Thumbnail Image

Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur

Browse

201326
Reset filters
Subject: Extension Education × End date: 2013 × Start date: 2013 × Type: Thesis ×
Reset filters

Search Results

Now showing 1 - 9 of 26
  • Thumbnail Image
    ThesisItemOpen Access
  • Thumbnail Image
    ThesisItemOpen Access
  • Thumbnail Image
    ThesisItemOpen Access
  • Thumbnail Image
    ThesisItemOpen Access
    A Study on Performance of Dairy Enterprise among the Rural Women Self Help Groups under SGSY in Gangeo Block of Rewa District (M.P.)
    (JNKVV, 2013) Rahangdale, Basant Kumar; Sathwane, R.A.
    Abstract Rural women in our country constitute an important work force in agriculture and allied sectors and are vital to the well being of farm households. The farm women are engaged daily in enormous number of activities like farming, livestock development and production, collecting forest produce and so on. Besides, they fetch firewood, fodder and water both for meeting family’s needs and for livestock purposes in addition to the regular household course. Considerable time is spent on food preparation, feeding the family and its welfare. Besides, the participation of women in SHGs have made a significant impact on their entrepreneurial activities such as, agricultural development like all crops including fruits & vegetable, animal husbandry & dairy, vermicompost, poultry, goat rearing, fish rearing, micro irrigation, seed production, flower vending business etc & non-farm entrepreneurial activities like papad making, agarbatti making, pickles making, sweets making, disposal material, tent house etc. provide employment to a greater extent. The largest credit-based poverty alleviation programme namely, Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna (SGSY), launched in India on 01.04.1999 aims to bring the assisted families (Swarozgaries) above the poverty line by ensuring appreciable sustained level of income over a period of time. This objective was achieved by organizing the rural poor into Self Help Groups (SHGs) through the process of social mobilization, training and capacity-building and provision of income generating assets. The SHG approach helps the poor to build their self-confidence through community action. This process would ultimately lead to the strengthening socio-economic empowerment of the rural poor as well as improving their collective bargaining power. In Rewa district, Dairy farming is one of the important economic activities of the rural population. The importance of the dairy has been stressed by the National Commission on Agriculture as a subsidiary industry to agriculture. Dairy Enterprise provides continuous income and improves dietary standards of family, as well as reduces unemployment to a large number of the rural poor. Dairy enterprise has been found most common economic activity among the SHGs under SGSY. Hence it is felt necessary to know the extent to which the dairy enterprise is being performed better in term of economic gain by the rural women self help groups. Based on the fact, the assessment about performance of dairy enterprise undertaken by SHG’s rural women is considered. Keeping this in view the present study entitled as “A Study on Performance of Dairy Enterprise among the Rural Women Self Help Groups under SGSY in Gangeo block of Rewa Distt. (M.P.)’’ has been undertaken with the following objectives. 1. To study the personal, socio-economic, communicational and psychological characteristics of the rural women SHG members. 2. To assess the performance of dairy enterprise taken up by rural women SHG members. 3. To find out the association between personal, socio-economic, communicational and psychological characteristics of the rural women SHG members and performance of their dairy enterprise. 4. To identify the problems faced by members of self help group of dairy enterprise and find out the suggestion made by rural women SHG for enhancing economic gain through dairy enterprise. Methodology Selection of block The Gangeo block of Rewa District was selected purposely since higher concentration of rural women SHG members in dairy enterprises is available as compared to other blocks . Selection of villages From Gangeo block, the 12 villages namely Patai ,Lalgoan, Gangeo ,Mohariya,Ghopi,Devas,Rahdi,Kharhari,phool,shujvar,Padokharkhurd,Baseda were selected on the basis of higher number of members of SHG’s who were running dairy enterprises. Selection of the respondents The SHG members of rural women involved in dairy enterprises from each selected village were selected through proportionate random sampling method. Finally the sample consisted of 120 respondents. The allocation of respondents from each selected village. Independent variables Age, education, size of family, occupation, land holding, annual income, dairy experience, livestock possession, market orientation, contact with extension agency, mass media use, training attended, scientific orientation, economic motivation, risk orientation and decision making. Dependent variables Performance of dairy enterprise of rural women SHGs members. Main findings & Discussion The main findings of the study have been presented in line with the objectives of the study. The details of the main findings are as under. (A) The personal, socio-economic, communicational and psychological characteristics of the rural women SHG members. 1. Out of 120 respondents i.e. 45.00 percent of the respondents were from middle age group. This finding is in line with the findings of Khin (2005) and Rai (2011). 2. More than one third of the total respondents i.e. 35.00 percent were educated up to middle education level category The findings of Ninama (2012) is similar to the present finding. 3. More than 50 present of the farmers i.e. 53.33 percent respondents had medium size of family. Similar result was reported by Khin (2005). And Waskle (2013). 4. About 50.83 percent of the respondents were from agriculture and dairy occupation. This finding is in line with the finding of Ninama (2013). 5. Out of 120 respondents i.e. 45.83 percent respondents had small land holding. Similar result was reported by Khin (2005). 6. Less than 50respondents i.e. 46.66 percent had low annual income. Similar result was reported by Shinde (1998). 7. Among the total respondents i.e. 41.66 percent had low dairy experience. Similar result was reported by Khin (2005). 8. Among the total respondents i.e.40.83 percent were having medium livestock possession. Similar result was reported by Mundhwa and Padheria (1998). 9. More than one third of the total respondents i.e. 39.16 percent were having medium market orientation. Similar result was reported by Chauhan and Patel (2003) and Siddarth (2001). 10. Among the 45.00 percent respondents had low level of contact with extension agency. This finding is in line with the findings of Waskle (2013). 11. Among the 46.66 percent respondents had low mass media use. This finding is in line with the findings of Waskle (2013). 12. Out of total respondents i.e. 50.00 percent respondents had low training attendant. 13. Among the 46.66 percent respondents had low level of scientific orientation. 14. Less than 50 percent respondents i.e. 44.16 percent of the total had low level of economics motivation. 15. About 50.00 percent of the respondents were having low level of risk orientation. This finding is in line with the findings of Waskle (2013). 16. Among the total respondents i.e. 45.83 percent had low level of decision making. (B) The performance of dairy enterprise taken up by rural women SHG members. 1- Hence, it could be concluded that the average mean performance score of dairy management practices (0.93), nutrition & feeding practices (0.88) and disease control practices (0.84) were found to be higher in comparison to overall average mean performance score (0.81) in relation to dairy enterprise undertaken by rural women whereas, the average mean performance score of marketing practices (0.73) and breeding technique practices (0.69) were found to be less in comparison to overall mean performance score of dairy enterprise. 2- The majority of the respondents i.e. 45.83 percent had low performance of dairy enterprise 29.16 percent had medium performance of dairy enterprise where as only 25.00 percent had high performance of dairy enterprise by rural women SHG members of Gangeo block. (C) (a) The association between personal, socio-economic, communicational and psychological characteristics of the rural women SHG members and performance of their dairy enterprise. 1) It was found that the age had no significant association with the rural women SHG members and their performance in dairy enterprise. 2) There was significant association between education and the rural women SHG members and their performance in dairy enterprise. 3) The size of family did not show significant relationship with the the rural women SHG members and their performance in dairy enterprise. 4) There was significant association between occupation and the rural women SHG members and their performance in dairy enterprise. 5) Similarly, size of land holding and the rural women SHG members and their performance in dairy enterprise were significantly associated. 6) As far as annual income is concerned it was found to be significantly associated with the rural women SHG members and their performance in dairy enterprise. 7) Similarly, dairy experience of the rural women SHG members and their performance in dairy enterprise were significantly associated. 8) There was significant association between livestock possession and the rural women SHG members and their performance in dairy enterprise. 9) There was significant association between market orientation and the rural women SHG members and their performance in dairy enterprise. 10) Similarly, contact with extension agency and the rural women SHG members and their performance in dairy enterprise were significantly associated. 11) As regards mass media use, it holds a significant association with the rural women SHG members and their performance in dairy enterprise. 12) Similarly, training attendance and the rural women SHG members and their performance in dairy enterprise were significantly associated. 13) As regards scientific orientation it holds a significant association with the rural women SHG members and their performance in dairy enterprise. 14) Similarly, economic motivation and the rural women SHG members and their performance in dairy enterprise were significantly associated. 15) As regards risk orientation it holds a significant association with the rural women SHG members and their performance in dairy enterprise. 16) Similarly, decision making and the rural women SHG members and their performance in dairy enterprise were significantly associated. (b) Correlation between personal, socio-economic, communicational and psychological characteristics of the rural women SHG members and performance of their dairy enterprise. The study indicated that the characteristics of the respondents namely education, occupation, land holding, annual income, dairy experience, livestock possession, market orientation, contact with extension agency, mass media use, training attendant, scientific orientation, economic motivation, risk orientation and decision making had significant relationship with performance of dairy enterprise of respondents SHG members at 0.05 level of probability. The result also depict that the characteristics namely age and size of family did not establish significant relationship with performance of dairy enterprise of respondents SHG members. (D) (a) The problems faced by members of self help group of dairy enterprise. The major constraints experienced by the respondents were arranged in descending order on the basis of rank order as lack of Technical skill for dairy enterprise (62.50), non-remunerative price for milk (55.83), higher cost of the improved breed (50.83), lack of veterinary services (48.33), lack of improved breed of bull (47.5), lack of balance diet for animal (44.16), lack of information about animal insurance (42.5), dominance of male in decision making (39.16), difficulty loan procedure (36.66),lack of confidence (35.83). (b) The suggestion made by rural women SHG for enhancing economic gain through dairy enterprise. The important suggestions offered by the respondent for enhancing their profitability for dairy units have been arranged in descending order on the rank basis as enhancement in milk price for the producers (64.16), improved seeds of fodder crops should be provided(55.83), there should be regular and planned supply of vaccines (50.83), the loan amount to purchase dairy animals should be increased (47.50), cost of veterinary services should be reduced (43.33), providing technical knowledge to manage the dairy enterprise (42.50), marketing facilities should be provided at village level for the outlet of milk and milk products (40.83), equal status in society (39.16), easy bank loan procedure(35.83), coordination is must among the members(33.33).
  • Thumbnail Image
    ThesisItemOpen Access
    A Study on Attitude of Rural Women Towards Agro Based Enterprise Under District Poverty Initiatives Project (DPIP) in Rewa Block of Rewa District (M.P.)
    (JNKVV, 2013) Sharma, Narendra Kumar; Chouhan, A.S.
    ABSTRACT Women in India is such a group where they contribute much in the rural socio-economic and cultural domain but socially construct role positions, put also effects the development task. In India, women produce 30 percent of the food commodities consumed by the country but earn only 10 percent of income and own 10 percent of the property or wealth of the country. In India about 80% of female population live in the rural areas and 86% of the rural woman work in agriculture and allied activities (Borah 1998). The employment strategy adopted has therefore, included self employment promotion as a component, by providing various facilities like financial assistance, access to raw material and market, technical advice and guidance entrepreneurial and relevant skill training. Breckler and Wiggins (1992) define attitude as “mental and neural representations, organized through experience, exerting a directive or dynamic influence on behavior’’. Attitudes and attitude objects are functions of congnitive, affective and co native components. Attitudes are part of the brain’s associatives networks, the spider-like structures residing in long term memory (Higgins, 1996) that consist of affective and cognitive nodes linked through associative pathways (Anderson, 1983; Fazio, 1986). These nodes contain affective, cognitive, and behavioral components (Eagly and Chaiken, 1995). Attitude plays an important role in the modeling and re-modeling of one’s life. Realizing the facts in M.P., District Poverty Initiatives Project second phase was implemented by state government with a view to employment generation, capacity building and empowerment among rural women in the year 2008. In this programme only rural women considered as target beneficiaries, in this second phase District Poverty Initiative Project is focused on improving livelihood of the poor and vulnerable groups particularly rural women in the project area. Rewa district have been identified as the largest operational field coverage area under district poverty initiatives project since highest number of village i.e. 1091 have been included in the operational area of the project. It has been thought that various agro based enterprise can help rural women for improving the livelihood by getting additional income. However, the views of rural women in respect to benefit of different agrobased enterprises are the main focus of the study. Keeping this in view the present study entitled as “A study on Attitude of rural Women towards Agrobased Enterprises under District Poverty Initiatives Project (DPIP) in Rewa Block of Rewa district, (M.P.)” Will be undertaken with the following objectives:- 1. To study the socio-economic, communicational and psychological profile of the rural women beneficiaries of district poverty initiatives project (DPIP). 2. To identify the agro based enterprises undertaken by the beneficiaries 3. To study the attitude of the rural women beneficiaries toward agrobased enterprises. 4. To explore the relationship of socio-economic, communicational and psychological factors with attitude of rural women beneficiaries towards agro based enterprises. 5. To suggest the ways for enhancing the utility of agro based enterprises to improve the livelihood of rural women. Methodology Selection of the district In Rewa District, Rewa block was selected due to having higher proportion of women SHG members engaged in agro based enterprise as compared to other blocks under District Poverty initiatives Project II phase. Selection of the villages In Rewa block Karahiya project facility team consists of higher number of SHG i.e. 91 working in agro based enterprise among all the PFTS. Five villages were selected namely Karahiya, Dadar, Kitwariya, Saaw, Hardi. Selection of respondents The village wise list of women SHGs members involve in agrobased enterprises will be prepared the five villages on the basis of highest no of SHGs members were selected through proportionate random sampling method. Finally the sample consisted of 120 respondents. Method of collection of data An interview schedule was designed for collection the relevant information of selected variables. The data were collected personally with the help of pre tested interview schedule. The researcher personliy contected the respondents. They were assured that the information given by them would be kept confidential and it would only be used for the academic puposes. Independent variable Age, caste, education, social participation, size of land holding, family size, family type, family occupation, family income, material possession, length of experience, contact with extension agency, mass media use, training received, risk taking willingness, credit worthiness, economic motivation Dependent variable Attitude of rural women towards agro based enterprise Main Findings The main findings of the study have been presented in line with the objectives of the study. The details of the main findings are as under. (A) Socio economic, communicational and psychological profile of the rural women beneficiaries of district poverty initiative project (DPIP). 1. Out of 120 respondents i.e. 54.17 percent belonged to middle age group 2. It was found that 33.34 percent respondents belonged to OBC category 3. More than one fourth of the total respondents i.e.28.34 percent were educated up to middle education level. 4. Nearly 41 percent respondents had low social participation. 5. 46.66 percent respondents had low size of land holding. 6. 42.50 percent respondents had medium family size. 7. Out of 120 respondents i.e. 60.84 percent respondents had joint family type. 8. Out of 120 respondents i.e.40.00 percent respondents had low family occupation. 9. 43.34 percent respondents had medium family income. 10. Out of total respondents i.e. 49.16 percent respondents had high material possession. 11. 44.16 percent respondents were having low length of experience. 12. Majority of the respondents i.e. 50.00 percent of the respondents had medium contact with extension agency. 13. 45.84 percent respondents had low mass media use. 14. 45.00 percent respondents had medium training received. 15. 50.84 percent respondents had medium risk taking willingness. 16. Out of total respondents i.e. 41.66 percent respondents had not available credit worthiness. 17. 47.50 percent respondents had medium economic motivation. (B) The agro based enterprises undertaken by the beneficiaries Among the various agro based enterprises doing was found to be most popular enterprises among the rural women. It was found that 28.33 percent rural women SHGs members were undertaking dairy followed by Vegetable production 21.67 percent, Goat farming 14.17 percent, Poultry farming 12.50 percent, Pickles making 10.00 percent, Dalbari making 7.50 percent and 5.83 percent were undertaken papad making enterprises. (C) The attitudes of the rural women beneficiaries towards agro based enterprises In case of awareness aspect it was observed that the mean score attitude was highest in awareness in agro based enterprises (4.16) followed by women empowerment (3.88), awareness in entrepreneurship (3.86) and motivation (3.45). Regarding the group formation aspect women mean score attitude was highest in as easy group formation (4.43) followed by informal relations (4.03), group mobilization (3.9), and easy membership (3.07) and grading of SHGs (2.98). As far as financial facilities aspect was concerned women mean score attitude was arranged in descending order as easy loan availability through bank (4.18) followed by easy procedure (3.86), provision subsidy (3.29) and capital requirement (3.18). Regarding technical facilities aspect women mean score attitude was maximum in sufficient technical knowledge (4.51) followed by moderate risk in technology (4.16), simplicity (3.79), increase in production (3.31) and improved technology (2.84). As for as training aspect was concerned women mean score attitude was arranged in descending order as orientation training (4.56) followed by use of local language (4.08), active participation (3.97) and skill development (3.9). Regarding resource available aspect women mean score attitude was maximum in use of natural resources (4.68) followed by availability of technological inputs (4.26), transport facilities (4.18), availability of agricultural implements (2.9) and availability of irrigation (2.8). As for as support of government agency aspect was concerned women mean score attitude was arranged descending order prepare planning (4.78) followed by problem solving (4.54), attention in problem. (4.33), marketing support (4.07) and support in transportation of inputs (3.95). Regarding economic gain aspect women mean score attitude was highest in increase in income (4.39) followed by high returns through low caste (3.89), sustainable profit (3.26) and profit in minimum time (2.46). The overall mean score of different components of the rural women attitude was observed t as maximum in component of support of government agencies (women attitude mean score 4.33), followed by training component (women attitude mean score 4.13), awareness component (women attitude mean score 3.84), resources availability component (women attitude mean score 3.76), technical facilities component (women attitude mean score 3.72.), group formation component (women attitude mean score 3.68), finance facilities component (women attitude mean score 3.62) and rural women attitude mean score was minimum in case of economic gain component (women attitude mean score 3.5). (D) Relationship between socio economic, communicational and psychological factors with attitude of rural women beneficiaries towards agro based enterprises Relationship between socio economic, communicational and psychological factors with attitude of rural women beneficiaries. The data indicate that the characteristics of the respondents namely education, size of land holding, family occupation, family income, material possession, length of experience, contact with extension agency, mass media use, training received, risk taking willingness, credit worthiness, economic motivation had significant association with attitude of rural women at 0.05 level of probability. The result also depict that the characteristics namely age, caste, family size, family type and social participation did not establish significant association with attitude of rural women towards agro based enterprise. (E) Suggest the ways for enhancing the agrobased enterprises to improve the livelihood of rural women The important suggestions as offered by the rural women were arranged in descending order as The important suggestions as offered by the rural women were arranged in descending order as full support of family member (61.66), women must be literate (54.16), equal status in society (52.50), group numbers should have common needs and object (50.83), member should present timely in meeting (48.35), intervention of male, should not be in rural women SHGs (45.00), dependency in decision making (43.33), coordination is must, among the members (42.50), frequent training should be imparted (40.00) and easy bank loan procedure (37.50).
  • Thumbnail Image
    ThesisItemOpen Access
  • Thumbnail Image
    ThesisItemOpen Access
  • Thumbnail Image
    ThesisItemOpen Access
  • Thumbnail Image
    ThesisItemOpen Access