Communication pattern for micro-enterprises based on waste management among rural households
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Date
2006
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CCSHAU
Abstract
In a world threatened by dwindling resources and expanding human
population utilization of waste through management is a crucial factor
of environmental safety, economic stability, ecological sustainability
and well-being of the human society. The concept of waste as a
material, “which has no use” is changing to that of a “resource”
through the recommended technology of waste management viz.
vermicomposting, durrie weaving, mushroom cultivation and biogas
plant. Through timely communication of information these technology
can be adopted by rural people. To understand the communication
behaviour of the villagers, the present study was conducted in Hisar
district of Haryana with a sample size 100 rural women involved in
waste management micro-enterprises were selected purposively to
investigate communication pattern, participation and control by
gender. Personal, social, economic, psychological and communication
variables were taken as independent
variables, whereas communication pattern and participation and
control by gender were as dependent variables, nature, extent and use
of waste, impact and constraints were studied as intermediate
variables. The profile of respondents revealed that majority of them
were middle aged, illiterate, married, belonged to other caste had
medium size nuclear family with farming occupation and medium
income, land holding and herd size. They had medium psychological
and communication profile. Study revealed that waste generated in
rural household from sources viz. household, animal and agricultural
to a considerable extent and treatments of these waste were as stored
and sell, reuse, preparation of utility and decorative items, while a
negligible amount were through away. Further, local leader, family
elders, university staffs and ADO were utilised for communication input
and output in vermicomposting, durrie weaving, mushroom cultivation
and biogas plant micro-enterprises, respectively. Majority of
respondents undertook self-evaluation and discussed with family
members in vermicomposting and durrie weaving, university staffs and
ADO/ husband/ Family member in mushroom cultivation and biogas
plant, respectively and memorization was the method of preservation of
information. The overall impact was highest in case of
vermicomposting(2.77) followed by mushroom cultivation(2.37), biogas
plant (2.16) and durrie weaving (2.16)micro enterprises. G e n d e r
participation was higher than control in all micro-enterprises except in
case of vermicomposting micro-enterprise in which cent per cent had
control. The overall mean score of constraints faced in higher in
mushroom cultivation (0.61) followed by durrie weaving (0.48),
vermicomposting ( 0.43) and biogas plant (0.32). Age, occupation,
income, land holding, herd size, caste, family type, extension contact,
outside/ urban contact and social participation were significantly
associated with waste management micro-enterprise.