TRAINING NEEDS OF SELF HELP GROUP MEMBERS ABOUT FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PROCESSING
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2020-11-13
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Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra.
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The present study on “Training needs of Self Help Group members about fruits and vegetables processing” was conducted in Amravati districts of Maharashtra state. The exploratory research design of social research was used. In all, 120 SHG members were selected by random sampling method. The data were collected by personally interviewing the respondents with the help of structured interview schedule. The data collected were carefully examined, classified, quantified, and tabulated. Frequencies, mean, standard deviation and coefficient of correlation were employed for interpreting the results.
Nearly half of the SHG members (49.17%) were in the middle age group of 36 to 50 years. 46.66 and 35.84 per cent of the SHG members were educated upto secondary and higher secondary school, respectively. More than fifty per cent of the members i.e. (56.67%) have medium experience in fruits and vegetables processing. Maximum number of the members (44.66%) were found in the small category of land holding. More than one third of members (80.00%) had nuclear type of family. Majority number of members (87.50%) were involved in the agriculture occupation along with SHG. Also, 48.34 and 21.66 per cent of the members had annual income between Rs. 1,00,001 /- to Rs. 1,50,000/- and Rs. 50,001/- to Rs. 1,00,000/-each. Majority (56.66%) of the members getting income between Rs. 50,001/- to Rs. 75,000/- from SHG. Many of the members (54.17%) were include in medium category of economic motivation. 58.34 per cent of the members were in medium level of the social participation. 61.66 per cent of the members were found to be in the medium level of the use of sources of information. Majority of the members (64.16%) had not received training related to fruits and vegetables processing.
More than half of the members (62.05%) needed medium level of training in field of fruits and vegetables processing.
With regard to training needs, the findings of correlation analysis revealed that characteristics such as sources of information was positively and highly significantly correlated with the training needs of fruits and vegetables processing. The variables namely education, experience in SHG, occupation, annual income, income from SHG and social participation, were positively and significantly correlated with the training needs of SHG members about fruits and vegetables. The variables age, land holding, and training received had a negative and non-significant correlation with the training needs of SHG members about fruits and vegetables.
The major constraints faced by the SHG members were avaibility of raw material (65.00%), followed by low return (59.16%), weak financial management (57.50%). The other constraints faced by the members were inadequate financial assistance (56.66%), ignorance of members and problem of marketing (55.83%) and inadequate training facility (53.34%) and lack of stability and unity especially among women (49.16%) these were the constraints faced by the members of SHGs.
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The study conducted in Amravati, Daryapur, Anjangaon surji, Nandgaon khandeshwar, Teosa and Chandur Railway tahsils of Amravati district. Based on most of SHGs engaged in fruits and vegetables processing; five villages were selected from each tahsils, respectively. One SHG were selected from each village while 4 SHG members were selected from each SHG. Thus, data was collected with the help of structured and pretested interview schedule from 120 SHG members. Exploratory research design of social research was used for the present study. The data was collected with the help of structured Interview Schedule.
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GAWAI, POOJA MANOHAR. (2020). Training Needs of Self Help Group Members about Fruits and Vegetables Processing. Department of Extension Education, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. M. Sc. 2020. Print. xv, 81p. (Unpublished).