IMPACT OF INTEGRATED “SOIL TO SILK” TASAR PROJECT ON PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF KOSA RAW SILK AMONG THE BENEFICIARIES IN JANJGIR-CHAMPA DISTRICT OF CHHATTISGARH STATE
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2020
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Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur
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This research study was done in Integrated "Soil to Silk" Tasar project in janjgir-champa district of Chhattisgarh state. 150 respondents from 3 blocks of this district were taken as samples. This study was done in the year 2018-19. The interview schedule was prepared in Hindi language for collection of data. The study included respondents' social, economic, communicational, psychological, marketing channels, technical support and other features. It was noticed that, majority of the respondents were middle school level education (29.33 per cent), had up to 5 years of experience in sericulture (89.4 per cent), had medium knowledge level (78.6 per cent), had sericulture + agriculture occupation (100.00 per cent), had small land holding 1 to 5 ha. (88.00 per cent), having Rs. 70, 001 to Rs. 1,00,000 annual income category (54.67 per cent), having credit facility was available to the respondents (76.67 per cent), sources of information used to receive regular information from the sericulture department officer (56.00 per cent), utilization of information sources respondents used to mobile regularly (82.00 per cent), had low level of cosmopoliteness (once in a month) (64.00 per
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cent), had middle level of aspiration (72.66 per cent), had medium level of economic motivation (86.00 per cent), marketing channels used to be (41.33 per cent) as the producer to cocoon bank to wholesaler to customer, technical support were fully utilized by the sericulture department (70.00 per cent), respondents were disinfected silkworm eggs available from the sericulture department (76.00 per cent), reeling machine was available (52.00 per cent), in area under Tasar plantation and its maintenance, respondents were in the marginal category (less than 1 ha.) (56.00 per cent) and storage facilities of cocoons had available (85.34 per cent). The difference between the before project and after project of productivity was found that overall 35.00 per cent impacts the productivity of sericulturists, the difference between the before project and after project of production was found that overall 30.33 per cent impacts the production of sericulturists and the difference between the before project and after project of annual income was found that overall 29.33 per cent impacts the annual income of sericulturists. Independent variables like education, experience in sericulture, land holding, annual income, availability of credit facilities, utilization of information source, marketing channels, technical support, and availability of disinfected silkworm eggs were positive and highly significant correlation with total production, productivity and annual income of sericulturists. Source of information, cosmopoliteness and level of aspiration had negative correlation with total production, productivity and annual income of sericulturists, however participation in training programme, knowledge about silk production, occupation, economic motivation, availability of reeling machine, area under Tasar plantation and its maintenance and storage facilities of cocoons positive correlation with total production, productivity and annual income of sericulturists. In multiple regression analysis of sericulturists, also clearly observed that coefficient associated with variables like education, experience in sericulture, availability of credit facilities, cosmopoliteness, level of aspiration and marketing channels had positive and significance contribution with production, productivity and annual income of sericulturists. The major problems faced by the respondents were problems related to insect and disease. Majority of the respondents suggested that, there should be adequate mechanical and technical knowledge.
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IMPACT OF INTEGRATED “SOIL TO SILK” TASAR PROJECT ON PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF KOSA RAW SILK AMONG THE BENEFICIARIES IN JANJGIR-CHAMPA DISTRICT OF CHHATTISGARH STATE
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