A STUDY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COTTON FARMER GROUPS IN WARANGAL DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
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2014
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ACHARYA N.G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, RAJENDRANAGAR, HYDERABAD
Abstract
The present study entitled ‘A study on the effectiveness of cotton farmer groups in
Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh’ was undertaken to assess effectiveness in terms of
group performance and crop performance in the study area.
An Ex-post facto research design was followed for the study. The State of Andhra
Pradesh was selected purposively for the study. Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh
was selected randomly. Two mandals in the district and two villages in each mandal
were selected randomly. Thus, a total of four villages were selected. From each village,
three farmer groups were selected namely rythu mitra groups depicted by G1, farmer
groups of NGO depicted by G2 and commodity interest group depicted by G3.
Respondents were selected through stratified quota sampling. Ten farmers from each
group were selected in a village, hence 30 farmers from three groups were selected from
the village. Thus, 20 respondents of each group were selected from each mandal and 40
respondents from each group are selected from district making a sample of 120
respondents.
The analysis of personal characteristics of G1 indicated that majority were
marginal farmers with middle age, high school education, with medium farming
experience, low annual income and received medium training. Majority of respondents
of G1 with respect to situational characteristics had high institutional support and
medium market facilities. Majority of respondents of G1 with respect to group related
characteristics had working age of their group more than four years with group size 10-
20 members, medium communication, perceived their group leader with high group
leadership, medium group cohesiveness and effective decision making pattern in the
group.
The analysis of personal characteristics of G2 revealed that majority were
marginal farmers with middle age, had high school education with medium farming
experience, low annual income and medium training received. Majority of respondents
of G2 with respect to situational characteristics had high institutional support and
medium market facilities. Half of respondents of G2 with respect to group related
characteristics had working age of group as one to two years and other half of the
respondents had more than four years, with group size 30-40 members, medium
communication, perceived their leader with high group leadership, high group
cohesiveness and effective decision making pattern in the group.
Equal majority of respondents of G3 with respect to personal characteristics were
small and marginal farmers, had middle age with primary education, medium farming
experience, low annual income and low training received. With respect to situational
characteristics, majority received medium institutional support and had medium
marketing facilities. With respect to group related characteristics, majority were
members of group of working age one to two years, half of respondents with group size
10-20 members and other half with group size 30-40 members, with low
communication, perceived their leader with low group leadership, low group
cohesiveness and ineffective decision making pattern in the group.
Majority of respondents of G1 had medium effectiveness where as majority of
G2 had high effectiveness and in case of G3, majority were low in effectiveness
category.
Majority of respondents of G1 had medium cooperation, competition, conflict,
accommodation and assimilation.
Majority of respondents of G2 had high cooperation, medium competition, high
conflict, accommodation and assimilation.
Majority of respondents of G3 had low cooperation, competition, conflict,
conflict, accommodation and assimilation.
Majority of respondents of G1 had medium group performance, whereas,
majority of respondents of G2 had high group performance and in case of G3, majority
had low group performance.
Majority of respondents of G1 had medium crop performance, whereas, majority
of respondents of G2 had high crop performance and majority of respondents of G3 had
low crop performance.
Majority of respondents of G1 had medium cotton crop intensity, medium crop
yield index and medium extent of adoption.
Majority of respondents of G2 had medium cotton crop intensity, high crop yield
index and high extent of adoption
Majority of respondents of G3 had high cotton crop intensity, low crop yield
index and low extent of adoption.
The mean values of group performance of three groups were non-significant for
competition and assimilation, whereas, significant for cooperation, conflict and
accommodation.
The mean values for crop performance of three groups were non-significant with
cotton crop intensity and significant with cotton crop yield index and extent of adoption.
There was no significant difference in mean values of G1 and G2 with respect to
components of group performance (group processes) cooperation, conflict, and
accommodation.
There was significant difference in mean values of G1 and G3 and G2 and G3
with respect to components of group performance (group processes) cooperation,
conflict and accommodation.
There was significant difference in mean values of G1 and G2, G2 and G3 and G1
and G3 with respect to components of crop performance.
For G1, the variables age, training received, institutional support,
communication, group leadership and the effectiveness were positive and significantly
correlated at 0.05 level of probability. In case of G2, the variables age, education,
farming experience, training received, communication, group leadership, group
cohesiveness and the effectiveness were positive and significantly correlated at 0.05
level of probability and variable institutional support and the effectiveness were positive
and significantly correlated at 0.01 level of probability. In case of G3, the variables age,
education, farm size, training received and the effectiveness were correlated at 0.05
level of probability.
Majority (85.00%) of respondents of G1 expressed lack of village level worker
to assist in group management activities for which 67.50 per cent of respondents
suggested appointment of village level worker to assist in group activities and in
adoption of practices.
Majority (75.00%) of respondents of G2 expressed that few members deviate
from group adoption practices as prescribed by NGO for which 72.50 per cent of
respondents suggested members who deviate must be imposed with penalty.
Majority (77.50%) of respondents of G3 expressed uncontiguous land
distribution for which 82.50 per cent of respondents expressed members should hail
from contiguous land area.
Strategy was developed based on findings of the study for State Department of
Agriculture and NGOs for three groups.
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EFFECTIVENESS, COTTON, FARMER, GROUPS, WARANGAL DISTRICT, ANDHRA PRADESH