A STUDY ON THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

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dc.contributor.advisorVISHNU SANKAR RAO, D
dc.contributor.authorMALATHI, B
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-13T05:51:17Z
dc.date.available2019-02-13T05:51:17Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionD5615en_US
dc.description.abstractThe present study attempts to evaluate the impact of Krishi Vigyan Kendras With the following objectives: 1. To study the impact of Krishi Vigyan Kendras in productivity enhancement by bridging the yield gaps. 2. To evaluate the impact of vocational training programmes conducted by Krishi Vigyan Kendras in the study area. 3. To assess the economic benefits from the adoption of improved technologies. 4. To assess the factors contributing to the adoption of improved technologies by the farmers. Andhra Pradesh state was purposively selected for the study. Three KVKs, one KVK from SAUs (KVK-Amadalavalasa, Srikakulam district), one from ICAR (KVK-Kalavacharla, East Godavari district) and one from NGOs (KVK-Yagantipalli, Kurnool district) were selected for the study which has completed minimum five years of functioning. A total of 360 farmers constituting 180 beneficiaries and 180 non-beneficiaries of the improved technology provided by the sampled KVKs, and 150 trainees were selected randomly making a total sample size of 510. Both primary and secondary data were collected for the present investigation. The analytical models used for analyzing the data were technology adoption index, Cobb-Douglas type of production function, regression, decomposition analysis, Lorenz curves and Gini concentration ratio. Impact of Krishi Vigyan Kendras on crop yields and returns revealed that, in KVK-Amadalavalasa increase in yield (12.80 q ha-1 ) and per cent increase in net returns (42.94 %) over farmers practice were highest in case of mechanized system of rice intensification. Zero tillage maize technology resulted in increased net returns of Rs. 18,106 per hectare over farmers practice. In KVKYagantipalli, the results of frontline demonstrations in rice revealed that the increase in yield was highest in case of management of problematic soils i.e. reclamation of sodic soils with gypsum application as per soil test results (20.88 %) followed by foliar application of zinc (14.98 %) and integrated weed management (9.59 %) over farmers’ practice. In redgram improved technology registered overall 25.34 per cent increase in yield over the farmers’ practice with increase in net income of 44.56 per cent. Under KVK - Kalavacharla, in rice the yield of demonstration plots exceeded that of farmer's plots in all FLDs. In case of banana, it was found that increase in yield was highest (38.03 percent) in nutrient management with direct feeding of banana bunches, which resulted healthy fingers in banana. Factors affecting productivity estimated by Cobb-Douglas production function for the improved technology/ variety revealed that seed in STCR paddy (0.162), HYV redgram (0.378) and planting material in direct feeding of nutrients and skirting of bunches in banana (0.944) were positively significant. Machine labour in MSRI rice (0.219) and human labour in STCR rice (1.945), HYV rice (0.26) and direct feeding and skirting of bunches in banana (0.104) were positively significant. Nitrogen was positively significant in zero tillage maize (0.138), HYV redgram (0.44) while it was negatively significant in STCR rice (-0.159). Phosphorous was positively significant in HYV rice (0.666) and MSRI rice (0.259). Potash was positively significant (0.162) in farmers’ practice of rice in KVK-Amadalavalasa, STCR rice (0.204), HYV redgram (0.138) and farmers’ practice (0.25) and direct feeding and skirting of banana bunches in banana (0.035). Irrigation was found to be positively significant in zero tillage maize (0.112), HYV rice (0.24) and direct feeding and skirting of bunches in banana (0.094). The decomposition analysis of yield gap between the improved technology/ variety and the farmers’ practice/ local variety indicated that the technology gap was the major contributing factor in the total difference in productivity in all the crops among all the three KVKs which was highest in case of soil test crop response (STCR) in paddy (392.98 %) in KVK-Yagantipalli of Kurnool district. All the vocational trainings have given a boost to trainees by giving supplementary income and employment. Lorenz curves and Gini concentration ratios depicted that there were comparatively lesser inequalities in distribution of income obtained from improved cultivation practices of crops when compared with the inequalities in distribution of income obtained from farmer’s practices. The technological adoption index (TAI) calculated for 180 technology adopting farmers indicated that all the farmers belonged to medium and high adoption category. Age of the farmer was a negative contributor in all the crops which revealed that with the increase in age of the farmer technology adoption level decreases. Educational level of the farmer had positive and significant contribution in the technology adoption of MSRI and STCR technology in rice. KVK training is the major contributor in the technology adoption whose impact was positive in all the three KVKs. The important policy implications from the study are: Forward linkages in terms of post-harvesting, transportation, packaging and marketing are necessary for new products or high yield products. KVK should focus on post harvest techniques to support farmers especially processing to encourage them to adopt new technologies. KVKs should be developed as resource centres which can provide/facilitate the access to inputs for farmers which are the crucial factor in the adoption of new technology. Krishi Vigyan Kendra in the district need to provide proper technical support to the farmers through different educational and extension methods to reduce the extension gap for better production in the district by creating awareness among the farmers about new technologies. Modernization of soil testing labs, keeping the farmers’ needs in focus while providing training, focus upon new emerging areas like climate change, pro-harvest management and non-farm activities are need to be considered by the KVKs, host organizations and ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research). Measures to be adopted to increase the outreach of KVKs by adopting innovative techniques viz. forming farmers groups, train farmers-trainer, redefining cluster approach, continuous interaction at village level, need based training, use of ICT (Information and Communication Technology), etc. To cope with the future challenges of technical advancement, the existing vocational and technical training system needs to be improved and marked with the needs of the economy. To support and to mobilize entrepreneurial skills of the farmers, KVKs should coordinate to start agribusiness centres by the farmers in villages. Better feedback mechanism is needed and KVKs should follow up the trainee farmers, rural youth and women after the completion of training programmes to make sure that they will adopt the newly acquired skill in creation of employment which will eventually lead to increased income levels and livelihood security. The study leads to the observation that KVKs are playing a pro-active role in transferring new technology at field level and with beneficial impacts, but a lot is yet to be done to bridge the yield gaps in crops and entrepreneurial development of rural community.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810094803
dc.keywordsIMPACT ASSESSMENT, KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS, ANDHRA PRADESHen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.pages198en_US
dc.publisherAcharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural Universityen_US
dc.research.problemA STUDY ON THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS IN ANDHRA PRADESHen_US
dc.subAgricultural Economicsen_US
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dc.themeA STUDY ON THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS IN ANDHRA PRADESHen_US
dc.these.typePh.Den_US
dc.titleA STUDY ON THE IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS IN ANDHRA PRADESHen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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