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Subject: Agricultural Extension × End date: 1989 × Start date: 1986 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    A study of opinion leaders in communication of agricultural technology in mid mountainous region of Nepal
    (Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 1986) Janaki Prasad Khanal; Y P Singh
    The foregoing finding lead to the following conclusions Opinion leader in progressive village had higher extension participation, risk preference and were more cosmopolite but there had smaller family size , land holding ,farm power possession and caste status as compared to the opinion leaders in non-progressive village. There was no difference in age, education, socio- economic status, occupation, material possession, social participation, innovativeness, economic motivation, scientific orientation, risk preference and innovation proneness of the opinion leaders of progressive and non-progressive village. Opinion leadership was positively and significantly associated with house type, social participation, innovativeness, risk preference, scientific orientation and innovation proneness in progressive village as against land holding, material possession, social participation, socio-economic status, extension participation, economic ,motivation, risk preference and innovation non-progressive village. The nature of leadership was polymorphic in both progressive and non – progressive village. The influence of opinion leaders was maximum at knowledge and persuasion function in both the progressive and non progressive village. Opinion leaders advice was sought by the opinion seekers who felt problems during implementation and confirmation function of innovation decision process. Lack of input was the major constraint in the implementation of HYV rice programme at implementation function. Re- invention of innovation in non progressive village was mainly due to poor knowledge of innovation. The interpersonal communication was homopilou with respect to education caste and land holding in progressive village and education which had land holding heterophony.
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    Impact of national demonstration programme in ranchi district
    (Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 1986) Prakash Narayan Choudhary; H.S.P.Sinha
    The National Demonstration Programme was launched in the country in the year 1965-66. Later, the programme was sponsored by Indian Council of Agricultural Research in the year 1967 with a view to show the yield potentialities of different crops per unit area, per unit time. It has opema up a mow chapter in the history of rapid transfer of appro priate agricultural technology even in rainfed areas. Dut unfortunately, very few studies were undertalan to assess the impact made by these National Demonstrations on the levels of knowledge and adoption of package of practices by the parti cipant farmers. Therefore, keeping those facts in mind, the present study entitled "Impact of National Demonstration Pro gramme in Ranchi District" was undertaken. The specific objec tives of the study were as follows: (1) To measure the levels of knowledge of participants and non-participants about the package of practices of paddy and wheat. (2) To study the attitudes of participants towards National Demonstration Programma.