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Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola
Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola was established on 20th October, 1969 with its head-quarter at Akola. This Agricultural University was named after the illustrious son of Vidarbha Dr. Panjabrao (alias Bhausaheb) Deshmukh, who was the Minister for Agriculture,Govt. of India. The jurisdiction of this university is spread over the eleven districts of Vidarbha. According to the University Act 1983 (of the Government of Maharashtra), the University is entrusted with the responsibility of agricultural education, research and extension education alongwith breeder and foundation seed programme.
The University has its main campus at Akola. The instructional programmes at main campus are spread over in 5 Colleges namely, College of Agriculture, College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology, College of Forestry, College of Horticulture and Post Graduate Institute. At this campus 4 degree programmes namely B.Sc.(Agri.) B.Sc. (Hort.), B.Sc. (Forestry) and B.Tech. (Ag. Engg.) , two Master’s Degree Programmes viz. M.Sc.(Agri.) and M.Tech. (Agri.Engg.) and Doctoral Degree Programmes in the faculties of Agriculture and Agril. Engineering are offered.
The University has its sub-campus at Nagpur with constituent College, College of Agriculture which offers B.Sc.(Agri.) and M.Sc.(Agri.) degree programmes. The Nagpur Campus is accomplished with a garden, surrounded by its natural beauty and a well established Zoo which attract the general public and visitors to the city. A separate botanic Garden is being maintained on 22 hectares with a green house for the benefit of research workers.
In addition there are 2 affiliated grant-in-aid colleges and 14 private non-grant-in-aid colleges under the umbrella of this University
A Central Research Station is situated at the main Campus which caters to the need of research projects undertaken by Crop Scientists of the principle crops of the region are Cotton, Sorghum, Oilseeds and Pulses.
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ThesisItem Open Access ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AND MANAGEMENT ORIENTATION OF SELF HELP GROUP MEMBERS IN AKOLA DISTRICT.(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra., 2019-06-17) BOLLEBOINA SHILPA; Bhople, Dr. P.P.The present study was conducted in Akola, Balapur and Telhara talukas of Akola District. Findings of the present study revealed that, age of the self help group members indicate the equally distributed young and middle aged women (45.84% and 45.00%), respectively. Higher number of women respondents (34.17%) found educated up to higher secondary school (10th to 12th standard). Over more than half of the respondents (54.16%) had medium level of experience in SHGs (6-10yrs). It was found that nearly one third of respondents (36.66%) possess marginal land holding (0.01 to 1.00 ha). More than two-fifth of the respondents (44.17%) had agriculture as a main occupation. Nearly fifty per cent (45.83%) of the respondents had annual income in between Rs1,00,001/- to Rs1,50,000/-. Regarding training 37.50 per cent of the respondents had two day duration of training. Over more than half of the respondents (53.34%) had medium level of social participation. Higher proportion of the respondents (62.50%) had exposure to medium category of sources of information. Maximum number of respondents (66.66%) had medium level of economic motivation and (63.33%) of the respondents had medium level of scientific orientation. With respect to achievement motivation and management orientation, 75.00 per cent and 68.33 per cent of respondents found in high and medium level of achievement motivation and management orientation.The relational analysis with respect to achievement motivation, revealed that, annual income, training received, sources of information, economic motivation and scientific orientation had positive and highly significant with achievement motivation at 0.01% level of probability. While education, experience in self help groups, family occupation and social participation had positive and highly significant with their achievement motivation at 0.05% level of probability. In case of Management orientation, it was observed that training received, sources of information, economic motivation and scientific orientation had positively highly significant with management orientation at 0.01% level of probability. While education, experience in self help groups, annual income, social participation had positively highly significant with their management orientation at 0.05% level of probability. Variables such as age, family occupation and land holding had shown non significant relationship with respect to management orientation. The major constraints faced by the self help group members were, lack of credit availability at low rates of interest, its adequacy and timely access (76.66%), managing time to spare for SHG activities from everyday household activities and daily regular routine (71.66%), non cooperation of family members (60.00%), absence of members in group meetings (54.16%), lack of update informational support on the latest technologies and techniques (44.16%), irregular payment of monthly contribution and untimely repayment of loan by group members (42.50%).ThesisItem Open Access ADOPTION BEHAVIOUR OF AJWAIN GROWERS ABOUT RECOMMENDED CULTIVATION PRACTICES(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra., 2019-07-07) CHAVHAN, SHITAL CHANDUSING.; Lambe, Dr. S. P.The present study on “ADOPTION BEHAVIOUR OF AJWAIN GROWERS ABOUT RECOMMENDED CULTIVATION PRACTICES” was purposively conducted in three Panchayat Samities of Akola district of Maharashtra state. 10 respondents from each village were selected from 12 villages, so 120 respondents for study. The objectives for study are as follows, 1. To study the personal, socio-economic, situational, communicational and psychological characteristics of Ajwain growers 2. To study the knowledge, attitude and adoption of recommended cultivation practices by Ajwain growers 3. To study the relationship of selected characteristics of Ajwain growers with their knowledge, attitude and adoption 4. To identify the constraints faced by Ajwain growers in adoption of recommended cultivation practices The exploratory design of social research was used in the present study. The data was collected by personally interviewing the respondents with the help of pretested and well-structured interview schedule subjected to appropriate statistical analysis. Data were collected on personal, socio-economic, situational, communicational and psychological characteristics of the respondents. Findings revealed that, maximum number of respondents were in middle age group and educated up to secondary school level, possessed semi-medium land holding, annual income ranging from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 1,50,0 Majority of respondents were having area under Ajwain up to 1 ha. More than half of the respondents had market accessibility above 20 km. Higher proportion of the respondents had medium level of sources of information, economic motivation and scientific orientation. Risk preference comes under high level category. With regards to knowledge of Ajwain growers, majority of them possessed medium to high knowledge level and favourable attitude towards recommended cultivation practices. As far as adoption is concerned, majority of Ajwain growers were observed in medium level of adoption of recommended cultivation practices. Also, adoption behaviour observed at medium level. The reasons for medium adoption behaviour were the medium adoption in major operations and lack of awareness about recommended cultivation practices, more fluctuation in market price, unavailability of improved variety etc. As regards, existence of low adoption behaviour in variety and seed treatment showed unavailability of variety and lack of technical knowledge about seed treatment, were also one of the reasons of the medium adoption behaviour. Findings of relational analysis revealed that age, education and land holding were positively and significantly correlated at 0.05 level of probability. The variables such as annual income, area under Ajwain, sources of information, economic motivation, scientific orientation and risk preference were positively and highly significant at 0.01 level of probability. Whereas market accessibility had shown non-significant correlation with adoption behaviour. The variables selected under study, jointly explain a significant amount of variation in adoption behaviour of Ajwain growers about recommended cultivation practices.ThesisItem Open Access EXTENSION NEEDS OF VEGETABLE GROWERS IN AMRAVATI DIVISION.(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra., 2019-06-06) KARUKUMALLI, SINDHURA.; Tekale, Dr. V. S.ThesisItem Open Access INVOLVEMENT OF FARMERS IN FEEDBACK MANAGEMENT WITH REFERENCE TO Bt COTTON.(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra., 2019-06-02) SHINDE, VIJAY BHAGWANRAO.; Shambharkar, Dr. Y. B.Study entitled “Involvement of Farmers in Feedback Management with Reference to Bt cotton” was undertaken in Umarkhed Panchayat samiti in Yavatmal district of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state. Ex-post facto research design was used for the same. The farmers growing Bt cotton since last three years consecutively were identified and from each selected village 12 Bt cotton growers as respondents were selected randomly to constitute sample size of 120 respondents. The data from Bt cotton growers were collected by personal interview method. The findings of personal characteristics indicated that, higher percentage of Bt cotton growers (41.67%) were in the middle age group, educated up to high school (36.67%), agriculture as main occupation (51.67%), possessed small land holding (42.50%), and having annual income ranging from Rs.1,00001 to 2,00,000/- of 46.67 per cent of the respondents. The findings with regard situational and communicational characteristics, revealed that, little less than half of the respondents (49.17%) were observed in 01.22 ha to 02.43 ha area under Bt cotton, medium level of availability of inputs (64.17%), medium level of mass media exposure (57.50%), medium level of both scientific orientation and risk orientation (59.17%), (53.33%) respectively, perceived feedback correctly (22.50%), maximum number of the respondents (60.83%) were found in medium knowledge level and 58.34 per cent of them were also observed in medium level of adoption of Bt cotton cultivation practices. In case of involvement of farmers in feedback management relatively higher proportion of the respondents (57.50%) were moderately involved in feedback management. Little less than one fourth of the respondents (25.83%) had low level of involvement in feedback management and 16.67 per cent of the respondents had high level of involvement in the feedback management. With regards to relational analysis with adoption of Bt cotton cultivation practices, education, land holding, area under Bt cotton, availability of Input, mass media exposure, scientific orientation, and knowledge, were showed positive and highly significant relationship with adoption at 0.01 level of probability. Whereas, annual income, risk orientation, established positive and significant and relationship with adoption at 0.05 per cent level of probability. However, the occupation showed non-significant relationship with the adoption. Variables such as age and perception of feedback were negatively significant with adoption of Bt cotton cultivation practices. In case of relational analysis of involvement of farmers in feedback management education, land holding, annual income, mass media exposure, scientific orientation and knowledge were found to be highly and positively significant relationship with the involvement of respondents in feedback management at 0.01 level of probability. While occupation found to be positively correlated with the involvement of respondents in feedback management as 0.05 per cent level of significant relationship of probability. The positive and significant relationship of education, occupation, land holding, annual income, mass media exposure, scientific orientation and knowledge, shows that the increase of these variables, involvement of farmers in feedback management increases. Whereas, variables such as age, area under Bt cotton, availability of input, perception of feedback, and risk orientation, showed non-significantly relationship with the involvement of farmer in feedback management. With regards to constraints, major constraints faced by the Bt cotton growers in involvement of feedback management, were untimely message from source, limitation of interpersonal communication with the source, hesitation, faith on fatalism, nature of inarticulation on the part of receivers to provide feedback were the various constraints faced by the Bt cotton growers as respondents.ThesisItem Open Access LIVELIHOOD SUSTAINABILITY OF SMALL AND MARGINAL FARMERS IN WESTERN VIDARBHA.(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra., 2019-07-15) NADHAVADEKAR, UMESH PANDURANG.; Kale, Dr. N. M.The present study entitled “Livelihood Sustainability of Small and Marginal Farmers in Western Vidarbha” was conducted in Akola and Akot tahsil in Akola districts and Shegaon and Khamgaon tahsil in Buldhana districts of Vidarbha region in Maharashtra state with following specific objectives. 1. To study personal, socio-economic and situational characteristics of the small and marginal farmers. 2. To study the livelihood sustainability of small and marginal farmers. 3. To study the relationship between selected characteristics of small and marginal farmers and livelihood sustainability. 4. To study the problems faced by the small and marginal farmers about livelihood. The total 120 respondent were selected by random sampling method. Out of which 60 small and 60 marginal farmers were selected from Akola and Buldhana districts of Vidarbha. The present study was based on exploratory design of research. The salient findings of the present study revealed that from all age group respondents were covered, 2.50 percent were illiterate, within the literates (49.17%) respondents educated up to primary school level. Majority of farmers (66.67%) observed in small family size. Majority (65.83%) farmers did not have any sources of access the irrigation. They solely depend on monsoon rains i.e. rainfed farming and have crop-crop (78.33%) farming system. Over half (56.50 %) of them were engaged seasonally in crop cultivation on their own farm plus farm labour for wage earning as a supportive endeavour to farming. 55.83 per cent farmers have income in the range of Rs. 40,001 to Rs. 60000/. The average annual income of selected small and marginal farmers were Rs.60258.33 per year. The low livelihood sustainability index can be attributed in majority 55.50 per cent of the farmers duo to low natural (52.50%), social (85.83%) and financial capital (86.67%) even though medium human capital (95.00%) and physical capital (64.17%) is on encouraging/supporting. Out of these variables land holding, irrigation source, type of land, type of crop, cropping system, farming system and annual income shows positive and significant correlation with livelihood sustainability status at 0.01 level of probability. Among the natural resource related problems cent per cent (100.00%) of the farmers have expressed that 'erratic rainfall and cumulative droughts over years' followed by lack of resource conservation (76.67%) and lack of Irrigation facilities (65.83%). The most prominent financial problems identified by the farmers was procedural delays in obtaining farm loans (67.50%). The major market related problems elicited by per cent (100.00%) of the farmers to that lack of remunerative price fluctuation. Hence, this research study clears that in study area there is a need to increase the income level of the small and marginal farmers for increasing their paying capacity/ability, increase the irrigation potential for profitable crop grown and better employment opportunities, new improved technology utilization, motivate them to face challenges in life and raising their livelihood sustainability in Western Vidarbha.ThesisItem Open Access CONTENT ANALYSIS OF FARMERS’ QUERIES RECEIVED AT AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION CENTRE(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra., 2019-06-10) Mohammad, Khan; Tekale, Dr. V. S.The present study entitled, “Content Analysis of Farmers’ Queries Received at Agricultural Technology Information Centre” was conducted at Agricultural Technology Information Centre, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola with following specific objectives. 1) To study the structure and functioning of Agricultural Technology Information Centre (ATIC) 2) To analyze subject wise farmers’ queries and its content received at ATIC 3) To examine trends of farmers’ queries received at ATIC over period of time 4) To study and analyze location wise farmers’ queries received at ATIC The sample of the study comprised of the queries received at ATIC, Dr. PDKV, Akola during the year 2014-2019. The salient findings of the present study revealed that, Agricultural Technology Information Centre was functioning at Dr. PDKV, Akola since year 2001 and operating at ‘single window’ delivery system of the University. Project Management Committee headed by Director General, ICAR is responsible for the management of the project. At Zonal Coordinator and at University level, Director of Extension Education along with ATIC Manager is responsible for functioning of the centre. University have providing technical guidance to the farmers through field visits of the scientists, helpline services, personal letters and during the visits of the farmers at ATIC or at University. The findings further revealed that, 39373 numbers of the farmers had made contact with the University during the year 2014-15 to 2018-19, out of which 11727 farmers had personally visited, while 27646 farmers have contacted University scientists on helpline number. During the year 2014-2015 maximum number of farmers (11,840) visits was registered while during 2017-18, only 5455 number of farmers was visited. Total 27,646 farmers’ queries were registered as per the record of ATIC during the year 2014-2019. Out of which 9702 (35.09%) related to agronomy, 8522 (30.83%) related to plant protection, 5820 (21.05%) related to horticulture, and 2705 (09.78%) were related to animal husbandry and dairy science, whereas, 897 (03.24%) number of queries were registered for other subjects. The gender-wise distribution of the queries revealed that, 99.56 per cent of queries were received from male famers while very few (00.44%) queries were received from female farmers. Out of the total farmers’ queries, 24913 numbers of queries were received from Vidarbha while 2733 number of queries were received from other parts of the state of country. Farmers from Akola district recorded maximum (33.16%) number of the queries, followed by Buldhana (15.74%), Amravati (12.83%), Nagpur (11.17%) and Washim (10.08%), respectively. Number of queries received from Gadchiroli, Chandrapur, Bhandara and Gondia were very low. 9032 number of farmer’ queries were received for the agronomical crops, out of which 38.54 per cent of the queries were from the Akola district, followed by Washim (13.78%) and Buldhana (12.62%). Cotton occupies prime position on which maximum number of queries asked by the farmers, followed by soybean and wheat. Around 31.27 per cent of the queries recorded were about different varieties evolved by the University while, 22.24 per cent of the farmers enquired about the seeds and other inputs available at the University. 4938 number of farmers’ queries were about horticultural crops, maximum number of queries 1200 were from Akola district and citrus is a major crop on which majority of the queries (25.30%) asked by the farmers. 1612 number of queries were received on vegetable crops and onion occupies prime position on number of queries received (24.01%). 512 number of queries were received on floricultural crops and marigold occupies majority of queries (33.01%). With regard to the farmers’ queries related to the plant protection measures, total 7692 number of queries were registered at ATIC, 25.53 per cent of the queries were from Akola district, followed by Buldhana (16.35%) and Washim (14.47%). The Cotton, Citrus and Onion were the main crops on which majority of the queries related to plant protection measures were asked by the farmers. The total, 2430 queries with regard to animal husbandry and dairy science were received at ATIC of which majority of the queries were on poultry farming (22.94%), followed by sheep & goat rearing (18.45%) and cow rearing (13.51%).ThesisItem Open Access KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES BY GRAM GROWERS(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra., 2019-06-27) LAXTTTIWAR, NIKHIL BAPURAO.; Raut, Dr. R. S.The present study entitled “Knowledge and adoption of Integrated Pest Management practices by gram growers” was conducted in Pandharkawada and Zarijamani talukas of Yavatmal district of Maharashtra state with following specific objectives. 1. To study the personal, socio-economic, situational, communication and psychological characteristics of the gram growers 2. To study the knowledge and adoption of gram growers about Integrated Pest Management practices 3. To study the relationship between selected characteristics of gram growers with their knowledge and adoption about Integrated Pest Management practices 4. To identify the constraints faced by the gram growers in adoption of Integrated Pest Management practices The sample of study comprised of 120 gram growers randomly selected from six villages of each Pandharkawada and Zarijamani taluka of Yavatmal district. The salient findings of the present study revealed that more than half (56.67%) of the respondents were in the middle age group of 36 to 50 years. More than one fourth (27.50) of the respondents were educated up to high school. 55.84 per cent of the respondents were found to be in semi-medium land holding category. Nearly half (45.84%) of the respondents had annual income between Rs. 1,50,001/- to Rs. 2,25,000/-. More than half (65.00%) of the respondents were having bi-seasonal cropping pattern. More than half (55.00%) of the respondents had area under gram from up to 1.00 ha. More than one third (36.67%) of the respondents had irrigated their field from well/tube well. Great majority i.e. 71.67 per cent of the respondents had availed insurance for gram crop. 58.34 per cent of the respondents were found to be in the medium category of source of information. 60.83 per cent of the respondents were in the medium category of economic motivation. More than half (54.16%) of the respondents were in medium category of innovativeness. Majority of the respondents i.e. 55.83 per cent were included in medium category of scientific orientation. More than half i.e. 63.33 per cent of the respondents belonged to medium category of knowledge about IPM practices of gram crop. Majority of the respondents i.e. 61.67 per cent belonged to medium category of adoption about IPM practices of gram crop. The findings of correlation analysis revealed that characteristics such as education, land holding, annual income, cropping pattern, area under gram, insurance availed, source of information, economic motivation, innovativeness and scientific orientation were having positively significant with knowledge and adoption; whereas other variables like age and source of irrigation were non-significant with knowledge and adoption about IPM practices. As far as constraints in adoption of IPM practices in gram are concerned, majority (70.00%) of the respondents faced the constraint of lack of technical knowledge of IPM practices, followed by lack of proper guidance about pesticides use (55.00%), non-availability of inputs at right time (52.50%), high cost of inputs (46.67%), unavailability of labours (42.50%) and lack of media advertisement (39.17%).ThesisItem Open Access KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION OF FARMERS ABOUT SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES.(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra., 2019-06-17) WARIDULLAH; Kale, Dr. N. M.The study entitled, “Knowledge and Adoption of Farmers about Soil and Water Conservation Practices” was purposively conducted in Akola district. For present study, 150 farmers were selected from 10 villages by using random sampling method. This research study clearly shows that majority (44.00%) of respondents were included in the middle age (36 to 50 yrs.) category followed by 36.00 per cent respondents were observed in old age (Above 50 years) category. More than one fourth (26.67%) of the respondents were educated up to higher secondary school level, followed by 23.33 per cent of the respondents were educated up to high school level. Maximum percentage (43.33%) of the respondents belonged to category of small land holding ranging from 1.01 to 2.00 ha.Majority (28.67%) of the respondents had annual income between 1, 00,001 to 2, 00,000 followed by 23 .33 per cent respondents were found to have annual income above Rs.4, 00,000. Majority (67.34%) of the respondents had agriculture as a main occupation. More than fifty per cent (61.33%) respondents were having class 1 type of soil, followed by 36.67 per cent respondents having class 2. Majority (68.67%) of the respondents were having plan topography of land followed by 23.33 per cent respondents having undulating topography of land. Majority (80.00%) of the respondents were having cropping pattern kharif + rabbi followed by 20.00 per cent respondent having cropping pattern only kharif.Majority of farmers (81.33%) were having irrigation on up to 1 ha. More than (58.00%) of the selected respondents were in low social participation category, followed by 34.00 per cent respondents under medium social participation category and (8.00) per cent respondents having high social participation. Majority of (86.00%) respondent kept low extension contact with extension agencies for seeking information. More than half (56.67%) of the respondents were having medium level of risk preference followed by (43.33) per cent high level of risk preference. Dependent variable Majority (57.33) of the respondents had high level of knowledge about the recommended soil and water conservation practices, whereas (42.67) per cent respondents were having medium level of knowledge. Most of the respondents (76.00%) had low level of adoption of recommended soil and water conservation practices. The percentage of respondents having medium level of adoption was (24.00) per cent.