Forecasting technical manpower needs in agriculture in Kerala
| dc.contributor.advisor | Sherief, A K | |
| dc.contributor.author | Suja, S L | |
| dc.contributor.author | KAU | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-12T04:38:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-11-12T04:38:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
| dc.description | P G | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | The study entitled "Forecasting technical manpower needs in agriculture in Kerala" was undertaken to forecast the technical manpower demand and supply in agriculture for a decade in Kerala. It was also aimed to study the characteristics of the existing employment pattern of technical manpower. Its aim also included to identify the constraints faced by the technical manpower in getting gainful employment in agriculture. The study was conducted in identified organizations in Kerala state. A sample of 150 agriculture graduates who were working in different sectors of agricultural development in the state were selected for studying the characteristics of existing employment pattern in the state. The study developed after having discussion with the officials and subject matter specialists. Well structured and pre-tested interview schedule was used for data collection. For forecasting the technical manpower demand in the next decade, data regarding the employment pattern during the last five years and at present were collected from the government sector, industrial and corporate sector, research and academic sector, banking sector, non- governmental organizations and others. Then the trend of variation in the employment pattern was analysed. Based on this trend future technical manpower requirement in different sectors was worked out by regression analysis, For technical manpower supply forecasting agricultural students enrolled in Kerala Agricultural University from 1995 - 2002 were collected. In this study based on the data it \\';\'S assumed that 25 per cent of the students were coming from outside Kerala. The study revealed that most of the respondents were working in identified organizations whose functional area IS' research and development. Most of the respondents were postgraduates and they receive monthly salary for the service or work rendered by them in the identified organizations. The study revealed that in the government sector there will be a decrease in the demand for the technical manpower in the next decade even though number of vacancies will rise due to retirement of the employees. The factors affecting future technical manpower demand in the identified organizations were emerging technological development, impact of GATT and WTO agreement and government policies related to agriculture, industry and economy, competition between different enterprises in the agricultural field, opening new areas of employment, higher salary expectation of employees and improved mechanisms for rural credit. As per the study the estimated annual outturn of agricultural graduates from 2004 to 2010 will be 177. As per the study the technical manpower demand - supply gap analysis revealed that the present level of potential unemployment in the state is about 53.33 per ce~t. The cumulative potential unemployment is 313. Among the constraints listed out, narrow focus on unemployment mismatching of education with jobs, delay in updating the curriculum and lack of adequate practical exposure in starting and running enterprises were considered to be the major constraints felt by the agricultural graduates in getting gainful employment in agriculture. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | 172291 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810154946 | |
| dc.keywords | Technical manpower | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | English | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani | en_US |
| dc.sub | Agricultural Extension | en_US |
| dc.theme | Technical manpower needs in agriculture | en_US |
| dc.these.type | M.Sc | en_US |
| dc.title | Forecasting technical manpower needs in agriculture in Kerala | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |