IMPACT OF INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED BY KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA, RANDHEJA IN GANDHINAGAR DISTRICT OF GUJARAT STATE

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dc.contributor.advisorTRIVEDI, J. C.
dc.contributor.authorPATEL, HEMANTKUMAR CHANDRAKANT
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-06T03:54:33Z
dc.date.available2018-04-06T03:54:33Z
dc.date.issued1989
dc.description.abstractIndian Agriculture is passing through a rapid transformation from being traditional one to modem scientific enterprise. It is high time to carry the technology developed at the research Institutions to the farmers' fields and to convert it into the production. It has been recognized that if the progress has to be achieved in agricultural production, the farmers are to be trained as per their needs in modern methods of cultivation. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Randheja has been working since January 1979, It has been imparting training to the participating farmers with a view to increase their crop production. Therefore, it is important to study that whether this training has made any real impact on participating farmers' knowledge and adoption or not. The knowledge of this aspect would be helpful in determining the vocational training needs of farmers. This study will provide practical utility for those Who are concerned with farmers'training directly or indirectly. Hence, the study entitled, "Impact of Institutional Training Programaies Conducted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Rendheja In Gandhinagar District of Gujarat State" was carried out. Objectives of the study (1) To study the personal, social, economic and psychological characteristics of the trained and untrained farmers. (2) To determine the sources of information utilized by the trained and untrained farmers for the adoption of recoiaracaided practices of castor and mustard crops. (3) To determine the knowledge level of the trained and untrained farmers regarding the recommended practices of castor and imistard crops. (4) To study the extent of adoption of recommended practices of castor and mustard crops by the trained and untrained fanners. (5) To study the difference in production of castor and mustard crops of the trained and untrainec. farmers. (6) To study the relationship between personal, social economic and psychological characteristics of the trained farmers and their extent of adoption of recomended practices of castor and tmistard crops. (7) To study the relationship betiieen knowledge level of trained farmers and their extent of adoption of recommended practices of castor and anistard crops (8) To determine the constraints experienced by the trained and untrained fanners In adoption of recoaimended practices of castor and mustard crops. (9) To study the cropping pattern and cropping intensity of tha trained and untrained farmers. Methodology The present study was carried out in the Gandhinagar district of Gujarat state. Gandhinagar district is a small district with only one taluka i.e. Gandhinagar only, which was selected for the present study. A list of farmers who participated in the Institutional training programmes conducted by KVK, Randheja during the year 1985-86 was obtained. All these trained farmers belonged to the four villages. On the basis of proportion of trained farmers in a village, a total of 80 trained farmers from four villages were selected randomly for the study. Half the number of untrained farmers were also selected from same villages to make a total of 40 untrained farmers from four villages. Thus, the total respondents from both the categories were 120. Keeping in view the objectives of the study, the interview schedule was prepared as a tool for collection of data. The respondents were interviewed personally with the help of schedule prepared for it. To know the socio-economic status of the respondents, a scale developed by Pareek and Trivedi (1963) was used with slight modifications. The psychological variables viz.. scientific orientation, economic motivation and risk preferexice wure measured with the help of scale developed by Supe (1969). Cosmopoliteness-localiteness value was measured with the help of scale developed by Singh (1964) with the due modifications. Knowledge level-of the respondents was measured by using a teacher made test based on the scale developed by Jha and Singh (1970). Measurement of extent of adoption was done by using the scale developoe by Sengupta (1967). A simple ranking technique was applied to measure the sources of information utilized by the respondents. Constraints in adoption of castor and mustard crops were measured in terms of percentages. Chi-square (x2 ) test and student 't' test were applied to determine the differences between the socio-economic characteristics, psychological characteristics, knowledge levels and extent of adoption by the trained and untrained farmers. Student 't' test was also applied to find out significant differences if any between the trained and untrained fajnners in respect of their yield of castor and mustard crops. Correlation coefficient was computed to know the relationship between independent and dependent variables. Major findings 1) Majority of the trained and untrained famers were from age group upto 30 years, belonged to lower caste,having nuclear family, members in one organization, having racdiura socio-economic status, v;ith smell eiae of land holding, annual Income upto Rs.6,000/- and only farming as their main occupation. (2) Majority of the trained farmers vrere having secondary level of education and had large size of family, while majority of the untrained farmers had primary level of education and had small sise of family. (3) Majority of the trained and untrained farmers had medium level of scientific orientation risk preference,economic motivation and cosmopoliteness-localiteneso. (4) Kriahi Vigyan Hendra, village level workers, neighbours and friends were the major accessible sources of information for the trained farmers. While, village level workers, service cooperative society, neighbours and friends were the major accessible sources of information for untrained farmers. (5) Majority of the trained and untrained farmers were having medium level of knowledge regarding the recommended practices of castor and mustard crops. (6) Majority of the trained and untrained farmers had medium extent of adoption of recommended practices of castor and mustard crops. (7) Majority of the trained and untrained farmers had adopted the following practices as per recommendations For castor crop: Use of variety, seed treatment, sowing time, spacing between two rows, manuring, top-dressing, interculturing, plant protection and harvesting.For mustard crop Preparatory tillage, use of variety, seed treatment, sowing time, top-dressing, weeding, interculturing and harvesting. (e) Trained farmers obtained higher yields of castor and mustard crops as compared to untrained farmers. Tliarefore, it is obvious that the training programme has played a vital role in increasing crop production. (9) Among personal, social, economic and psychological characteristics of the trained farmers, socio-economic status, size of land holding, annual income and cosraopoliteness-localiteness were found to be significant indicating that there was significant relationship of these variables with extent of adoption of recommended practices of castor. (10) Among personal, social, economic and psychological characteristics of the trained farmers, age, education, socio-economic status, size of land holding, annual income, scientific orientation and risk preference were found to be significant indicating that there was significant relationship of these variables with extent of adoption of recommended practices of mustard. (11) There was significant association between knowledge levels of trained farmers and their extent of adoption of recommended practices of castor and mustard crops (12) The main constraints in adoption of recommended practices of castor crop as experienced by the trained and untrained farmers were non-availability of certified seeds, lack of laiowledge regarding seed rate and seed treatment, high cost of fertilisers, lack of technical guidance about use of fertilizers, weeding and interculturing, lack of equipments for spraying chemicals and lack of timely guidance for plant protection. (13) The main constraints in adoption of recommended practices of mustard crop as experienced by the trained and untrained farmers were lack of knowledge regarding use of variety and seed treatment, lack of technical guidance about seed rate, weeding and interculturing, high cost of fertilisers, lack of timely guidance and lack of equipments for spraying chemicals for plant protection in mustard (14) Majority of the trained and untrained farmers had followed single cropping pattern. (15) Majority of the trained farmers had cropping intensity 126 to 150 and 151 to 175, while majority of the untrained farmers were having cropping intensity 151 to 175 end 126 to 150.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810042954
dc.keywordsIMPACT, INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING, PROGRAMMES, CONDUCTED, KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA, RANDHEJA IN GANDHINAGAR, DISTRICT OF GUJARAT STATEen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAAU, Ananden_US
dc.research.problemIMPACT OF INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED BY KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA, RANDHEJA IN GANDHINAGAR DISTRICT OF GUJARAT STATEen_US
dc.subExtension Educationen_US
dc.subjectExtension Education, Agricultureen_US
dc.subjectA Studyen_US
dc.themeIMPACT OF INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMMESen_US
dc.these.typeM.Scen_US
dc.titleIMPACT OF INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMMES CONDUCTED BY KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA, RANDHEJA IN GANDHINAGAR DISTRICT OF GUJARAT STATEen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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