Socio-economic impact of combine harvester on farmers in Haryana
| dc.contributor.advisor | Subhash Chander | |
| dc.contributor.author | Punia, Dharmveer | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-07-26T07:56:04Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-07-26T07:56:04Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study was conducted in Kurukshetra and Hisar districts of Haryana state with following objectives 1.To assess the nature and extent of combine harvesting. 2. To know the factors associated with level of knowledge and adoption of combine harvester. 3. To study the socio-economic impact of combine harvester. It was found from the field of the study that maximum number of the respondents (47.50%), who belong to semi-medium category of land holding had adoption of combine harvester in wheat crop. less than one-fourth of the respondents (22.50%), who belonged to semi-medium category of land holding, had adoption of combine harvester in paddy crop.Benefit: cost ratio was higher with combine harvesting (18.91) and (38.25) as compared to manual harvesting (6.73) and (10.40) in wheat and paddy respectively. Reasons for the adoption of combine harvester that. All respondents reported that combine harvesting was faster than manual, less costly, time saving and combine harvester was capable of harvesting at large area of land in a short time period. Reason for non-adoption of combine harvester was Overwhelming majority of the respondents (90.00%) responded that non-availability of machine on time in time during harvesting period and lack of knowledge. Overwhelming majority of the respondents (93.75%) faced the problem more expensive custom hiring services in adoption of combine harvester and lack of adequate training program (91.25%).More than three-fourth of the respondents (76.25%)increased livestock and social mobility followed by more expenditure on social ceremonies, education of their childrens and increased land area on lease (73.75%). It was concluded that combine harvester was beneficial for the farmers. Adoption of combine harvester help to improved their socio-economic status of the farmers. It was also suggested that Training programme should be organizing to increase the knowledge about benefits of combine harvester. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810170861 | |
| dc.keywords | Nature, Extent, Knowledge, Adoption, Factor affecting, Socio-economic impact, Constraints | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | English | en_US |
| dc.pages | 63+iii+VI | en_US |
| dc.publisher | CCSHAU, Hisar | en_US |
| dc.sub | Sociology | en_US |
| dc.theme | Socio-economic impact of combine harvester on farmers in Haryana | en_US |
| dc.these.type | M.Sc | en_US |
| dc.title | Socio-economic impact of combine harvester on farmers in Haryana | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
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