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Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat

Assam Agricultural University is the first institution of its kind in the whole of North-Eastern Region of India. The main goal of this institution is to produce globally competitive human resources in farm sectorand to carry out research in both conventional and frontier areas for production optimization as well as to disseminate the generated technologies as public good for benefitting the food growers/produces and traders involved in the sector while emphasizing on sustainability, equity and overall food security at household level. Genesis of AAU - The embryo of the agricultural research in the state of Assam was formed as early as 1897 with the establishment of the Upper Shillong Experimental Farm (now in Meghalaya) just after about a decade of creation of the agricultural department in 1882. However, the seeds of agricultural research in today’s Assam were sown in the dawn of the twentieth century with the establishment of two Rice Experimental Stations, one at Karimganj in Barak valley in 1913 and the other at Titabor in Brahmaputra valley in 1923. Subsequent to these research stations, a number of research stations were established to conduct research on important crops, more specifically, jute, pulses, oilseeds etc. The Assam Agricultural University was established on April 1, 1969 under The Assam Agricultural University Act, 1968’ with the mandate of imparting farm education, conduct research in agriculture and allied sciences and to effectively disseminate technologies so generated. Before establishment of the University, there were altogether 17 research schemes/projects in the state under the Department of Agriculture. By July 1973, all the research projects and 10 experimental farms were transferred by the Government of Assam to the AAU which already inherited the College of Agriculture and its farm at Barbheta, Jorhat and College of Veterinary Sciences at Khanapara, Guwahati. Subsequently, College of Community Science at Jorhat (1969), College of Fisheries at Raha (1988), Biswanath College of Agriculture at Biswanath Chariali (1988) and Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science at Joyhing, North Lakhimpur (1988) were established. Presently, the University has three more colleges under its jurisdiction, viz., Sarat Chandra Singha College of Agriculture, Chapar, College of Horticulture, Nalbari & College of Sericulture, Titabar. Similarly, few more regional research stations at Shillongani, Diphu, Gossaigaon, Lakhimpur; and commodity research stations at Kahikuchi, Buralikson, Tinsukia, Kharua, Burnihat and Mandira were added to generate location and crop specific agricultural production packages.

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Subject: Agricultural Extension Education × Author: Borgohain, Himadri × End date: 2023 × Start date: 2023 × Type: Thesis ×
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    EFFECTIVENESS OF RICE DEMONSTRATION UNDER APART IN JORHAT & SIVASAGAR DISTRICT OF ASSAM
    (2023) Borgohain, Himadri; Das, A.K.
    With the motive of long-term agriculture transformation in Assam, Govt. Of Assam started the project “Assam Agribusiness Rural Transformation Project” or APART. The study entitled “Effectiveness of Rice Demonstration under APART in Jorhat and Sivasagar district of Assam” was conducted in Jorhat and Sivasagar district. For measuring effectiveness three dimensions were selected which were change in area under rice cultivation, change in production and productivity and change in income. The extent of adoption of stress tolerant rice varieties and various techniques of crop establishment were also studied. The study revealed that majority of the respondents i.e 61.66 belonged to the middle aged group of 35 – 50 years. More than 3/4th i.e., 87.50% of the respondents were male while only 12.50% of respondents were female.31.6% of respondents had secondary level of education. The findings indicate that majority of the respondents i.e. 53.33% belonged to the medium size family with 5 to 7 members. 34.17% had small land holding of 1-2 hectare followed by 31.66% of respondents with marginal land holding of size less than 1 ha. The majority of 87.50% of respondents had medium level of annual income between Rs 1.97 lakhs to Rs 5.07 lakhs. Based on farming experience it was observed that majority of respondents with 70.83% had medium level of farming experience of 5-14 years. The majority of the respondents (59.16%) had medium level of extension contact. About 58.33% of respondents had medium level of training exposure (2-5 trainings) followed by 24.16% of the respondents had high level of training of more than 5 trainings. 50.00% of the respondents had medium level of exposure to mass media. It was observed that 96.6% of the respondents had fully adopted the STRV’s which were demonstrated to them in the later years. It was observed that majority of 63.79% of the respondents had medium level of adoption for STRV’s and their recommended practices. 21.55% of the respondents had high and 14.65% of the respondents had low level of adoption. It was observed that there was no significant relationship between independents variables and production under rice cultivation. In case of income, there was significant relationship between age of respondents and operational land holding with income from rice cultivation at 5% probability level. Again it was found that at 0.01 probability level there was significant relationship between farming experience and income from rice cultivation. Similarly, age, extension contact, training exposure and mass media exposure had significant relationship with extent of adoption of STRV’s at 5% probability level. Farming experience had significant relationship with extent of adoption at 1% probability level. The major problems faced by farmers were high cost of machines (71.66%), lack of technical knowledge (59.16), high cost of fertilizers (55.83%), Lack of necessary equipment (46.66%), lack of enthusiasm (34.16%), lack of conviction in the new technology (32.5%), unavailability of seeds (28.33%), disease and pest infestation (21.66%), weak extension programme (20.00%), unavailability of local labour (14.16%), lack of awareness about the benefits (10.83%) and damage due to flood (3.33%).