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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: Extension Education × Author: Borah, Adrija × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    A STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS OF ADVISORY SERVICES RENDERED BY AGRO-INPUT DEALERS IN JORHAT DISTRICT, ASSAM
    (AAU, Jorhat, 2019-07) Borah, Adrija; Barman, Sundar
    The study entitled “A study on effectiveness of advisory services rendered by Agro-Input Dealers in Jorhat District, Assam” was carried out in Jorhat district. A total of 120 respondents were selected using simple random sampling technique out of which 30 were agro-input dealers and 90 were farmers. The data were collected by means of personal interview schedule. Appropriate statistical tools employed to analyze and interpretation of data. The profile analysis of the farmers indicated that majority of the farmers were middle aged (66.67%) completed high school (40%) with 4 to 6 members family (72.22%) and 1-2 ha of cultivable land (46.67%). Majority of farmers (74.44%) had annual income ranging from Rs. 80158.09-198950.86 with medium farming experience (67.78%) but received less training (11.11%) with medium level of extension contact (90%), participation in extension activities (60%) and mass media participation (71.11%). Medium level of contact with agro input dealers was found for 66.67 per cent. Advisory services provided by agro input dealers to the farmers were found moderately effective (74.44%), followed by highly effective (13.33%) and less effective (12.22%). In case of agro input dealers, majority of the input dealers were middle aged (76.67%), with education higher secondary (46.66%), 4 to 6 family members (60%), with average 11.77 years dealership experience and 10.8 years farming experiences. The average annual income Rs.3,42,100.00 and majority of them (46.67%) deals with fertilizer, pesticides and seeds and invested their owned fund(70%). Training and mass media were the source of information for majority agro input dealers. Majority of them had medium level of extension contact (83.33%) and participation in extension activities (56.67%). Knowledge of the agro input dealers about selected POP of major crops was found medium level (60%), followed by low (23.33%), and high (16.67%). And item wise analysis results revealed that in case of paddy 100 per cent of the respondents had correct knowledge on „variety of crop‟, „water management‟, „weed management‟ and „harvesting‟. In case of okra, cabbage, pea and rapeseed crop 100 per cent of the respondents had correct knowledge on „harvesting‟. In case of brinjal and potato crop 100 per cent of the respondents had correct knowledge on „water management‟, „weed management‟ and „harvesting‟. And dealers had very less knowledge on „fertilizer management‟ in all the crops. „Language problem while talking with dealers‟, „unavailability of inputs at times‟, „Lack of updated information‟, „Slow in solving problem‟, „dealers do not give field visit on request‟ were most prominent problems reported by majority farmers While for input dealers „not able to meet company personnel at urgent times‟, „Lack of time for field visits on farmer request‟, „Insufficient feedback from farmers about performance of agro-advisory services‟ and „Inadequate technical qualification of input dealers in agro-advisory services‟, „communication with farmers‟, „Lack of sufficient field experience‟ were the most prominent problems .