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    A study on impact of district poverty intiative project (DPIP) in empowering the rural women in tikamgarh district (M.P.)
    (JNKVV, 2014) Singh, Mukesh; Dubey, M.K.
    Empowerment is defined as “giving power to creating power within and enabling is a relative concept which describes a relationship between a powerful people has power over others. Empowerment entails power sharing a change in the balancing of power between people. Therefore empowerment involves negotiation of the balance of power between the more and less ∗ powerful”. Empowerment is a multi dimensional process, which should enable people to realize their full identify and power in all spheres of life. Empowering women through better education, economic opportunity and healthcare including family planning is pivotal to world progress, with far-reaching benefits for families, communities and the planet. The DPIP being implemented in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan is a poverty alleviation program designed to empowerment and women for self development so that the poor create and manage their own development opportunities. The DPIP targets socially and economically disadvantaged groups, particularly the SC/ST households, households migrating out for wage employment, households without proper shelters/ dwellings, women and women headed households. The DPIP programme was launched in the Tikamgarh district since 2001 for the disadvantaged group of people. For keeping the view the present study was carrying out in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh. “A study on Impact of District Poverty Initiative Project (DPIP) in empowering the rural women of Tikamgarh Block, District Tikamgarh (M.P.)” with the help of following specific objectives: 1. To study the profile of selected women beneficiaries of DPIP. 2. To determine the impact of DPIP in terms of income and employment generation of selected women. 3. To find out the association between independent variables with (Singh and Bansal 2002). dependent variables beneficiaries of DPIP. 4. To locate the constraints perceived by the women beneficiaries in perceiving the benefits under DPIP. 5. To record their suggestion of women beneficiaries for better implementation of DPIP. Methodology: In order to achieve these objectives, the investigation was conducted in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh, because the district has pioneer work under DPIP Since 2001. The Tikamgarh district comprises of 6 blocks namely Tikamgarh, Niwari, Jatara, Prathvipur, Baldevgarh, and Palera. Out of these Tikamgarh block was selected purposively due to maximum number of women SHGs. carrying out agricultural activities like as vegetable, spices, poultry, seed production and dairy enterprises. Since 13 years under DPIP. The Tikamgarh block consists of 72 villages in which 6798 beneficiaries were benefited through 737 SHGs under DPIP. Out of which 10 villages were selected on the basis of maximum number of beneficiaries has been benefited. The total 120 women beneficiaries were selected as sample of the study through proportionate random sampling method. The data were collected with help of prestructered interview schedule. These were analyzed by investigator using frequency, percentage, chi-square test and rank order. In order to ascertain relationship between independent and dependent variables, the chi-square was worked out. Conclusion: 1. To study the profile of selected women: Maximum of women were from middle age group, Higher of the women other backward class and nuclear family, maximum of the women had illiterate. Most of the women medium mass media exposure, economic motivation, scientific orientation, extension contact, training exposure, and low income category. 2. To determine the impact of DPIP in terms of income and employment generation of selected women: Maximum number of respondents (47.50%) was engaged in employment; however, they fall in the medium category of employment generation (43 to 85 man days). As regard to income of respondents were concerned, the maximum number of respondents i.e. 45.83 per cent was earning medium income up to Rs.14, 000. 3. To find out the association between independent variables with dependent variables beneficiaries of DPIP: Age had non-significant association and influenced the in empowering the rural women, whereas annual income, education, caste, type of family, occupation, economic motivation, scientific orientation, mass media exposure, extension contact, training exposure had significant association with income and employment generation of rural women. 4. To locate the constraints perceived by the women beneficiaries in perceiving the benefits under DPIP: The major problem reported by the respondents such Illiteracy, Non availability of guiding agency, Lack of training related to agriculture., All members did not attend meeting, Dual role of women, Lack of co- ordination amongst Members, Unaware about the rules of the bank, Less importance to SHG. 5. To record their suggestion of women beneficiaries for better implementation of DPIP: The important suggestions as offered by the rural women were suggestions like women must be literate, encourage more saving, timely training, co- ordination among the member, women should be right to take decision.
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    A study on technological gap in cultivation of cotton crop in nisarpur block of dhar district madhya pradesh
    (JNKVV, 2014) Patidar, Santosh; Agriwal, S.K.
    ABSTRACT Cotton (gossipium spp.) is one of the most important commercial fiber crops it play prominent role in the national and international economy due to its high commercial value, it is also named as “white gold”. Cotton is grown chiefly for its fiber used in the textiles industries and it is also used for several other purposes like making threads for mixing in other fibers, oil extraction from cotton seeds, crushed seeds for animal feed, lint for religious purpose etc. India has largest area under the cotton in world but occupies third position in production with 35.20 million bales which cover the 12.18 million ha. of land. In India, enough research on cotton production technology has been generated in agricultural universities and research institutes but the target adopters of the technology have not been able to adopt it to desired level. There had always a gap between recommended technologies and their adoption by the ultimate users of the technology. Therefore, the present investigation entitled “A study on technological gap in cultivation of cotton crop in Nisarpur block of Dhar District, M.P.” The specific objectives of the investigation were as follows: 1. To know the socio-economic, psychological and communicational attributes of cotton growers. 2. To determine the technological gap in different practices of cotton cultivation followed by cotton grower. 3. To find out the association between socio-economic, psychological and communicational attributes with technological gap. 4. To find out the constraints perceived by cotton growers in adoption of recommended cotton production technology and suggestion to overcome them. In order to achieve these objectives, the investigation was carried out in Nisarpur block of Dhar district (MP). By using random sampling method 120 soybean growers were selected from 10 villages. Data were collected with the help of pretested interview schedule. The data were analyzed by investigator using frequency, percentage, mean, Chi-square test and rank order. In case of socio-economic attributes most of the cotton growers belonged to middle age group, acquired up to primary education, having medium size of land holding, had medium material possession, had low social participation, having low farm power and annual income. In case of communicational attributes higher percentages of cotton growers were having low mass media exposure, had medium contact with extension agencies, and having low extension participation. In case of psychological attributes, most of the cotton growers had medium scientific orientation, had medium knowledge of package of practices, having medium adoption level and medium technological gap. In relation to technological gap of various package of practices of cotton, it was found that , the maximum mean technological gap was found in plant protection management and minimum mean technological gap was found in picking management of cotton. The association between various attribute of cotton growers like education level, land holding, form power, annual income, , mass media exposure, contact with extension agencies, scientific orientation, knowledge of package of practices, adoption level and technological gap were found to be significant association with technological gap, whereas only age, material possession, social participation and extension participation had shows non- significant association with technological gap of cotton growers. The major constraints reported by cotton growers were irregular supply of electricity, lack of the knowledge about recommended dozes of insecticides and fungicides, lack of the knowledge about insect-pest and their control measures, higher cost of inputs like seed, fertilizer and pesticides, lack of labourers at the time of picking of cotton, lack of regular contact of RAEOs with farmer, lack of technical guidance from RAEOs, higher charges of labourers, lack of the knowledge about seed treatment process, lack of training programme on cotton production technology , poor transport facilities, non availability of seed and fertilizer in co-operative at proper time, co-operative societies is away from village and complex bank loaning procedure. Similarly, majority of cotton growers suggested that the electricity should be made available, improved cotton production technology training should be given at proper time, dissemination of technology from research field to farmer field, visit of R.A.E.O. should be regular, cost of seed, fertilizer, and insecticide should be less, there should be co-operative near the village, technical knowledge should be given by RAEOs , simplification in crop loan process, the crop loan should be provide at proper time.
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    A study on role of farm women in decision making process in vegetable cultivation in jabalpur block of jabalpur district (M.P.)
    (JNKVV, 2014) Garg, Shiv Sharan; Jaiswal, D.K.
    ABSTRACT Decision making is the process of consciously choosing courses of action from available alternatives and integration of them for the purpose of achieving the desired goal. It is well known fact that the success of rural development process largely depends and policy maker because of increasing imbalance generation out of development the participation of people at large irrespective of sex. The problem of involving women’s participation in the development process is now catching the attention of planner’s process. Although the legal and constitutional provision for equal statues they have been traditional put in a weak position in Indian society and have subordinate role to play. Thus, women’s participation in decision-making is the prerogative of the males as head of the farm families. It also appeared that any decision taken was strongly influenced by the attitude and opinion of their female partners. Therefore, a proper understanding of the complexity of the decision-making process in rural farm families and ascertaining the role of farm women in the process will help in toning up agricultural, vegetable cultivation, modernization in the country as well as transformation of rural family life. In spite of this fact, women share most of the family responsibilities and perform wide range of duties based research. It can be stated the increasing number of rural women in India are not simply housewives but are in the fact farmers. They play various roles in agricultural operation including vegetable cultivation. Realizing the importance of ascertaining the nature and extent of intensity of role of farm women in decision making related to vegetable operations and looking to the major role that women play in rural area, it has been decided to undertake a study entitled, “A study on role of farm women in decision making process in vegetable cultivation in Jabalpur block of Jabalpur district (M.P.)” with the following specific objectives: 1. To study the profile of selected farm women. 2. To determine the role of farm women in decision making process related to vegetable, cultivation practices. 3. To find out the association between dependent and independent variables. 4. To know the constraints faced by the farm women in decision making process in vegetable cultivation and suggestions to overcome them. The present investigation was conducted in Jabalpur block of Jabalpur district having 208 villages out of the total 10 villages those having highest farm woman were selected randomly for present study. In this study, the selected independent variables were socio personal such as age, annual income, socio-economic-status, extension participation, information seeking behaviour, mass media exposure, cosmopoliteness, economic motivation, innovativeness, management orientation, and market orientation. The dependent variable was extent of decision making. The data were collected with the help of pre-tested interview schedule and converted into scores and then analyzed into frequencies and percentages. Chi-square test was used to observe the association between independent variables of farm women and extent of decision making as dependent variable. The variables of the study were abstracted through past research review and hypotheses were tested in null form. Conclusions: (A) Profile of the selected farm women: Majority of farm women were from middle age group, annual income and socio economic status had moderate level. Majority of the farm women had low extension participation and low information seeking behavior. Most of the farm women possessed medium mass media exposure and were from low cosmopoliteness and were medium economic motivation, innovativeness, management orientation, and market orientation from medium level. (B) Role of farm women in decision making process related to vegetable, cultivation practices : Majority of the farm women (47.27%) had moderate participation in decision making process, as related to vegetable operations. During the research study, it was observed that majority of farm women had always taken decision regarding selection of crop, quantity of seed, sowing time of seed, weeding, use of manures, harvesting, picking and grain storage. They were rarely involved in decision making regarding nursery management, field preparation, selection of variety, irrigation, seed treatment and marketing and use of fertilizers, plant protection measures as it required more scientific knowledge and skill. (C) Association between dependent and independent variables: Age had non-significant association and influenced the role in decision making process related to vegetable operations, whereas annual income socio economic status, extension participation, information seeking behaviour, mass media exposure, cosmopolitness, economic motivation, innovativeness, management orientation, and market orientation had significant association with decision making process of vegetable operations of the farm women. (D) Problems faced by the farm women in decision making process in vegetable cultivation and suggestions for better decision making of farm women: (1) Problems faced by beneficiaries: Male dominance, no knowledge about improved technology and lack of education were the most important problems affecting the decision making process reported by tribal farm women. Other factors in order of sequence were, poor economic status of the family, management of time for farm and home activities, lack of information about the solution to the problem, lack of knowledge, higher time consumption for household works, inability to take decisions, family norms, lack of proper guidance for taking decisions, high cost of farm material, lack of marketing facilities and no permission to take decision due to younger age. (2)Suggestions for better decision making of farm women: The problems of farm women in India are multifarious and multidimensional. These problems can be solved by changing the attitude of family, society and nation towards the women. * * *
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    A stucy on adoption behaviour of improved Potato poduction technology among the farmers of chhindwara block in chhindwara district (M.P.)
    (JNKVV, 2014) Suryawanshi, Deepali; Pyasi, D.K.
    ABSTRACT Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) family (Solanaceae) is one of the most important food crop of the world. Potato has been cultivated in Nepal for a long time and it has become one of the most popular crop for vegetable purposes. Potatoes are economical food since they provide a source of low cost energy to the human diet. They are rich source of starch and vitamins especially C and B1 and minerals. They contain 20.6% carbohydrates, 2.1% protein, 0.3% fat, 1.1% crude fiber and 0.9% ash on fresh weight basis. It also contain good amount of essential amino acids like leucine, tryptophane and isoleucine etc. In India, potato is grown over an area of 1.87 million hectares, with a production of about 41.32 million tones and productivity 22074 kg/ha. . In M.P. potato is grown over a00 n area in 788hectares with a production of about 944400 tones. The productivity of potato is about 119.90 q/ha. Chhindwara division is the largest potato producing division in M.P. and its cultivation is done mainly in Chhindwara district. It is recorded from the available data that out of the total area of 3935 hectares under potato crop in Chhindwara district with a total production of 76603 tons and productivity 19470 q. /ha. The Chhindwara block shares an area of 2015 hectares only with a production of about 50375 metric tones. Even though the area under potato cultivation is high in Chhindwara district but the productivity is low (25 tonnes/ha) as compared to other potato growing district. So, there is a need to increase productivity through improved production technology. Based on this "A study on adoption behaviour of improved potato production technology among the farmers of Chhindwara block in Chhindwara district (M.P.)" has been undertaken with the following specific objectives:- • To know the profile of selected potato growers. • To determine the level of adoption of the recommended improved potato production technology among the selected growers. • To ascertain the association between the profile of the potato growers with their extent of adoption. • To identify the constraints in adoption of improved production technology of potato crop and suggest the measures to overcome them. In order to achieve these objectives, the investigation was carried out in Chhindwara block of Chhindwara district (MP). By using random sampling method 120 potato growers were selected from 10 villages. Data were collected with the help of pretested interview schedule. The data were analyzed by investigator using frequency, percentage, mean, Chi-square test and rank order. Most of the potato growers belonged to middle age group and acquired education upto middle school level. Maximum of them belonged to OBC category, having joint type of family and marginal size of land holding. Majority of the potato growers were growing potato crop in medium area of land in rabi season. It was also found that potato growers had medium number of farm power and other implements. Most of the potato growers were having mixed house type, medium material possession and had medium social participation. Majority of the potato growers were having medium experience in potato cultivation and had medium income. The study revealed that most of the potato growers had medium economic motivation, medium risk preference, low extension participation, medium mass media exposure, low information seeking behaviour, medium innovativeness and had medium market orientation. In case of knowledge level about different technological components, it was observed that seed and sowing management were perceived as more important components, whereas weed management, fertilizer management, irrigation management and storage management were perceived as less important technological components and also low knowledge level regarding improved potato production technology. Association between attributes of potato growers and adoption behaviour like age, education, size of land holding, area under potato crops, experience in potato cultivation, family type, cast, farm power, material possession, social participation, annual income, economic motivation, risk preference, extension participation, mass media exposure, information seeking behaviour, innovativeness, marketing orientation, knowledge level were found to be significant with adoption behaviour of improved potato production technology. Whereas house type and occupation had shown non- significant association with adoption behaviour of potato growers. The major constraints reported by the potato growers were electricity problem, lack of availability of technical information from gram panchayat, less rate of potato in the market, lack of training regarding improved potato production technology, lack of knowledge about insects and diseases, high cost of seed, fertilizers, insecticides, and implements, non availability of inputs in village and insufficient knowledge about the seed treatment and their doses. Similarly, majority of potato growers suggested that the electricity should be made available, technical potato production training should be given, visit of RAEOs should be more, rate of seeds, fertilizers, insecticides should be available in low cost, minimum support price should be attractive demonstrations should be conducted at the farmers field by agriculture department for transfer of improved potato production technology among the potato growers.
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    A Study on utilization of information sources by system of rice intensification (SRI) Growers in balaghat Block of district balaghat (M.P.)
    (JNKVV, 2014) Gabhane, Meenakshi; Dubey, M.K.
    ABSTRACT The information sources play a key role in ensuring food security and sustainable agriculture. The demonstrations, agricultural scientists, friends, extension workers, trainings, television, radio, relatives etc. are the main sources of information by creating socio information support system to identify the problem of the farmers so that the need based information through information sources may be provided and also to established its utility among farmers there by resulting. Rice is one of the most important and largest growing crop through out the country as a food grain. The ultimate success of any developmental programme depends on the extent to which the farmers adopt the new ideas and practices. The new system of rice cultivation (SRI) came in India in the year of 2003-04 in Andhra Pradesh at first. Balaghat division of M.P. is one of the important paddy growing region of Madhya Pradesh with a view to enhance economic benefit from paddy cultivation with the adoption of System of Rice Intensification method of paddy cultivation, the scientist of K.V.K. and all agriculture departments demonstrated this technology on the field of farmers. The present study “A study on utilization of information sources by System of Rice Intensification (SRI) growers in Balaghat block of District Balaghat (M.P.)” has been undertaken with the following specific objectives :- 1. To know the profile of SRI growers. 2. To study the utilization pattern of different sources and channels of agriculture information used by SRI growers. 3. To assess the relationship between the profile of selected SRI growers with their utilization pattern of sources and channels. 4. To find out the problems faced by the paddy growers in adoption of SRI method and suggestions to overcome them. Methodology: For fulfillment of these objectives, the study was conducted in ten randomly selected villages of Balaghat block of Balaghat district where the SRI method of paddy cultivation has been popularized among the paddy growers by KVK, Balaghat. The data were collected using survey method through a pre-tested interview schedule and responses were recorded. Collected data were then tabulated and analyzed using percentage, mean, rank order, correlation and standard deviation. Conclusions: 1. Profile of SRI growers: As regards the profile of SRI growers are concerned, the finding of study can be summarized that majority of SRI growers (55.00%) belonged to middle age group (37-55 year). In case of socio-personal and economic attributes, most of the respondents (50.00%) belonged to middle level of socio-economic status. More than 55 per cent of SRI growers had medium economic motivation and medium level of scientific orientation, above 60.00 per cent of SRI growers had medium market orientation. More than 45 per cent of the SRI growers secured high knowledge level and high percentage of adoption level. More than 60 per cent of SRI growers were having high attitude towards SRI method, nearly three-fourth (70.00%) of SRI growers were having medium irrigation status, 60.00 per cent of the respondents were having low annual income (Rs.50000/- to 200000/-). In relation to the production level of SRI growers, it was found that the majority of the SRI growers had medium production level (61 to 80 q.). 2. Utilization pattern of different sources and channels of agricultural information used by SRI growers: In relation to the utilization of information sources by SRI growers it was found that majority of SRI growers were having high utilization of information sources. 3. Relationship between the profile of selected SRI growers with their utilization pattern of sources and channels: Relationship between socio-economic status, economic motivation, attitude towards SRI, annual income, production, knowledge level and adoption level of SRI growers had significant relationship with utilization of information sources, while age, scientific orientation, market orientation and irrigation status of SRI growers were found to be non-significant relationship with utilization of information sources. 4. Problems faced by paddy growers in adoption of SRI method and suggestions to overcome them : The major problems reported by the paddy growers were labours are not available at the time of transplanting as major problem in adoption of SRI method of paddy cultivation which received rank I, followed by inadequate supply of electricity, lack of knowledge about insect and disease, lack of knowledge about improved seed and lack of appropriate knowledge about land preparation. Similarly, the main suggestions given by paddy growers for adoption of SRI method of paddy cultivation were that to follow the guideline of extension workers and agriculture department, maximum personal contact with agriculture functionaries, demonstration should be conducted on farmers’ field by agriculture department, regular listening of radio programme, visit of RAEOs should be regular. Suggestions for further research work: The following suggestions are proposed for further research work : Similar studies may be conducted in the paddy zone area to verify the present findings by considering following points – 1. A separate study on assessment to knowledge and adoption components of SRI system of paddy cultivation should be conducted. 2. Assessment of adoption gap of paddy growers. 3. Assessment of problems in adoption of recommended components of SRI system. 4. The further study should be planned according to situational and infrastructure variables. 5. The investigator should collect the data after establishing the rapport with the SRI growers and must verify from the needed secondary data of office record from the concerned departments, cooperative societies and input dealers. * * *