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Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi

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    Effects of Frontline Demonstrations on Linseed in Ranchi District
    (Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 1995) Ranjay Kumar Singh; R. P. Singh "Ratan "
    The finding arrived at the following conclusions: 1. There was no significant difference in the mean age, education, size of holding, social participation, social – economic status and risk orientation of demonstration and participation farmers. 2. The demonstrating farmers had significantly higher level of knowledge about package of practices of linseed than those of the participating farmers. 3. The demonstrating farmers had slightly more favourable attitudes towards linseed production technology than the participating farmers; however the difference was not significant. 4. A relatively large percentage of demonstrating farmers had adopted different components of package of practices than the participating farmers. 5. The extent of adoption of package of practices of linseed for demonstrating farmers was higher than the participating farmers. 6. The social –personal and economic characteristics, namely, education, socio- economic status, social participation, risk orientation and knowledge about production technology of linseed were positively and significantly correlated with adoption of package of practices of linseed. 7. High cost of inputs, unavailability of inputs on time and lack of knowledge and facilities were important reason for partial / non – adaptation of package of practices of linseed.
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    Scientific Rationale and Farmers Perception of Indigenous Agricultural Technologies in Ranchi District
    (Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi, 1995) Ramesh Shankar Prasad; R. P. Singh" Ratan"
    There were significant differences between male and female respondents with respect to their education occupation and size of holding. Majority of the respondents of both the saxes were tribal old in age illiterate and engaged in cultivation having marginal size of holdings. The respondents farming systems were rice based followed by millets in food crops citrus and guava in fruits crops and cow, poultry and goat rearing in livestock .Mixed cropping and intercropping emeraged as major cropping patterns. Majority of the respondents were conserved to be practicing traditional/indigenous agricultural technologies. Altogether 48 indigenous agricultural technologies were identified and documented. The farmers and scientists perceptions of selected indigenous agricultural technologies were almost similar on the three attributes separately for about 50 percent of selected indigenous technologies (41.67% for profitability, 45.83% for practicability and 54.17 % for simplicity). However there were wide variations in the perceptions of the two categories of respondents on the three attributes simultaneously. Fifty per cent of selected were perceived as high for their overall performance by both the categories of respondents .The two categories of respondents had difference in their perceptions for the overall performance of rest 50 per cent of the selected indigenous technologies. Majority of the selected indigenous agricultural technologies (85.41) were considered to be rational by the scientists. Majority of the selected indigenous agricultural technologies (75) were recommended by the scientists for their continuation by the farmers. Majority of the Scientists matched 58.33 per cent of indigenous agricultural practices almost as such with their corresponding scientific technologies and suggested specific scientific technologies only for 41.67 per cent of indigenous technologies.