M.Sc. (Agri.) dissertation
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2005
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AAU, Anand
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The concept of training is to educate and train women in
their own environment and equip them to meet the emerging
problems. So, training is one of the important tools for women
empowerment. It enhances knowledge, change attitude and improve
skills. Fruit and vegetable preservation is one of the important
training programmes among various vocational trainings programmes
of Gujarat state for women. Gujarat state occupies 6th rank in India,
as in term of total production Indian Subcontinent is referred to as
“Paradise of Horticulture” because Indian Subcontinent is favorable
for growing almost all types of horticultural crops and these fruit and
vegetable have high nutritional value also. India occupies 2nd rank in
the world for fruit and vegetables production even through, only one
per cent of fruits and vegetables are being processed. So, there is a
need to improve the fruit and vegetable preservation sector for
minimizing the spoilage of fruit and vegetables. Realizing the
importance of fruit and vegetable preservation items, State
department of horticulture has been organizing fruit and vegetable
preservation training programmes in all the districts of Gujarat state.
In Vadodara district, Dept. of horticulture (Vadodara) is conducting
fruit and vegetable preservation training programmes.
Keeping in view of this importance, the present study entitled “A
STUDY ON GAIN IN KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF TRAINED
WOMEN TOWARDS FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRESERVATION
TRAINING OF VADODARA DISTRICT” was undertaken with the
following specific objectives.
1. To study the socio-personal, economic and psychological
characteristics of the trained women.
2. To determine the knowledge level of the trained women regarding
preparation of selected fruit and vegetable preservation items.
3. To study the attitude of the trained women towards fruit and
vegetable preservation training.
4. To determine the extent of adoption of the trained women for
selected fruit and vegetable processed items.
5. To know the purpose of the trained women for joining the training
programme.
6. To study the relationship between the various characteristic of the
trained women and their knowledge about selected items of fruit
and vegetable preservation.
7. To study the relationship between the various characteristics of the
trained women and their attitude towards fruits and vegetable
preservation training programme.
8. To identify the problems faced by the trained women towards fruit
and vegetable preservation training.
9. To seek the suggestions of the trained women to overcome the
problems.
The study was conducted in Vadodara, Padra and Sankheda
talukas of Vadodara district which were purposively selected. In all
135 respondents were selected in a proportionate manner.
The data were collected during October-2004 by personal
contact. The knowledge level regarding fruit and vegetable
preservation items was measured through a teacher made type test
and the attitude was measured through scale developed by Rao (1986)
with due modifications. For measuring other variables, scales
developed by past researchers were used. For analyzing the data,
statistical tools like Mean, Percentage, Standard deviation and
Coefficient of Correlation were used.
MAJOR FINDINGS:
1 Slightly less than half (46.7 per cent) of the respondents
belonged to the young age group (up to 30 years), 28.15 per cent
women had primary as well as secondary education, 61.50 per
cent of the respondents were married and had big size of
families (62.96 per cent) and 26.66 per cent of the respondents
fathers’/ husbands’ had secondary level of education.
2 More than half (53.30 per cent) of the respondents were engaged
in household work, large majority (81.48 per cent) of them had
no membership in any social organizations.
3. Majority of the respondents had medium level of annual
income (52.6 per cent), social economic status (68.14 per cent),
overall modernity (75.56 per cent), achievement motivation
(74.81 per cent) and a favourable vocational environment
(65.94 per cent).
4. Majority of the respondents had medium level of adoption
(74.07 per cent) and knowledge (75.55 per cent) about fruit and
vegetable preservation items.
5. Majority (63.0 per cent) of the respondents showed the
favourable attitude towards fruit and vegetable preservation
training, while 20.00 per cent and 17.00 per cent of the
respondents had highly favorable and unfavourable attitude
towards fruit and vegetable preservation training,
respectively.
6 Relationship between the selected characteristics and gain
in knowledge about fruit and vegetable preservation items.
Out of 13 independent variables, 11 independent variables
namely age, education, marital status, educational status of
fathers’/husbands’, occupation, annual income of the family,
socio- economic status, overall modernity, achievement
motivation, vocational environment and extent of adoption had
positive and significant relation with gain in knowledge about
fruit and vegetable preservation items.
7. Relationship between the selected characteristics and
attitude towards fruit and vegetable preservation items.
Out of 14 independent variables, 12 variables viz. age,
education, marital status, educational status of
fathers’/husbands’, occupation, annual income of the family,
socio-economic status, overall modernity, achievement
motivation, vocational environment, extent of adoption and gain
in knowledge had positive and significant relation with attitude
of the respondents towards fruit and vegetable preservation
training.
8. Problems faced by the respondents
Major problems faced by the trained women about fruit and
vegetable preservation training were: training time was not
convenient, lack of awareness about training, no stipend
given to respondent, lack of proper demonstration, lack of
self- employment opportunities, lack of transport facilities,
non- availability of subject material at hand, lack of proper
equipment for practical work and lack of proper sitting
arrangements.
9. Suggestions of the trained women to overcome the
problems.
The suggestions endorsed by the trained women to overcome the
problems were, training progarmme should be conducted at leisure
time of the respondents, required more number of training
programmes, recruit a good knowledgeable demonstrator, should
given stipend to respondents, should facilitate proper
equipment for practical work, give publicity before conducting
training programme, provide transportation facilities and proper
sitting arrangements.
Keywords
Agriculture, Extension Education, study