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The Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) was established on 12th June 1964 at Hyderabad. The University was formally inaugurated on 20th March 1965 by Late Shri. Lal Bahadur Shastri, the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India. Another significant milestone was the inauguration of the building programme of the university by Late Smt. Indira Gandhi,the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India on 23rd June 1966. The University was renamed as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University on 7th November 1996 in honour and memory of an outstanding parliamentarian Acharya Nayukulu Gogineni Ranga, who rendered remarkable selfless service for the cause of farmers and is regarded as an outstanding educationist, kisan leader and freedom fighter. HISTORICAL MILESTONE Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) was established under the name of Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) on the 12th of June 1964 through the APAU Act 1963. Later, it was renamed as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University on the 7th of November, 1996 in honour and memory of the noted Parliamentarian and Kisan Leader, Acharya N. G. Ranga. At the verge of completion of Golden Jubilee Year of the ANGRAU, it has given birth to a new State Agricultural University namely Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University with the bifurcation of the state of Andhra Pradesh as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014. The ANGRAU at LAM, Guntur is serving the students and the farmers of 13 districts of new State of Andhra Pradesh with renewed interest and dedication. Genesis of ANGRAU in service of the farmers 1926: The Royal Commission emphasized the need for a strong research base for agricultural development in the country... 1949: The Radhakrishnan Commission (1949) on University Education led to the establishment of Rural Universities for the overall development of agriculture and rural life in the country... 1955: First Joint Indo-American Team studied the status and future needs of agricultural education in the country... 1960: Second Joint Indo-American Team (1960) headed by Dr. M. S. Randhawa, the then Vice-President of Indian Council of Agricultural Research recommended specifically the establishment of Farm Universities and spelt out the basic objectives of these Universities as Institutional Autonomy, inclusion of Agriculture, Veterinary / Animal Husbandry and Home Science, Integration of Teaching, Research and Extension... 1963: The Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) Act enacted... June 12th 1964: Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) was established at Hyderabad with Shri. O. Pulla Reddi, I.C.S. (Retired) was the first founder Vice-Chancellor of the University... June 1964: Re-affilitation of Colleges of Agriculture and Veterinary Science, Hyderabad (estt. in 1961, affiliated to Osmania University), Agricultural College, Bapatla (estt. in 1945, affiliated to Andhra University), Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, Tirupati and Andhra Veterinary College, Tirupati (estt. in 1961, affiliated to Sri Venkateswara University)... 20th March 1965: Formal inauguration of APAU by Late Shri. Lal Bahadur Shastri, the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India... 1964-66: The report of the Second National Education Commission headed by Dr. D.S. Kothari, Chairman of the University Grants Commission stressed the need for establishing at least one Agricultural University in each Indian State... 23, June 1966: Inauguration of the Administrative building of the university by Late Smt. Indira Gandhi, the then Hon`ble Prime Minister of India... July, 1966: Transfer of 41 Agricultural Research Stations, functioning under the Department of Agriculture... May, 1967: Transfer of Four Research Stations of the Animal Husbandry Department... 7th November 1996: Renaming of University as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University in honour and memory of an outstanding parliamentarian Acharya Nayukulu Gogineni Ranga... 15th July 2005: Establishment of Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU) bifurcating ANGRAU by Act 18 of 2005... 26th June 2007: Establishment of Andhra Pradesh Horticultural University (APHU) bifurcating ANGRAU by the Act 30 of 2007... 2nd June 2014 As per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014, ANGRAU is now... serving the students and the farmers of 13 districts of new State of Andhra Pradesh with renewed interest and dedication...

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Subject: Agricultural Extension Ɨ Author: FAYAZ, S Ɨ End date: 2016 Ɨ Start date: 2010 Ɨ Type: Thesis Ɨ Thesis Type: M.Sc Ɨ
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    IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL BEHAVIOUR ON FARMING PERFORMANCE OF COTTON GROWERS IN KURNOOL DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
    (Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, 2015) FAYAZ, S; Dr. P.V. SATYA GOPAL
    The present study was conducted with broad objective of studying the impact of entrepreneurial behaviour on farming performance of cotton growers in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh and to study the influence of their personal characteristics on entrepreneurial behaviour and farming performance. The problems faced by the cotton growers and their suggestions to overcome the problems for better entrepreneurship and farming performance were also elicited. Ex-post- facto research design was followed in the present investigation. Adoni, Kosigi, Mantralayam were selected purposively based on the highest area under cotton crop in Kurnool district. Four villages were selected from each mandal thus constituting a total of twelve villages. A total of 120 cotton farmers, 10 from each village were selected randomly. Ten independent variables and the entrepreneurial behaviour, farming performance as the dependant variable were identified for the study. Data were collected from the respondents through pre-tested structured interview schedule individually. Majority of the Cotton growers belonged to middle aged, educated up to primary school, having small land holdings and possessed medium level of farming experience, annual income, social participation, training xii undergone, scientific orientation, marketing facilities and approach banks for micro finance. Majority of Cotton growers had medium level of entrepreneurial behaviour and farming performance. Correlation analysis revealed that there was positive and significant relationship between entrepreneurial behaviour and farming performance of cotton growers. Correlation analysis revealed that age and farming experience had non-significant relationship whereas education, farm size, annual income, social participation, training undergone, scientific orientation, sources of micro finance and marketing facilities had positive and significant relationship with the entrepreneurial behaviour and farming performance of Cotton growers. Regression analysis revealed that out of the 10 selected independent variables age, education, farm size and market facilities are positively and significantly contributed to the most of the variation in entrepreneurial behaviour of Cotton growers. Regression analysis revealed that out of the 10 selected independent variables training undergone, sources of microfinance, scientific orientation and market facilities are positively and significantly contributed to the most of the variation in farming performance of Cotton growers. The results of the ANOVA test clearly indicated that the calculated ā€˜Pā€™ value was less than the ā€˜Pā€™ table value among the mean groups of entrepreneurial behaviour and hence it was inferred that there was a significant impact of entrepreneurial behaviour on framing behaviour of cotton growers. Further the results of Duncan Multiple Range test reveals that the respondents under low, medium and high Entrepreneurial behaviour category were not overlapping and each category differ significantly. Non availability of labour, high cost of labour, lack of machinery for cotton cultivation operations, lack low market price, poor quality seeds, low yields, lack of adequate trainings on improved cotton practices, more incidence of pests and diseases, adverse weather conditions, poor extensionfarmer linkages were the major problems expressed by the cotton growers. Requirement of machinery for different cotton cultivation operations, adequate market price, NREGS works should be converged to cotton operations where labour requirement is more, provision of good quality seed, strengthening of training, research facilities to update knowledge and skills, organization of exposure visits to well grown areas to make the farmers understand and adopt new technologies, more number of visits by extension personnel to farmers fields, avoid fluctuation of market price, credit with low interest rate, assured and continued power supply.