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University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

The University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad was established on October 1, 1986. The University has 5 Colleges, 27 Research Stations, 6 Agriculture Extension Education Centers, 6 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and ATIC. The University has its jurisdiction over 7 districts namely Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bijapur, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, and Uttar Kannada in northern Karnataka. Greater diversity exists in soil types, climate, topography cropping and farming situations. The jurisdiction includes dry-farming to heavy rainfall and irrigated area. Important crops of the region include sorghum, cotton, rice, pulses, chilli, sugarcane, groundnut, sunflower, wheat, safflower etc. The region is also known for many horticultural crops. Considerable progress has been registered in the field of education, research and extension from this University.

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Subject: Extension Education × Start date: 2010 × End date: 2018 ×
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    Diffusion and Innovation-Decision Process of Home Science Technologies
    (University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 2017-06) Paloti, Lakshmi M.; Nagnur, Shobha
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    Rural Women Entrepreneurship in Allied Agricultural Activities
    (University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad, 2017-07) Karigar, Gayatri; Nagnur, Shobha
    The present investigation was undertaken in Dharwad and Belagavi districts of North Karnataka during 2016-2017. From each of the two districts 80 women respondents were selected for the study. Out of these, 40 were entrepreneurs and 40 were non-entrepreneurs. The entrepreneurs were selected by purposive snow ball sampling method while non-entrepreneurs were selected by simple random sampling method. The total sample was 160 respondents. The data were collected by personal interview method with the help of a well-structured pre-tested interview schedule. The profile of the respondent women revealed that most entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs were in the middle age category (62.50 % and 65.00 % respectively), from nuclear families (77.50 % and 80.00 % respectively). Most respondents were from small families and were married. Entrepreneurs had more land holdings than non-entrepreneurs. The average family income of entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs was between Rs. 34,000 - 51,000. Both the groups of respondents were having agriculture as their family occupation (76.25 % and 68.75 % entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs respectively). Extension participation of both the groups was however low. Among the agriculture and allied enterprises selected by rural women the most popular enterprise was dairy (91.25 %), this was followed by vegetable cultivation (23.75 %), poultry (10.00 %), goat rearing (8.75 %), floriculture (7.50 %), sericulture (5.00 %), sheep rearing and fruit cultivation (3.75 % each) and beekeeping (1.25 %). The calculated indices for the different variables showed that the index for overall entrepreneurial quality of entrepreneurs was 64.86 and of non-entrepreneurs was only 43.26 per cent. The empowerment indices of entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs were 43.86 and 38.97 respectively. The quality of life indices of entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs was 57.19 and 48.65 respectively. Thus indicating that entrepreneurs had better entrepreneurial qualities, were more empowered and had better quality of life than the non-entrepreneurs.
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    Contribution of Accredited Social Health Activist (Asha) Workers for Rural Women and Children
    (University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad, 2016-06) Ashwini R.; Badiger, Chhaya
    Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) is a female health volunteer who will create awareness on health and mobilize the community towards the utilization of existing local health services. She is a grass root level worker in the success of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) which depends on her work efficiency. Therefore, there is a need to assess the knowledge and skills of these workers on issues relating to maternal and child health. The study was carried out in five PHCs (Primary Health Centres) of Dharwad taluk i.e., Mugad, Byahatti, Morab, Gudigeri, and Mishrikoti with a total sample size of 150. A structured interview schedule was used to elicit the information and collected data was analysed by using suitable statistical tools. The study revealed that, majority (64.67 %) of the ASHAs belonged to young age, 78.67 per cent of themwere living in nuclear type of family and 78.00 per cent of them belonged to forward caste. Majority (94.67 %) of them was married and 71.33 per cent were educated up to high school. A large majority (92.00 %) of them had semi- medium income within a range of Rs.1,001- Rs.2,000/- and slightly more than half (53.33 %) had completed 6 years of services with medium level of urban contact (96.00 %). Less than half (46.67%) of respondents had medium level of extension participation. In addition, the overall awareness and opinion index was found 81.84 per cent and 48.38 per cent respectively. Overall knowledge observed was 83.81 per cent. This high overall knowledge was due to her more experience, job involvement, participation in training programmes, exposure to mass media, regular meetings on health. No fixed salary and getting late honorarium were the important problems expressed by 72.00 per cent of the respondents.
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    IMPACT OF KVK TRAININGS ON RURAL WOMEN
    (University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 2015-06) MALABASARI, ROOPA T.; HIREMATH, UMA S.
    The study was undertaken in the year 2014-2015 in Bagalkot district of Karnataka with the sample size of 494 rural women to know their knowledge level, extent of adoption and constraints in adoption of home science and agricultural technologies. Majority of trained women had high level of knowledge with respect to washing powder and phenyl making (56.67%), maize products (48.57%), mango products (40.00%) and bakery products (53.13 %) while, untrained women showed medium level of knowledge about maize products (57.14%) and low level in washing powder and phenyl making (43.33%), mango products (36.67 %) and bakery products (46.88%). In case of agricultural technologies more number of trained women had high level of knowledge in dairy management (63.33%) and medium level in seed treatment (63.33%), vermicomposting (60.00 %) and integrated farming system (43.34%) while, untrained women had medium level in dairy management (60.00%) and low level in seed treatment (46.67%), vermicomposting (40.00%) and integrated farming system (46.67 %). With respect to adoption of home science technologies, a higher per cent of women of washing powder and phenyl making (50.00%), maize products (51.43%) and bakery products (50.00%) belonged to high level of adoption category while, majority of women (80.00%) of mango products belonged to medium level of adoption category. In case of agricultural technologies, more number of women (53.33%) of dairy management belonged to high level of adoption category while, majority of the women of seed treatment (66.67%) and integrated farming system (36.67%) belonged to low level of adoption category. . Majority of rural women expressed lack of adequate time and guidance, financial assistance and non availability of raw materials were the main constraints in adoption of home science technologies. Lack of financial assistance, non cooperation of family members, lack of family encouragement and market facility were the main constraints in adoption of agricultural technologies.