in farm machinery industry with focus on market.
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    PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND JOB SATISFACTION OF THE EMPLOYEES AT GUJARAT ENTERPRISE
    (INTERNATIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2017) Chavan Aishwarya S.; Dr. Shaktiranjan Panigrahy
    Gujarat Enterprise is primarily a B2B sales organization acting as distributors for various manufacturers. It is a company that is in its growth phase with a few big giants as alliances. The company carved itself in accordance with events that it faced and the need that these events created. The owner and also the Managing Director wanted to change the strategy from reacting to pre-planning. The study was given with an objective to understand the currently employed human capital, assess their needs and refine the methods of recruiting. A structured plan to recruit in future requires one to visualise where the company would be in the future. The what, where and how of all of these plans need to be addressed.
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    A STUDY ON MARKET POTENTIAL AND FARMERS’ PURCHASING BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ‘MAGIC GRO SUPER’ FOR OKRA IN VYARA TALUKA OF TAPI DISTRICT OF GUJARAT
    (INTERNATIONAL AGRI-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2017) Jadav Akashkumar Naginbhai; Dr. Dilip. R. Vahoniya
    Rampant use of chemical fertilizers has put the ecosystem and agriculture in danger, risking the sustainability of agriculture. To minimize the effects of these chemicals, stress is nowadays laid upon the use of organic inputs in agriculture comprising of biofertilizers, compost manures, plant growth regulators, vermi-compost.
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    A STUDY OF MAJOR DEALERS OF ORGANIC INPUTS IN SELECTED DISTRICTS OF GUJARAT
    (INTERNATIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2017) Anand Kaushal; Dr. Dilip R. Vahoniya
    Organic Farming is a holistic way of practicing farming and agriculture to optimize the productivity and fitness of diverse communities within the agro-ecosystem, including soil organisms, plants, livestock and people. Organic Inputs are eco-friendly, which improves the quality and fertility of the soil, they are beneficial to the soil without any damage to soil and environment. Sikkim is the only state in India which is complete Organic.
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    A STUDY ON MARKET POTENTIAL AND FARMERS’ PURCHASING BEHAVIOR TOWARDS ‘MAGIC GRO SUPER’ FOR BANANA AND VEGETABLES IN SELECTED TALUKAS OF VADODARA DISTRICT OF GUJARAT
    (INTERNATIONAL AGRI-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, ANAND, 2017) Chirag Parmar; Dr. Ritambhara Singh
    Bio fertilizer is a substance which contains living microorganisms which, when applied to the seed, plant surfaces or soil colonizes the rhizosphere or the interior of the plant and promotes growth by increasing the supply or availability of primary nutrients to the plant. In India, the commercial production of bio fertilizer commenced in 1956. But the growth in bio fertilizer sale was very slow till 1980s. Bio fertilizer production and consumption started rising considerably since last 5 years. Presently, in India, most commonly produced and marketed bio fertilizers are Rhizobium, Azotobacter, Azospirillum and Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria (PSB). Today scarcity of chemical fertilizers and increasing pollution along with increasing health consciousness in the people has created a huge demand for organics and bio fertilizers. There are certain factors which affect adoption of bio-fertilizers like price, quality, availability and method of application. Hence, it becomes necessary for a company to find out the factors which really affect the adoption of bio-fertilizer.
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    “MAPPING AND SEGMENTATION OF THE MUSTARD GROWING AREAS FOR INTRODUCTION OF RIGHT PRODUCTS” BY PUSHPENDRA KUMAR GUPTA B.Sc.
    (INTERNATIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2017) Pushpendra Kumar Gupta; Dr. Y.C. ZALA
    Rapeseed-Mustard is an important group of edible oilseed in India and ranks second after soybean. India is one of the largest producer of oilseeds in the world and this sub-sector occupies an important position in the agricultural economy. Oilseeds are grown mostly under rainfed conditions and important for the livelihood of small and marginal farmers in arid and semi-arid areas of the country. The production of oilseeds was increased from 24.35 million tonnes in 2004-05 to 25.30 million tonnes in 2015-16. The yield of oilseeds, which was 885 kg per hectare in 2004-05 increased to 968 kg per hectare in 2015-16
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    A STUDY ON CONCEPT SELLING PRODUCT ‘MAGIC GRO SUPER’ FOR POMEGRANATE IN SURENDRANAGAR DISTRICT OF GUJARAT
    (INTERNATIONAL AGRIBUSINESS MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2017) PIRZADA UMER AADIL SHAH; Dr. M.R. PRAJAPATI
    Agribusiness sector revolves around input supply, processing, manufacturing and distribution. Input supply is most important sector among these, which includes pesticides, seeds, fertilizers etc. Fertilizer use is essential practice in agriculture for getting proper yield from the crop. Excess use of chemical fertilizers has led to the pollution soil and contamination of the water. Now farmers are looking for more eco-friendly options.
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    GEOGRAPHIC MARKET SEGMENTATION OF COTTON GROWING TRACTS OF AMRAVATI REGION OF MAHARASHTRA
    (INTERNATIONAL AGRI-BUSINESS MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE ANAND AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY ANAND, 2017) Patil Chakradhar D.; Dr. Dilip R. Vahoniya
    Seed is the basic and most critical input for sustainable agriculture. The response of all other inputs depends on quality of seeds to a large extent. It is estimated that the direct contribution of quality seed alone to the total production is about 15 – 20% depending upon the crop and it can be further raised up to 45% with efficient management of other inputs.