“STUDY ON MANAGERIAL EFFICIENCY OF SERICULTURISTS REGARDING TASAR SILK CULTIVATION IN CHHATTISGARH
Loading...
Date
2014
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur
Abstract
This study was focused on investigation of managerial efficiency of sericulturists regarding improved tasar silk cultivation in Chhattisgarh. In this context, the present study was carried out in Raigarh and Korba Districts of Chhattisgarh state during the year 2012-13. These districts have highest area covered under sericulture. From each selected district, 3 blocks (3X2 = 6) were selected purposively for the study on the basis of highest area covered under sericulture. In this way Sarangarh, Baramkela and Gharghoda block from Raigarh district and Korba, Kartala and Podi Uparoda block from Korba district were considered for this study. From each selected block, 3 villages (Total 3 X 6 = 18) were selected on the basis of maximum availability of sericulturists in the villages. From each selected village, 15 sericulturists were selected randomly by using simple random sample scheme. In this way a total of 270 sericulturists were considered as respondents for the present study. Primary data from sericulturists were collected through personal interview with the help of pre-tested structured interview schedule. Collected data were tabulated and processed by using appropriate statistical tools.
The study revealed that the respondents were belonged to middle age group (36 to 50 years), illiterate and belonged to schedule tribes, living in a nuclear family with family size up to five members and had farming experience up to 15 years with membership of one organization. Cent per cent respondents were performing tasar silk cultivation, however majority of them were also engaged in subsidiary occupation to support their livelihood. Majority of the respondents were landless (70%) and involved in other occupation in addition to tasar silk cultivation and the surviving with their medium annual income (Rs. 30,001 to Rs. 60,000). Majority of the respondents (91.11%) reported that credit for tasar silk cultivation is not available. Demonstrator/ operative/ field men, friends/ neighbours/ relatives and field officer/ sericulture inspector (Junior/ Senior) were important sources for obtaining information and demonstrator/ operative/ field men and training/ visit/ demonstration were the most credible sources to respondents. Majority of the respondents had contact with field men/ operative and field officers and having low level of extension participation.
Majority of the respondents had low cosmopoliteness, low level of aspiration, medium self confidence, high level of scientific orientation, medium economic motivation, expressed moderately favourable attitude towards improved tasar silk cultivation and having high level of knowledge regarding improved tasar silk cultivation.
Cent per cent of respondents practiced tasar silk cultivation on Government leased land and selected sericulturists had area up to 2 ha. Majority of the sericulturists were rearing silkworm on Arjun and Assan tree. As regards to tasar cocoon productivity, the range varied between 1000 – 12000 cocoon/ acre/ year and average production of cocoon was 4644 cocoon/ acre/ year. Majority of the sericulturists had sold raw cocoon only to Govt. agencies only by themselves. For
182
transportation they mostly used cycle and obtained average market price of tasar cocoon. The range of cocoon price was Rs. 250 to Rs. 1650/ 1000 cocoon and average price of cocoon was about Rs. 900/ 1000 cocoon.
As regards to overall level of managerial efficiency of sericulturists, 54.81 per cent of the sericulturists possessed high managerial efficiency. The overall managerial efficiency and managerial efficiency gap for different improved practices of sericulture production were observed to be 62.59 per cent and 37.41 per cent, respectively.
Regarding correlation coefficient of independent variables with the managerial efficiency of sericulturists, the findings revealed that out of 22 independent variables, 16 variables i.e. education, annual income and level of aspiration were found to be positive and significantly correlated at 0.05 level of probability; age, experience in sericulture and credit availability were found to be negative and significantly correlated at 0.05 level of probability; social participation, participation in training programme, sources of information, contact with sericulture personnel, extension participation, scientific orientation, economic motivation and knowledge about improved tasar silk cultivation were found to be positive and highly significantly correlated at 0.01 level of probability and occupation and land holding were found to be negative and highly significantly correlated at 0.01 level of probability.
In the case of multiple regression analysis of independent variables with managerial efficiency, out of selected 22 independent variables only 9 variables i.e. social participation, annual income, extension participation, economic motivation and knowledge about improved tasar silk cultivation showed positive and significant contribution and occupation, land holding, credit availability and level of aspiration showed negative and significant contribution. Remaining 13 variables did not contribute significantly in the managerial efficiency of sericulturists. However, all the selected 22 variables in the model show around 85 per cent contribution in the managerial efficiency of sericulturists and the corresponding F value was found significant with 111.18 and 247 d.f.
Majority of the respondents (85.56%) had medium level of adoption regarding management of eggs, followed by 80.37 per cent of the respondents had high level of adoption regarding transplantation. The extent of overall adoption of the respondents regarding major practices of tasar silk cultivation revealed that maximum number of the respondents (36.66%) were in the medium adoption level category. Regarding overall adoption, the high adoption was recorded in harvesting of cocoon (87.00%) and the highest percentage of adoption gap (97.91%) was noted for processing of cocoon.
Regarding correlation coefficient of selected independent variables with the extent of adoption of improved tasar silk cultivation, the findings revealed that out of 22 independent variables, 15 variables i.e. education was found to be positive and significantly correlated at 0.05 level of probability; age and self confidence were found to be negative and significantly correlated at 0.05 level of probability; social participation, participation in training programme, annual income, sources of information, contact with sericulture personnel, extension participation, level of aspiration, scientific orientation, economic motivation and knowledge about improved tasar silk cultivation were found to be positive and highly significantly correlated at 0.01 level of probability and occupation and land holding were found to be negative and highly significantly correlated at 0.01 level of probability.
In the case of multiple regression analysis of independent variables with the extent of adoption of improved tasar silk cultivation, out of selected 22 independent variables.
Description
Keywords
sericulture, silk, tillage equipment, animal products, planting, biological phenomena, participation, land resources, marketing, crops