STUDY ON PERFORMANCE OF RAITHA SAMPARKA KENDRAS (RSKs) IN DAVANAGERE DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA
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2014-06-23
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University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru
Abstract
The study was conducted in Davanagere district of Karnataka
State, in 2013-14. A scale was developed to measure the performance of
RSKs as perceived by the extension personnel and the farmers. The
study revealed that 37.78 per cent of the extension personnel perceived
the RSKs as having medium overall performance and less than half
(42.22%) of the farmers indicated that the RSKs as having medium level
of overall performance. It is also evident from the study that nearly half
(42.22%) of the extension personnel and 40 per cent of the farmers had
favourable attitude towards the functioning of RSKs. The profile of
extension personnel viz., age, awards and certificates obtained were
having significant association with the attitude of extension personnel
towards functioning of RSKs. With respect to farmer’s education, land
holding, mass media participation, social participation and extension
contact had association with their attitude about functioning of RSKs.
The study also indicated that, a majority (93.33%) of extension personnel
had opined that follow up activities was satisfactory and majority
(84.44%) of the farmers opined that, the literature provided by the RSKs
was easy to understand. All the extension personnel expressed non
availability of assistants to maintain sales and stock of inputs in the
RSKs. A overwhelming majority (94.44%) of the farmers faced the
problem of non-availability of need based inputs in the RSKs. Further,
the study also revealed that all the farmers suggested that extension
personnel need to visit their villages to solve field problems at least once
in a week and a vast majority (97.77%) of the extension personnel
suggested that quarters facilities should be provided to the AO/AAO at
RSKs level.
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