Job performance and job satisfaction of Horticulture development officers in diversified agriculture
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Date
2005
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CCSHAU
Abstract
The dissemination of horticulture technologies at operation level rest
on the job performance and job satisfaction of Horticulture
Development Officers (HDOs) in Haryana. The present study was under
taken to answer the following objective:
1. To find out the job performance and job satisfaction of Horticulture
Development Officers [HDOs].
2. To identify training needs of HDOs and fruit growers in diversified
agriculture.
3. To asses the constraints perceived by HDOs in diversified
agriculture.
4. To find out the association between personality traits of HDOs and
their job satisfaction and job performance.
In order to realize the objectives all the 19 districts of
Haryana state formed the locale of the study. Despite best efforts, data
was collected from 60 HDOs, out of 74.
The study revealed that majority of the respondents
(60.00%) belonged to middle age group, possessed B.Sc. (Hons.) Ag.
qualification (63.33%) had medium service experience (63.33%),
medium level of trainings attended (46.67%), hailed from rural areas
(86.67%), having farming as their parental occupation (63.33%),
medium and high source of information utilized (86.66%) and had low
aspiration (80.00%). More than 63.00 per cent of the respondents were
having medium level of job performance in nearly all the dimensions as
well as in over all job performance. Nearly half (48.00%) of the
respondents had moderate level of job satisfaction in all the two
dimensions as well as in overall job satisfaction.
The study pointed out that source of information and
trainings attended have contributed positively and significantly towards
the job performance. Whereas, parental occupation and rural urban
back ground have contributed positively and significantly towards job
satisfaction but education and experience have contributed negatively
and significantly towards job satisfaction.
The study revealed that training needs of HDOs were high
in post harvest technology, fruit storage and integrated pest
management. Whereas, fruit growers liked to be trained in insect pest
control and disease control.
Regarding constraints respondents (50.00%) belonged to
medium and 33.33 per cent in high constraints category.