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Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar

After independence, development of the rural sector was considered the primary concern of the Government of India. In 1949, with the appointment of the Radhakrishnan University Education Commission, imparting of agricultural education through the setting up of rural universities became the focal point. Later, in 1954 an Indo-American team led by Dr. K.R. Damle, the Vice-President of ICAR, was constituted that arrived at the idea of establishing a Rural University on the land-grant pattern of USA. As a consequence a contract between the Government of India, the Technical Cooperation Mission and some land-grant universities of USA, was signed to promote agricultural education in the country. The US universities included the universities of Tennessee, the Ohio State University, the Kansas State University, The University of Illinois, the Pennsylvania State University and the University of Missouri. The task of assisting Uttar Pradesh in establishing an agricultural university was assigned to the University of Illinois which signed a contract in 1959 to establish an agricultural University in the State. Dean, H.W. Hannah, of the University of Illinois prepared a blueprint for a Rural University to be set up at the Tarai State Farm in the district Nainital, UP. In the initial stage the University of Illinois also offered the services of its scientists and teachers. Thus, in 1960, the first agricultural university of India, UP Agricultural University, came into being by an Act of legislation, UP Act XI-V of 1958. The Act was later amended under UP Universities Re-enactment and Amendment Act 1972 and the University was rechristened as Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology keeping in view the contributions of Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant, the then Chief Minister of UP. The University was dedicated to the Nation by the first Prime Minister of India Pt Jawaharlal Nehru on 17 November 1960. The G.B. Pant University is a symbol of successful partnership between India and the United States. The establishment of this university brought about a revolution in agricultural education, research and extension. It paved the way for setting up of 31 other agricultural universities in the country.

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Author: Pushpa Kumari × Start date: 2004 × Thesis Type: Ph.D ×
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    A study on gender analysis in dairy farming practices among van gujjars of Hardwar district of Uttarakhand
    (G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar - 263145 (Uttarakhand), 2008-12) Pushpa Kumari; Bhardwaj, Neelam
    Gender distinction is a common phenomenon in human society. It is used for studying the role of males and females in intra and inter household dynamics within a farming system. In India almost 66.8 percent of total workers are employed in agriculture and allied sectors. The proportion of women employed in this sector is 80.7 per cent compared to 62.7 per cent of men. The women contribute 71 per cent of labour force in livestock farming. Van Gujjars are one of the well known pastoral community known for their traditional and noble profession of dairy farming. Very few studies specifically focused on Gujjar women in dairy farming practices are available, realizing the importance of gender analysis in dairy farming practices among Gujjar tribes of Uttarakhand state were conducted. A pre-tested structured interview schedule and knowledge test was administered to 170 household of two resettled Van Gujjars villages, from each household one male and female who were engaged in dairy farming practices were selected as respondents. The finding of the study indicated that majority of daily dairy farming activities predominantly performed by females except selling milk and collecting leaves from the trees. Majority of the males had participation in the occasional dairy farming activities. The average time spent by females on daily and occasional dairy farming activities was 743.06 minute per day and 27.64 hours per years and males spent 408.89 minutes per day and 24.32 hours per years respectively. Majority of respondents both males and females had neutral attitude towards scientific dairy farming practices and value orientation. Majority of males and females had medium level of informal sources of information, extension contact and mass media exposure. Decisions regarding feeding, breeding and marketing were taken by majority of males except management practices. Regarding control over resources and its benefits were majority controlled by males only. In case of knowledge about improved dairy farming practices such as breeding, feeding, management and health care the percentage of respondents were 57.94(61.76% males and 54.12% females), 63.82(64.70% males and 62.94% females) , 67.35 (61.77% males and 72.94% females)and 61.18 percent (60.00% males and 62.35% females). Almost all the variables of both male and female respondents were positively correlated with knowledge level except age, family size and milk consumption.