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Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Solan

Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, was established on 1st December, 1985 with the objective to promote education, research and extension education in the fields of Horticulture, Forestry and allied disciplines. Late Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar, the first Chief Minister and the architect of Himachal Pradesh perceived the importance of Horticulture and Forestry to develop and improve the State economy which led to the establishment of this University. Its history lies in erstwhile Himachal Agricultural College, Solan, established in 1962 and affiliated to the Panjab University. It became one of the campuses of Agriculture Complex of Himachal Pradesh University on its formation in 1970. Consequent upon the establishment of Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya in 1978, this campus became its Horticulture Complex and finally in 1985, assumed the status of a State University, being the only University in the country engaged exclusively in teaching, research and extension in Horticulture and Forestry. The University is located at Nauni in Solan District of Himachal Pradesh, 13 km from Solan on Solan-Rajgarh Road, at an elevation of 1300 metres above mean sea level. Solan town is situated on national highway (NH-22) and is well connected by train and bus services. The University has four constituent colleges, out of which, two are located at the main campus Nauni, one for horticulture and the other for forestry, having 9 and 7 departments, respectively. The third College i.e., College of Horticulture & Forestry is located at Neri in Hamirpur District on Nadaun-Hamirpur state highway, about 6 Km from Hamirpur town and is well connected with bus service. The college offers three Undergraduate Degree Programmes i.e. BSc (Hons.) Horticulture, BSc (Hons.) Forestry and B. Tech. Biotechnology and MSc degree programme in a few subjects. The fourth college i.e. College of Horticulture and Forestry, Thunag (Mandi) is located at Thunag District Mandi. This college offer BSc (Hons.) Horticulture and BSc (Hons.) Forestry degree programme. In addition, there are five Regional Research Stations, 12 Satellite Stations and five Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) situated in different zones of the State.

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    RICE PRODUCTIVITY AND FOOD SECURITY: A STUDY OF THE ADOPTION OF THE SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION (SRI) IN SELECTED DISTRICTS OF ODISHA.
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2002-09) DVS DEEPIKA; DHIMAN, RAHUL
    ABSTRACT The present study entitled “Rice Productivity and Food Security: A Study of the Adoption of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Selected Districts of Odisha” has been done to know the level of knowledge of farmers, constraints factors influencing SRI, combination of components of SRI and farmers yield and income. The research design adopted for this study was multi-stage sampling technique, as to precise information concerning the current status of phenomenon and to draw the valid general conclusions from the fact discovered. The study was conducted in fifteen villages from three blocks in Bargarh district of Odisha. The study reveals that policy makers need to focus on establishing and strengthening local collective institutions. Local institutions can play a crucial role in providing farmers with timely information, inputs and technical assistance. The study also reveals that SRI requires less water as compared to traditional method, farmers require their own irrigation facility for the purpose of proper water management which is an essential component of SRI. The outcomes of SRI adoption on yield and household income showed that all the three principles of SRI and its various combinations-plant management, soil management and water management-enhanced the rice yield. The impact of SRI in enhancing rice yield and household income were observed in the analysis. The wider adoption of SRI can contribute to promoting not only sustainable agricultural practices but also for greater food security provided the constraints that the farmers are facing are addressed with appropriate policy interventions
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    BUSINESS PLAN TO SETUP A PIGGERY IN THE ONGPANGKONG RANGE OF MOKOKCHUNG, NAGALAND
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2021-12) TINUYANGBA; KATHURIA, KAPIL
    ABSTRACT Consumption and preference of pork is fairly popular in a better section of Naga (66700 tonnes required annually). This then brings about the necessity to have a stable and sufficient production of pork within the state but it has been observed that a better percentage of the pork (36660 tonnes imported annually) circulated within the state is imported from neighbouring states such as Assam. Although the consumption of pork is high in the state, production still has ways to go (32030 tonnes produced annually). It has also been observed that the carcass or meat quality of the imported pork is not of the same quality in which locally produced meat is of owing to the feeding and husbandry differences. With the scope of increasing the production within the state to meet the demand, there brings about the necessity of establishing medium and large-scale farms in a good number. Thus, this study is focused on catering to the demands of Piggery based products in the area of study and to establish new ventures. With the help of projected profitability statement, cash flow statement, debt-service coverage ratio and breakeven point, the enterprise appears to show great promise. As the payback period is 1 year 8 month and 9 days, which shows that this project is deemed to be more than satisfactory. Internal Rate of Return is 41.88% and the Accounting Rate of Return is 29.85%, whereas debt-service coverage ratio is 3.7 which points that the project is feasible.
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    A STUDY ON PERCEIVED PROBLEMS AND ATTITUDE OF PADDY FARMERS TOWARDS INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES: A CASE STUDY OF BARGARH DISTRICT OF ODISHA
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2021-12) REDDY, SUDHEERKUMAR; CHAUDHARY, RASHMI
    ABSTRACT Farmers depends heavily on chemical pesticides to increase productivity, results in pesticide residues in vegetables, fruits and grains, increased resurgence in pests. Integrated pest management became most important criteria in pest management since 1985 which provides better results than chemical dependence. Present study is done by three main objectives, firstly to study socio-economic characters of respondents, secondly to study their relation with attitude of respondents towards IPM and lastly to study the perceived problems of farmers towards IPM practices. Study was carried out using multi stage sampling with structured questionnaire. Study shows that Attitude of 96 percent IPM farmers was favorable and 4 percent of IPM farmers are moderately favorable. 10 percent of Non IPM farmers are unfavorable and 90 percent are moderately favorable. IPM farmers are concerned about environment, yield and resource management but Non IPM farmers are more concerned about yield as per the statements used to analyze the attitude towards IPM. The study shows that majority of IPM farmers perceive that IPM practices require more labour and time but remaining problems seems to be less affected for them. All Non IPM farmers perceived that IPM practices require more labor and time.
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    PERCEPTION OF FARMERS ABOUT ZERO BUDGET NATURAL FARMING IN CHACHYOT BLOCK OF MANDI DISTRICT, HIMACHAL PARDESH
    (UHF,NAUANI, 2021-12) PATHANIA, GAURAV; KRISHAN KUMAR
    Abstract Natural Farming is suggested as a neoteric approach to improve both traditional and modern agricultural practices, which aims to safeguard the environment, public health and communities. Farmers in Himachal Pradesh historically relived on natural farming as per their subsistence farming operation. The present study has been conducted with the purpose to examine the possible of farmer’s to determine the perception of farmers about zero budget natural farming and to study the constraints perceived by farmers about zero budget natural farming. The area of present study has been the Gohar, Chachyot block of district Mandi in Himachal Pradesh. The sample size of present study has been 70 respondents. The data has been collected with the help of structured and pre-structured questionnaire. The findings revealed that 98.6 per cent respondents are engaged with natural farming and the rest 0.4 per cent respondents are into organic and chemical farming. The study concluded that we need a system which eliminates the synthetic fertilizers, additives preservatives and replace them with organic inputs.
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    A RESEARCH STUDY ON CONSUMER BUYING BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ORGANIC FOOD PRODUCTS
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2021-12) SRIVASTAVA, SAMEER; MEHTA, PIYUSH
    ABSTRACT The present study has been conducted to study the key elements of consumer buying behavior pertained to organic food products, the source of information affecting the consumer buying behavior for organic food products. The significant factors affecting the buying behavior pattern in reference to organic food products and the relationship of socio-economic variables in respect to the consumer buying behavior for organic food products. The area of present study has been the Mirzapur division of Uttar Pradesh. The data has be collected from 160 respondent with the help of structured questionnaire. The finding showed that most of the respondents check for organic certification logos on package before buying. The finding also revealed that relative’s friends and online media are the largest source of information affecting the consumer behavior for organic food products. It is concluded that there is a potential in Mirzapur to increase organic food consumption although consumers have a limited knowledge and understanding of organic food most of them hold positive attitude towards organic foods.
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    A CONSUMER PERCEPTUAL STUDY OF FREE SAMPLE USAGE (TEST MARKETING) INFLUENCING BUYING BEHAVIOUR WITH COSMETIC PRODUCT CATEGORIES
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2021-11) MAHAWAR, RADHIKA; MEHTA, PIYUSH
    Abstract The concerned study is mainly focusing upon the consumer perception in reference to the usage of free sample largely known as test marketing further influencing the buying behavior specifically in the cosmetics product category. The study has identified the effectiveness of free samples distributed by the cosmetics company. In order to increase the demand further it would identify the key factors affecting the buying pattern on account of few sample usage. Moreover, study would also attempt to analyze consumer perception. In reference to the sample product. Further it would also highlight various constraints and problems associated with the test market and above it would intend to seek the consumer opinion on improving the best utilities of such sample base marketing techniques of the cosmetic company. As consumer perception mainly intends to bring out opinion awareness and varied inclination of consumers at large over different product categories. Further it is evident that test marketing is one of the best ways to identify how the consumer responds to different product categories before they actually go for a real buyer. This study has highlighted various insights of consumers in reference to buying behavior and their perception level on the basis of using the product samples of cosmetic product categories.
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    A STUDY ON WORKPLACE INCIVILITY, JOB ENGAGEMENT AND TURNOVER INTENTIONS OF EMPLOYEES
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2021-11) SHARMA, PUNEET; JANJHUA, YASMIN
    Abstract Employees of any organization spend major part of their life at workplace. The type of work environment has a tremendous effect on the employees well being. The employees who have positive feeling towards the workplace i.e. their supervisor, co-workers, organization policies etc. are likely to perform well, show more commitment and loyalty. The present study was conducted to study the forms of workplace incivility experienced by the employees and to study the job engagement and turnover intention of employees. The study was conducted in hotels located in Shimla town of Himachal Pradesh. The sample size of the study was 117. Data was collected from the sample with the help of a questionnaire. The findings revealed that the employees have sometimes experienced different forms of workplace incivility from their supervisors, co-workers and sub-ordinates. The findings also revealed that employees tend to have lower job engagement. The finding further revealed that the employees have lower turnover intentions. The study concluded that various strategies should be adopted to reduce workplace incivility, to improve job engagement and to reduce turnover intentions of employees.
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    EVALUATION OF AYUSHMAN BHARAT PRADHAN MANTRI JAN AROGYA YOJANA
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2021-11) VERMA, SHIVANI; CHAUDHARY, RASHMI
    Abstract Ayushman Bharat, a flagship scheme of the Government of India, with the aim to achieve the vision of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The present study has been conducted with the purpose to examine the awareness, problems faced by the beneficiaries and their satisfaction in respect to the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana. The study was conducted at Sarkaghat and Dharampur block of district Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The data has been collected from 90 households (HH’s) with the help of a structured questionnaire using a convenient sampling technique. The findings reveal that only 6.7 per cent of the beneficiaries fully understand the scheme, others only have the basic knowledge about the scheme which reflects low awareness among the respondents; utilisation of the scheme was very low (22 per cent), beneficiaries are not fully satisfied from the AB PM-JAY. The study suggests that detailed information about the scheme must be provided to the beneficiaries of the scheme, conduct awareness drives so that more people can connect to the scheme, and conduct a social audit to know whether the scheme has achieved its objective or not
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    PATTERN OF GREEN INVESTMENT OF LOCAL PEOPLE IN NALAGARH AREA OF SOLAN DISTRICT, HIMACHAL PRADESH
    (UHF,NAUNI, 2021-11) SHIVANI; KRISHAN KUMAR
    Abstract Green investment is of crucial importance in todays world of environmental degradation and facing threat of climate change. This devastating scenario needs to be addressed trust a range of technological and non-technological instruments. Financial instruments in terms of green investment are one of the most potential interventions of environmental and green management. The Present study was made in this direction to understand this Green investment pattern of local people in Nalagarh area of Solan District, Himachal Pradesh. Most of the people were not awared about green investment with the exception of respondent in the age group of 18-25 years. It was suggested thatGovernment should bring stable policy framework for green finance which encourages private sector to finance sustainable development programme. More numbers of green financial products should be available to investors so that they can make investment easily.There is a high scope for increasing the awareness of the youth about Green Investment.