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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 ATTITUDE OF STUDENT TOWARDS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAMME.(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth Akola, Maharashtra, 2021-08-30) ADE, AKASH GOPICHAND.; xv, p.93The present study was conducted mainly with the objective to study “Attitude of Student towards Experiential Learning Programme”. The present investigation was conducted in the two constituent’s colleges of agriculture under Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. i.e., College of Agriculture, Akola and Shri. Shivaji Agriculture College Amravati, with a view to know the attitude of student towards Experiential Learning Programme. All those who were registered for the final year (2019-20) were considered selected from each selected colleges and 120 samples was selected by random sampling method. Exploratory research design was used for the study. In case of profile of the students selected for the present study it is found that, equal number of male (50.00%) and female (50.00%) students, majority (71.67%) of the students were from rural background, more than half (65.83%) of the respondent secured 7.50 to 8.49 cumulative grade point (CGPA) belongs to first class, majority (45.00%) of the student’s parental occupation was only agriculture, maximum (51.67%) students were from the families having annual income up to Rs. 1,00,000/-, majority (48.33%) of students had medium level of participation in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, 86.67 per cent students had medium aspiration level, majority (73.33%) of participants had medium level of achievement motivation, more than half (66.67%) of the students had medium level of self-confidence, majority (64.17%) of the students had medium decision making ability and majority (58.33%) of the students had acquired the skills partially. The majority (72.50%) of the students had favourable attitude towards ELP, followed by 15 per cent of the students had least favourable attitude towards ELP and 12.50 per cent students had highly favourable attitude towards ELP. The computed correlation coefficient (r) values of participation in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, achievement motivation, self-confidence and skills acquired of respondents of the respondents had positive and highly significant relationship with their attitude towards ELP at 0.01 per cent level of probability. While decision making ability of the respondents had positively significant and academic performance of students, parental occupation, annual income had negative and significant relationship with their attitude towards ELP at 0.05 per cent level of probability. From the result, it was observed that gender, family background, and aspiration of students did not show any relationship with their attitude towards Experiential Learning Programme. The constraints as realized by the ELP students were 62.50% students reported the lack of sufficient laboratory facilities, 59.20% students reported that limited exposure to the industry/ field visit, here two constraints having 41.70% students reported that lack of technical guidance and students not motivated because of low chances for employment after graduation, constraints having same number of (28.30%) students reported that limited content of learning skills in practical course and students not willing to do hard jobs of practical training and in last 22.50% students reported that concentrating on passing the practical course. The suggestions offered by the ELP students were 75.00% of students suggested that giving preference to students interest while choosing an enterprise, 53.30% of students suggested that more emphasis should be given on tours and visits, 50.80% of students suggested that uniform distribution of work to every student, 33.33% of students suggested that arranging proper marketing facilities and at last 27.50% students suggested that provision of adequate land resources, inputs and money in timely manner.ThesisItem Open Access ASSESSMENT OF LIVELIHOOD STATUS OF THE TRIBAL FARMERS.(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth Akola, Maharashtra, 2021-07-29) KILNAKE, SIMRALMANOHAR.; Shambharkar, Dr. Y. B.The present study titled “Assessment of Livelihood Status of Tribal Farmers” was undertaken in Yavatmal district of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state. The ex-post facto analytical research design was used for the study. A total sample comprising of 150 farmers were respondents were selected from 10 villages by using random sampling method. The data was collected with the help of pre-tested interview schedule by personally interviewing the respondents. Salient findings of the study are, half of the respondents were following Most of the tribal farmers indicated that maximum number of the tribal farmers were middle aged (56.00%), maximum number of the tribal farmers were educated up to middle school (32.67%), maximum number of the respondents (46.00%) had medium family size, with small category of land holding (38.00%), had medium status in farming experience (48.00%), almost fifty percent of the respondents (48.00%) were doing only farming as their occupation, maximum number of respondents (62.67%) had medium expenditure pattern ranging from Rs. 33377 to 55811 and had higher share contribution, more than fifty percent of the respondents (52.00%) were included in the medium category of urban contact, majority of the respondents (74.00%) had medium extension contact, maximum number of the respondents (68.00%) had medium economic motivation, relatively higher proportion of the respondents (64.00%) had medium achievement motivation. Majority of the respondents (79.33) had generated employment up to 193 mean man days, agriculture and service occupation had 272 mean man days, maximum number of the respondents (63.33%) had low human capital, almost fifty per cent of the respondents (48.67%) had low physical capital, more than fifty percent of the respondents (51.33%) had low natural capital, relatively higher proportion of the respondents(62.67%) had low social capital, and maximum number of the respondents (69.33%) had low financial capital. In case of overall livelihood status, more than fifty per cent of the respondents (52.67%) had low livelihood status. In relational analysis, education, family size, land holding, occupational status expenditure pattern and economic motivation show positive and significant correlation with overall livelihood status at 0.01 level of probability whereas variables such as technology utilization showed positive and significant correlation with overall sustainable tribal livelihood status at 0.05 level of probability Hence null hypothesis for those variables were rejected while accepted for variables namely age, farming experience, urban contact, extension contact and achievement motivation.ThesisItem Open Access ADOPTION OF INTEGRATED WEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES BY SOYBEAN GROWERS.(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth Akola, Maharashtra., 2021-08-10) MAHALINGE, VISHAKHA RAJKUMAR.; Chinchmalatpure, Dr. U. R.The present study “Adoption of Integrated Weed Management Practices bySoybean Growers” was under taken in Renapurand ShirurAnantpaltalukas of Latur district in Marathwada region of Maharashtra State, Six Villages fromRenapur and ShirurAnantpaltalukas of Laturdistrict were selected randomly on the basis of maximum area under soybean crop for research study. The exploratory research design was used for present study. The data from soybean growers were collected with the help of interview schedule. The findings revealed that majority of respondents belonged to middle age group were educated up to high school level, middle family size (5 to 7 ), belonged to semi-medium size land holding category and agriculture Is the main occupation, with annual income between of Rs. 2,25,415 to Rs. 6,88,551/- had put up to 2.11 to 5.27 ha. area under soybean crop had medium sources of information, had medium category of extension contact had medium level of economic motivation, having medium level of innovativeness, had medium scientific orientation and had medium level of knowledge and adoption of integrated weed managementpractices. In relational analysis it could be seen that, among selected variables education, occupation, source of information, extension contact, economic motivation, scientific orientation and knowledge was positively and significantly correlated with adoption at 0.01 level of probability. However the variables land holding, annual income, area under soybean crop and innovativeness was positive and significant with adoption of the respondents at 0.05 per cent level of significance. That means among all independent variables education, land holding, annual income, area under soybean crop, sources of information, extension contact, economic motivation, innovativeness, scientific orientation and knowledge were the most contributing variables for increasing adoption of respondents about integrated weed management practices use in soybean crop. The constraints when studied and analyzed it is revealed that, the constraints like problem ofhigher cost of herbicides, load shedding and problem of wild animals respectively, it was followed by lack of technical guidance, inadequate supply of irrigation water in annual cropping system, inadequate supply of labour for hand weeding, lack of knowledge about use appropriate dose of herbicide, lack of proper information about chemical weed control, problems regarding financial sources, rains after spray hampers the effect of herbicide and also observed that lack of knowledge and adoption about precautions taking while spraying was some of the major constraints faced by the respondents. On the basis of these findings it is implies that extension functionaries should organize result demonstration for use of IWM practices in soybean crop. In this context it is also suggested that information regarding IWM practices use in soybean crop should be disseminated to the soybean growers by extension functionaries of State Department of Agriculture, NGO’s and Agriculture Universities, through demonstration, trainings field visits, distribute the leaflets, printed materials and the other media of transfer of technology for imparting knowledge & increased adoption about integrated weed management practices.ThesisItem Open Access ADOPTION OF IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY BY ORANGE GROWERS.(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth Akola, Maharashtra, 2021-11-10) CHAUDHARI, PRADNYANAND DILIP.; Salame, Shri. S. P.The present study entitled “Adoption of improved technology by orange growers” was conducted in Nagpur rural and Katol talukas of Nagpur district of Maharashtra state. The sample of study comprised of 120 orange growers purposively selected from six village of each Nagpur rural and Katol talukas of Nagpur district. The salient findings of the present study revealed that (53.34%) respondents comes under middle age group, (31.66%) of the respondents educated up to higher secondary school level. (42.50%) of the respondents possessed semi-medium category of land holding (2.01 to 4.00 ha). More than half (53.33%) of respondents are agriculturist, More than half i.e.(55.83%) respondents have farming experience comes under middle level group, nearly (70.83%) respondents had area under orange cultivation, (59.16%) respondents using drip irrigation, more than half (55.83%) of the respondents comes under middle group for source of information, more than half (76.67%) of the respondents were observed in medium level of economic motivation, nearly (70.83%) of the respondents comes under innovativeness, more than half of the respondents had medium (66.66%) level of risk perception, nearly (66.66%) percent respondents had medium level of risk preference. More than half (64.16%) of the respondents belonged to medium category of knowledge about improved technologies of orange. High proportion (60.83%) of respondents belonged to medium category of adoption about improved technologies of orange. The finding of the correlation analysis revealed that, the education, land holding, farming experience, area under orange crop, economic motivation, innovativeness, perception, risk preference and knowledge were found positive and highly significant with knowledge at 0.01 per cent level of probability, whereas age and occupation had positively significant with knowledge at 0.05 per cent level of probability hence, null hypothesis (H0) is rejected in this case. The positive significant relationship shows that when the level of the above variables viz. education, land holding, farming experience, area under orange crop, economic motivation, innovativeness, perception, risk preference and knowledge increases, then the knowledge of the respondents about improved technologies will also increases. The variables like method of irrigation and sources of information were found non-significant relationship with knowledge so these were non-significant hence, null hypothesis (H0) is accepted in this case. This finding clearly indicates that more number of the selected independent variables had positively significant correlated with knowledge of improved technologies of orange. Constraints faced by the respondents in adoption of improved technologies of orange, shows that all of respondents (100%) faced the constraint of availability market storage facility followed by 96.67 per cent of the respondents faced the constraints of high cost of labour for orchard operation. Majority (94.17%) of the respondents faced the constraints of High cost for application of improved technologies. It was observed that 91.67 per cent of the respondents faced the constraints of lack of awareness about crop insurance scheme. Near about 87.50 per cent of the respondent faced the constraint of lacking of training activities. 83.33 percent of the respondents faced the constraint of lack of awareness about measures to control alternate host. Lack of participation in extension activities is the another constraint faced by more than half (66.67%) of the respondents. Nearly 47.50 per cent of the respondents faced the constraints of lack of awareness about latest technologies used in orange orchard.ThesisItem Open Access IMPACT OF FARMERS FIELD SCHOOL ON SOYBEAN GROWERS.(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth Akola, Maharashtra., 2021-09-30) SONONE, MAYURI.; Katole, Dr. R. T.The study entitled, “IMPACT OF FARMERS FIELD SCHOOL ON SOYBEAN GROWERS” was purposively conducted in the Akola district of Maharashtra state. From the Akola district, three tahsils (Akola, Murtizapur and Balapur) were considered and from each tehsil, four villages were selected. From each selected village 10 soybean growers were selected out of which 5 were beneficiary farmers and 5 were non-beneficiary farmers. Finally making to figure of total of 120 respondents from all the 3 selected tehsils. From 120 respondents the data was collected through survey method with the help of an interview schedule. The ex-post-facto design of social research was used for the present study. The specific objectives of the study were as under 1. To study the personal, socio-economic, communication and psychological characteristics of Soybean growers of Farmers Field School 2. To study the Impact of Farmers Field School on Soybean growers 3. To analyse the relationship between selected characteristics of Soybean growers of Farmers Field School with the impact of Farmers Field School on Soybean growers 4. To identify the constraints faced by Soybean growers of Farmers Field School The findings revealed that, majority of beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers were from middle age group, had education up to secondary school, possessed semi-medium land holding, had annual income between Rs. 1,00,001/- to Rs. 2,00,000/- with medium level of farming experience, the average area under Soybean crop was 1.01 ha to 2.00 ha and the source of information, scientific orientation and economic motivation were found to be medium level in case of beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers. Regarding dependent variable, impact of Farmers Field School on the beneficiary farmers was studied in terms of change in knowledge, change in adoption, change in productivity and change in annual income. It was found that, there were change in knowledge, adoption, productivity and annual income of beneficiary farmer over non-beneficiary farmer. There were total change was found to be 35.78 per cent. The ‘Z’ value for knowledge, adoption, productivity and annual income was found to be positively and highly significant at 0.01 level of probability. The important constraints expressed by the beneficiary farmers in Farmers Field School found that 56.67 farmers found unavailability of captan/ thirum before sowing, followed by 51.67 per cent said unavailability of bioagents, 48.33 per cent said costly agricultural inputs, 43.33 per cent farmers found that unavailability of pesticides at subsidized rates and lack of sufficient resources and capital, followed by 36.67 per cent farmers had lack of credit facilities at time and unavailability of seeds at subsidized rates followed by 31.67 per cent farmers expressed unavailability of inorganic fertilizers at subsidized rates.ThesisItem Open Access PERFORMANCE OF WOMANS SELF HELP GROUPS IN CHANDRAPUR DISTRICT.(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth Akola, Maharashtra., 2021-09-30) KARMENGE, AKASH BHASHKAR.; Kale, Dr. N. M.The present study on “Performance of womans Self Help Groups in Chandrapur District” was conducted in Chandrapur districts of Maharashtra State. The exploratory research design was used for the study. In all, 120 womans SHG members were selected by random sampling method. The data were collected by personally interviewing the respondents with the help of structured interview schedule. The data collected were examined, classified, quantified and tabulated. Frequencies, mean, standard deviation and coefficient of correlation were employed for interpreting the results. The study was noticed that, nearly half of the woman SHG members (47.50%) were in the middle age group of 36 to 50 years. 36.67 and 28.33 per cent of the respondents were Illiterate and educated up to secondary school, respectively. Majority (85.00%) of the woman SHG members are married. About two third (63.33 %) were found in the medium family size (i.e. 4 to 6 members). 77.50 and 13.33 per cent of the respondents had annual income between Rs. 45,001/- to Rs. 90,000/- and Up to Rs. 45,000/- respectively. Half (50.83%) of the respondents belonged to medium category of mass media exposure, 58.33 per cent of the respondents were in medium level of extension participation, majority of the womans SHG members (65.00%) were include in medium category of social participation. More than half (57.50 %) of the respondents had medium level of management orientation, and about two third (61.66%) of the respondents had medium level of achievement motivation. The majority 60.00 per cent of the respondents had medium level of performance category, followed by 22.50 per cent of the respondents had high level and 17.50 per cent were having low level of performance category. It was observed that independent variables like education, mass media exposure, extension participation, social participation, management orientation and achievement motivation were positively and highly significant with performance of self- help groups. The variable namely age was negatively significant with performance of self- help groups. Whereas, marital status, family size and annual income was found to be non-significant relationship with performance of self- help groups. The major problems faced by the woman members of Self-Help Groups were restrictions from family members (Rank I), not able to attend training (Rank II), not able to attend meeting (Rank III), insufficient saving (Rank IV) and sometimes difficult to repay loan (Rank V).ThesisItem Open Access IMPACT OF MECHANIZED CULTIVATION PRACTICES ON PADDY GROWERS.(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth Akola, Maharashtra, 2021-08-30) JANBANDHU, KAJAL BHAGWAN.The study entitled “Impact of mechanized cultivation practices on paddy growers” was purposively conducted in Bhandara district of Vidarbha region. The study was conducted in two tahsils of Bhandara district and from each tahsils five villages were selected on the basis of higher number of trainees on mechanized cultivation of paddy and from each selected village, six number of trainee paddy growers of training programme and six were non-trainee paddy growers were taken into consideration. Thus data was collected from 120 paddy growers of Bhandara district. The information from these paddy growers were collected with the help of structured and pretested interview schedule. The ex-post-facto design of social research was used for the study. The specific objectives of the study are as under 1. To study the personal, socio-economic, situationaI and psychological characteristics of paddy growers 2. To study the knowledge of paddy growers about mechanized cultivation practices of paddy crop 3. To study the adoption of paddy growers about mechanized cultivation practices of paddy crop 4. To study the impact of mechanized cultivation practices on paddy growers 5. To study the constraints faced by the paddy growers in adoption of mechanized cultivation practices in paddy crop The findings revealed that, majority of paddy growers were from middle age group, had education up to secondary school, possessed semi- medium land holding, agriculture as main occupation with medium level of farming experience, low annual income the average area under paddy crop was up to 1.00 ha, majority followed seasonal cropping pattern, medium level of availability of farm implements, economic motivation and innovativeness were found to be medium level and about fifty per cent having medium level of knowledge and adoption of mechanized cultivation practices in paddy crop. Regarding dependent variable, impact of mechanized cultivation practices on the paddy growers was studied in terms of change in knowledge, change in adoption, change in productivity and change in annual income. It was found that, there was total impact of 32.30 per cent. The ‘Z’ value of knowledge, adoption, productivity and income were found to be positively and highly significant at 0.01 level of probability. In case relational analysis, between selected characteristics of trainee paddy growers with knowledge revealed that, age, education, experience in paddy cultivation, annual income, availability of farm implements and innovativeness was found to be positive and highly significant with knowledge at 0.01 level of probability. Whereas, land holding, area under paddy crop and cropping pattern were found to be positively significant at 0.05 level of probability. The relational analysis between selected characteristics of trainee paddy growers with adoption revealed that, age, education, experience in paddy cultivation, annual income, area under paddy crop, availability of farm implements and innovativeness were found to be positive and highly significant with income at 0.01 level of probability. Only occupation and cropping pattern was found to be positively significant at 0.05 level of probability.The relational analysis between selected characteristics of trainee paddy growers with productivity revealed that, age, education, experience in paddy cultivation, annual income, area under paddy crop, availability of farm implements and innovativeness of the trainee paddy growers had positive and highly significant relationship with productivity at 0.01 level of probability. While, land holding, occupation, cropping pattern and economic motivation had positive and significant relationship with productivity at 0.05 level of probability. The relational analysis between selected characteristics of trainee paddy growers with annual income revealed that, age, education, experience in paddy cultivation, annual income, area under paddy crop, availability of farm implements and innovativeness of trainee paddy growers had positive and significant relationship with annual income at 0.01 level of probability. Land holding and cropping pattern were found to be positive and significant with productivity at 0.05 level of probability. The major constraints expressed by the paddy growers were lack of custom hiring facilities at local area and higher initial capital investment for improved farm implements/machinery.ThesisItem Open Access ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOUR OF GRAPE GROWERS IN NASHIK DISTRICT.(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth Akola, Maharashtra., 2021-11-10) PADVI, GANESH MANGALU.; Raut, Dr. R.S.The present study on “Entrepreneurial behaviour of Grape growers in Nashik District” was conducted in Nashik district of Maharashtra state. The exploratory research design of social research was used. In all, 120 respondents were selected by random sampling method. The data were collected by personally interviewing the respondents with the help of structured interview schedule. The data collected were carefully examined, classified, quantified and tabulated. Frequencies, mean, standard deviation were employed for interpreting the results. The findings of the present study revealed that, majority of the respondents (68.33%) belonged to middle age group i.e., between (36 to 50 years). (23.34 %) percent of the respondents were educated in middle School level (5th to 7th standard), together. the majority (38.34%) of the Grape growers were engaged in Agriculture occupation, Majority of the respondents (34.17%) had Annual income between (400001 to 500000). Higher percentile of the respondents (42.50%) had possessed Land holding Semi-Medium (02.01 To 04.00ha). Majority of the respondents (60.83%) had Land under Grape in Medium Category (0.5203 to 1.082 ha). High percentage of the respondents (45.00 %) uses well or tube well as a source of irrigation. Majority of the respondents (60.83%) had medium extension contact for seeking information. Majority of the respondents (67.50%) had medium level (4-7) of social participation. Majority of the respondents (63.34%) had medium level of Extension Participation. Majority of Grape Growers (65.00 %) had medium Scientific Orientation. Majority of the respondents (66.67%) had medium innovativeness. Majority of the respondents (57.50%) had medium achievement motivation. Majority of the respondents (59.17%) belonging to medium economic motivation category. Majority of the respondents (60.83%) found medium category of decision-making ability. Half (73.33%) of the respondents had medium category of risk preference. Majority of the respondents (65 .00 %) belonged to medium category of leadership ability. Majority of the respondents (65.00%) respondents belongs to medium category of management orientation. Majority of the respondents (64.17%) possess medium entrepreneurial behaviour. The calculated co-relation co-efficient between adoption of respondents and their profile revealed the following results which clearly indicates that selected characteristics of Grape growers i. e. land holding, area under Grape crop, annual income, scientific orientation, and knowledge had positive and significant relationship at 0.01 level of probability with adoption. Whereas, farming experience, extension contact had negative significant relationship at 0.01, percent level of probability with adoption level of Grape growers. Age, education, source of irrigation had positive and non-significant relationship with adoption level. While only extension contact had positive and significant relation at 0.05 percent level of probability with adoption. The result of the co-relation co-efficient between entrepreneurial behaviour of respondents and their profile revealed the following results which clearly indicates that selected characteristics of Grape growers i.e. Education, Occupation, Annual family income, Land holding, Extension contact, Social participation and Scientific orientation had positive and significant relationship at 0.01 level of probability with entrepreneurial behaviour whereas, Source of Irrigation had positive significant relationship at 0.05 percent level of probability with entrepreneurial behaviour of Grape growers. While age had negative and non-significant relationship with entrepreneurial behaviour. And Area under grape and Extension participation had positive and non- significant relationship with entrepreneurial behaviour of Grape growers. The constraint faced by respondent, it can be observed at the time of cultivation that, majority (96.67%) of the respondents were expressed problem of Lack of storage facilities, followed by 95.84 per cent of the respondents expressed that they have problem with high incidence of pests and diseases and 91.64 per cent of the respondents facing problem in difficulties of Irregular supply of electricity. Also, respondents facing problems of Labour problem for inter-cultivation operation (87.50), Skilled labours are not available for pruning operation (83.34%) and Expensive nature of plant protection chemicals in time (81.64%). And Costliness of chemical fertilizers (66.64%), Non-availability of appropriate plant protection chemicals ( 25.00%) Further, 16.64 per cent of the respondents expressed problem of Non-availability of fertilizer at required time . In marketing condition, the respondent faced problems that majority in (75.00 %) Lack of knowledge about packaging, followed by 74.17 per cent of the respondents expressed that they have problem of Costliness of package material, in addition, respondents facing problems of spoilage during transportation (58.34 %), 55.00 per cent of the respondent’s problems of Lack of transport facilities, High transportation charges (54.17 %).ThesisItem Open Access PARTICIPATION OF RURAL WOMEN IN FARM DECISION MAKING.(Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth Akola, Maharashtra., 2021-08-10) WABLE, DNYANESHWAR SHESHARAO.; Mankar, Dr. D. M.The study entitled, “PARTICIPATION OF RURAL WOMEN IN FARM DECISION MAKING” was purposively conducted in the Washim district on the basis of highest number of farm women trained by the KVK. In all, 120 respondents were selected from 12 villages amongst the three talukas namely Mangrulpir, Risod and Washim. They were interviewed, personally to collect the data with the help of structured interview schedule. The collected data were processed and statistically analyzed. The coefficient of correlation was used to find out the relationship between the selected independent and dependent variables. The specific objectives of the study are as under 1. To study the profile of the rural women 2. To know the extent of participation of rural women in farm decision making 3. To find out the relationship between profile of rural women and their extent of participation in farm decision making 4. To know the constraints in participation of rural women in farm decision making The study revealed that majority of the respondents had middle age group, majority of them educated up to secondary school level, majority of them had medium size of family, majority of them had from nuclear type of family, possessed 4.1 to10.00 hectare of land holding, majority of farmers had annual income up to Rs. 1,79,400 to Rs. 10,36,371, Majority of the respondents were having 'low' social participation and ‘medium’ use of sources of information, as well as 'medium' risk orientation. It was observed that the majority of the respondents had medium level of participation in farm decision making. Study revealed that with the increased levels of education, land holding, annual income, social participation, use of sources of information and risk orientation, the level of participation of women in farm decision making also increased. The study portrayed that the higher time is consumed for household work, lack of information about different government scheme, perplexity of time for farm and home activity. The constraints like lack of confidence, lack of proper guidance from their family member, lack of information about new technology, cannot solve problem within available resources, inability to take decision due to less education, lack of co-operation family members in making any improvement in farming.
