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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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    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.
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    Knowledge and opinion of stakeholders and beneficiaries about supplementary food provided in anganwadis
    (UASD) Pratibha Salutagimath; D. A. Nithya Shree
    The research study was conducted in four villages of Dharwad district of Karnataka state during 2012-13 to know the “Knowledge and opinion of stakeholders and beneficiaries about supplementary food provided in anganwadis.” Ex-post facto research design was employed in the present research study. From each village 40 stakeholders and 40 beneficiaries were randomly selected. Stakeholders were community people, parents and anganwadi teachers. Beneficiaries were adolescent girls, pregnant women, lactating mothers and anganwadi children. Thus the total sample selected for the study was 320. The data was collected from the selected sample through personal interview with the help of pretested structured interview schedule. The collected data were tabulated and analyzed by using suitable stastical tools. The results showed that comparison of knowledge of beneficiaries, stakeholders and anganwadi teachers about supplementary food provided in anganwadis. There was significant difference observed between these three groups on knowledge about supplementary food provided in anganwadis. On the whole anganwadi teachers had high knowledge when compared to stakeholders and beneficiaries. In case of opinion 45 per cent of the beneficiaries had favourable opinion, 40.84 per cent of stakeholders had highly favourable opinion and 60 per cent of anganwadi teachers had favourable opinion about supplementary food provided in anganwadis. In case of beneficiaries age, education level, land holding, organizational participation and cosmopoliteness were positively and significantly related to knowledge level. In case of stakeholders education level, organizational participation, extension participation and scientific orientation were positively and significantly related to knowledge level. Organizational participation was negatively and significantly related to opinion of beneficiaries. Education level, extension participation and scientific orientation were positively and significantly related to the opinion of respondents. Majority of the respondents had medium level of knowledge about anganwadi activities, food and health facilities provided in anganwadis. Hence concerned functionaries should take adequate steps to create awareness by organizing camps and trainings to increase the knowledge level of beneficiaries and stakeholders about the programme.
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    A study on women related schemes implemented by panchayat raj
    Suman M. Pujar; Uma S. Hiremath
    The study was conducted in the year 2012-2013 in Dharwad taluk of Dharwad district of Karnataka with a sample size of 420 women beneficiaries of different schemes implemented by Uppin-Betageri Gram Panchayat. The data was collected on awareness, knowledge, socio-economic change, problems and suggestions about women related schemes with the help of pre-tested structured interview schedule. Majority of the women beneficiaries belonged to old age group (43.62%), forward caste (55.55%), illiterate (63.88%), married (61.11%), nuclear family (63.33%), farm labours (63.05%), low level mass media participation (67.77%), medium level extension participation (54.64%) and cosmopoliteness (72.45%). Majority of stake holders (78.33%) were aware of selected Panchayat schemes. Cent per cent of the stake holders were having awareness about every scheme related to house, employment and pension. Level of awareness of stake holders about Panchayat schemes found to be above average (58.34%). More than eighty five per cent of community leaders (87.50%) were aware of Panchayat schemes. More number of women beneficiaries were having medium knowledge level (38.62%) about women related schemes. Women beneficiaries had higher level of knowledge with respect to the schemes SGRY (60.00%), SGSY (50.00%), NFBS (45.00%). After availing benefit from the scheme, beneficiaries improved socially and economically. In social change more than fifty per cent of women beneficiaries became member of the SHG group (50.56%). Majority of beneficiaries had high economic change by housing scheme (81.25%) and considerable change by pension (46.00%) and employment schemes (25.00%). More number of women beneficiaries had problems in housing (36.25%) followed by pension (26.00%) and employment schemes (21.25%). Major problems faced were delay in payment of money, no fixed time for disbursement of wage and improper distribution of food grains. They suggested to increase the pension amount (56.00%), employment days (57.50%) and direct distribution of money to the beneficiaries for house construction and renovation (67.50%).
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    Profile study of Women self help groups in gadag district of Northern Karnataka
    (UAS, Dharwad, 2005) C.M.Devalatha; L.V.Hirevenkanagoudar
    A study was conducted during April-May 2005 Ron and Gadag taluk of Gadag district. The purpose was to obtain a comprehensive knowledge of the Self help groups in Gadag district with special importance to the motivational factors in the formation of Self help groups, economic additive undertaken, suggestions of the members and socio-economic and psychological characteristics of SHG members. All the representative of women self help groups were interviewed. The findings of the study revealed that (90.00%) of the groups were formed into self help groups due to financial problems. Nearly 48.33 per cent of the Self help groups by 25 per cent of them undertaking collectively whereas, remaining 26.66 per cent of them did not take up economic activities either individually or collectively. Suggestions of the respondents such as quick release of loan, marketing facilities to be improved, training should be intensified with basic orientation as well as skill development, transport facilities to be provided for better marketing, providing infrastructure facilities for selected activity, supervision by higher authority. The socio-economic and psychological profile reveals that majority of the members were young age group (71.67%), literate (65.00%), nuclear family (65.83%), medium size family (60.00%) and married (86.67%). The predominant occupation was agriculture for their livelihood. Majority (70.67%) of respondents participated in training programmes. Almost 65.83 per cent of the respondents belonged to medium level of achievement motivation whereas, 71.67 per cent of them belonged to medium innovativeness category. Majority of the groups offered medium amount of loan (0.05 to 1.20 lakh). In respect of loan repayment, 80 per cent of the banks achieved high payment rate during 2003-04. Whereas, 42.86 per cent of the bank had achieved medium loan repayment, 80 per cent of them beneficiaries borrow loan from Self help groups.
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    Radio listening and televiewing behaviour of rural women
    (UAS, Dharwad, 2005) Geeta Malagar; Chhaya A.Badiger
    A study on Radio listening and televiewing behaviour of rural women was undertaken during 2006-07 in Belgum district of Karnataka state. Sample consisted of 200 rural women viz., 100 radio listeners and 100 televiewers from Naganur, Tukkanatti, Kalloli and Sanganakeri villages of Gokak taluk. Pre-tested interview schedule was used for collection of information. Radio and Television programmes were classified into four categories namely farm, home, community and anyother programmes. Anyother programme included news, quiz, cinema and its songs, employment, crime, entertainment, astrology, serials, philosophical, educational programmes etc. Amongst all these programmes majority of the respondents had listened and viewed only entertainment programmes. Highest time was spent on listening to any other programmes (84.34 min. out of 374 minutes) followed by home programmes (47.44 min. out of 220 minutes), farm programmes (15.36 min. out of 75 minutes) and community programmes (3.15 min. out of 65 minutes). With respect to television highest time was spent (256.6 min out of 2,400 min.) on entertainment programmes followed by home programmes (8.54 min. out of 120 min.), community programmes (5.45 min out of 120 min.) and farm programmes (3.00 out of 120 min.). Rural women strongly agreed that radio and television programmes are in simple language and helpful for adoption of technologies and give more information. Lack of leisure time for rural women was the important problem for not listening and viewing to all radio and television programmes regularly as mentioned by large majority of rural women. . They preferred simple programmes in local language, programmes to give timely information and they wanted detailed information on income generating activities.
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    A study on knowledge and adoption of selected health and nutritional practices by rural women in Belgaum district, Karnataka
    (UAS, Dharwad, 2007) P.Kiranvani; L.V.Hirevenkanagoudar
    The study was conducted in Belgaum and Gokak taluks of Belgaum district of Karnataka state during the year of 2006-2007. The district and taluks were purposively selected because they were having highest number of Primary Health Centers (P.H.C). Since the study was related to health and nutritional practices, villages having Primary Health Centers (P.H.C) were considered for the study. Five villages were selected randomly from each taluk for the study. Fifteen women were selected randomly as respondents from the selected villages. Thus a total of one 150 respondents were taken for the study. Majority (49.34%) of the respondents had medium level of knowledge. Whereas, 19.33 percent and 31.33 percent of the respondents had low and high level of knowledge, respectively about health and nutritional practices. Majority (63.37%) had partially adopted the health and nutritional practices, whereas, 36.63% of the respondents were fully adopted the health and nutritional practices. This might be due to the less social participation, less exposure to mass media, less participation in extension activities. The socio economic profile of the respondents revealed that majority of the respondents had high level of education (46.00%), nuclear family (61.33%), annual income had upto 17,000 (61.33%), land holding 2.5 to 5 acre (31.00%), low to medium participation in social organizations (40.00%), low extension participation (14.67%), less exposure to mass media (7.33%), medium to high information seeking behaviour through formal and informal sources (59.00%). Knowledge and Adoption showed a significant relationship with education, caste, land holding, annual income, and sources of information, social participation and extension participation had positive and significant relationship with the knowledge level of the rural women about health and nutritional practice. The age a d family size showed non significant relationship with the knowledge and adoption level of the respondents.
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    A Comparative study on the job performance, job sttisfaction and constraints of men and women extension officers of karnataka state department of Agriculture
    (UAS, Dharwad, 2005) Dolly Mishra; D.M.Chandargi
    A comparative study was taken up with the specific objectives of measuring job performance and job satisfaction of men and women extension officers of KSDA working in northern districts of Karnataka and to identify the personal, sociopsychological and economical characters related to job performance and job satisfaction. Further, an attempt was made to identify the problems faced by men and women extension officers in performing their job. The study was conducted in 4 districts of northern Karnataka namely Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri and Belgaum with a sample size of 30 women and 40 men extension officers. The scales and scoring procedures developed by earlier researchers were used to quantify the variables for the study. The main findings of the study are a majority (75.41%) of the Extension Officers in both the categories belonged to medium performance category. Little higher percentage (11.54%) of women belong to higher job performance category compared to their men (8.57%) counterparts. Majority (62.86%) of the Extension Officers belonged to medium job satisfaction category. Twenty per cent women were found in high job satisfaction category, whereas, 17.14 per cent men officers were in high job satisfaction category. Majority of the extension officers in both the categories were found to have medium level of information seeking behaviour, job involvement, job stress, organisational commitment and achievement motivation. Annual income and job stress among men and information seeking behaviour, job stress and job involvement were most significant variables explaining job performance of women officers. Whereas, job stress, job involvement and achievement motivation among men and organisational commitment, job involvement and achievement motivation were significant variables which explain job satisfaction of women officers. The major problems encountered by men officers were conveyance facility and non-availability of inputs while non-cooperation from RSK staff and interior village communication expressed by women officers.