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Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities, located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is named after India's seventh Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh. It is a leader in agricultural research in India and contributed significantly to Green Revolution and White Revolution in India in the 1960s and 70s. It has a very large campus and has several research centres throughout the state. It won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997. HAU was initially a campus of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. After the formation of Haryana in 1966, it became an autonomous institution on February 2, 1970 through a Presidential Ordinance, later ratified as Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, 1970, passed by the Lok Sabha on March 29, 1970. A. L. Fletcher, the first Vice-Chancellor of the university, was instrumental in its initial growth.

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Subject: Sociology × Author: Punia, Dharmveer × End date: 2020 × Start date: 2020 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Socio-economic impact of combine harvester on farmers in Haryana
    (CCSHAU, Hisar, 2020-08) Punia, Dharmveer; Subhash Chander
    The study was conducted in Kurukshetra and Hisar districts of Haryana state with following objectives 1.To assess the nature and extent of combine harvesting. 2. To know the factors associated with level of knowledge and adoption of combine harvester. 3. To study the socio-economic impact of combine harvester. It was found from the field of the study that maximum number of the respondents (47.50%), who belong to semi-medium category of land holding had adoption of combine harvester in wheat crop. less than one-fourth of the respondents (22.50%), who belonged to semi-medium category of land holding, had adoption of combine harvester in paddy crop.Benefit: cost ratio was higher with combine harvesting (18.91) and (38.25) as compared to manual harvesting (6.73) and (10.40) in wheat and paddy respectively. Reasons for the adoption of combine harvester that. All respondents reported that combine harvesting was faster than manual, less costly, time saving and combine harvester was capable of harvesting at large area of land in a short time period. Reason for non-adoption of combine harvester was Overwhelming majority of the respondents (90.00%) responded that non-availability of machine on time in time during harvesting period and lack of knowledge. Overwhelming majority of the respondents (93.75%) faced the problem more expensive custom hiring services in adoption of combine harvester and lack of adequate training program (91.25%).More than three-fourth of the respondents (76.25%)increased livestock and social mobility followed by more expenditure on social ceremonies, education of their childrens and increased land area on lease (73.75%). It was concluded that combine harvester was beneficial for the farmers. Adoption of combine harvester help to improved their socio-economic status of the farmers. It was also suggested that Training programme should be organizing to increase the knowledge about benefits of combine harvester.