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Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur

The history of agricultural education in Kerala can be traced back to the year 1896 when a scheme was evolved in the erstwhile Travancore State to train a few young men in scientific agriculture at the Demonstration Farm, Karamana, Thiruvananthapuram, presently, the Cropping Systems Research Centre under Kerala Agricultural University. Agriculture was introduced as an optional subject in the middle school classes in the State in 1922 when an Agricultural Middle School was started at Aluva, Ernakulam District. The popularity and usefulness of this school led to the starting of similar institutions at Kottarakkara and Konni in 1928 and 1931 respectively. Agriculture was later introduced as an optional subject for Intermediate Course in 1953. In 1955, the erstwhile Government of Travancore-Cochin started the Agricultural College and Research Institute at Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram and the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at Mannuthy, Thrissur for imparting higher education in agricultural and veterinary sciences, respectively. These institutions were brought under the direct administrative control of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Animal Husbandry, respectively. With the formation of Kerala State in 1956, these two colleges were affiliated to the University of Kerala. The post-graduate programmes leading to M.Sc. (Ag), M.V.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees were started in 1961, 1962 and 1965 respectively. On the recommendation of the Second National Education Commission (1964-66) headed by Dr. D.S. Kothari, the then Chairman of the University Grants Commission, one Agricultural University in each State was established. The State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) were established in India as an integral part of the National Agricultural Research System to give the much needed impetus to Agriculture Education and Research in the Country. As a result the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) was established on 24th February 1971 by virtue of the Act 33 of 1971 and started functioning on 1st February 1972. The Kerala Agricultural University is the 15th in the series of the SAUs. In accordance with the provisions of KAU Act of 1971, the Agricultural College and Research Institute at Vellayani, and the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, were brought under the Kerala Agricultural University. In addition, twenty one agricultural and animal husbandry research stations were also transferred to the KAU for taking up research and extension programmes on various crops, animals, birds, etc. During 2011, Kerala Agricultural University was trifurcated into Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU), Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS) and Kerala Agricultural University (KAU). Now the University has seven colleges (four Agriculture, one Agricultural Engineering, one Forestry, one Co-operation Banking & Management), six RARSs, seven KVKs, 15 Research Stations and 16 Research and Extension Units under the faculties of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering and Forestry. In addition, one Academy on Climate Change Adaptation and one Institute of Agricultural Technology offering M.Sc. (Integrated) Climate Change Adaptation and Diploma in Agricultural Sciences respectively are also functioning in Kerala Agricultural University.

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Subject: Veterinary Extension Education × Author: KAU × Author: Raju, V × Start date: 1980 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.V.Sc. ×
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    Role of financial assistance and incentives in farmer motivation in dairying
    (Department of Extension, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, 1981) Raju, V; KAU; Nair, G R
    The objectives of the study were to understand the awareness of the various assistances and incentives provided for the dairy development and whether these assistances have influenced the farmers to adopt improved dairy husbandry practices, besides the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents and its influence on the adoption of improved practices as well as the reasons for not availing the assistances by them. The members of Chalakudy Milk Co-operative Society who have availed the assistances given by the Small Farmers Development Agency were selected as beneficiaries (50 respondents randomly selected) and those who have not availed any assistance from any source were selected as the nonbeneficiaries (50 respondents). Forty improved practices recommended by the University were included for the study and the six socio-economic characteristics of the respondents included in the study were age, education, income, herd size, social participation and extension contact. The data were gathered from the selected respondents using a pretested interview schedule. The analytical procedure adopted were simple percentage analysis, chisquare test and regression analysis. All the beneficiaries were found to have adopted atleast 15 recommended practices whereas only 12 practices were adopted by all the non-beneficiaries. Practices like premilking udder cleaning had 98 per cent of adoption among both the groups of respondents, and the practice of feeding commercial feed had 96 per cent adoption among the beneficiaries and 68 per cent adoption among the non-beneficiaries. The practice like weaning had the least adoption of zero per cent among both the groups of respondents. The mean adoption index among the beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries were 53.75 and 53.55 respectively. Among the six socio-economic characteristics studied significant influence/as shown by education and herd size on adoption among the non-beneficiaries and income among the beneficiaries. Dairying appeared to be a supplementary enterprise aimed at additional income in both the groups. Other than the natural aversion to get involved in debts no other reason seems to be predominant among the non-beneficiaries for not availing the assistances. The assistances as such did not reveal any significant influence on the adoption behaviour, but can be said to have some prohibition on employment and income generation.