Sreedaya G S
Performance analysis of the self help groups in vegetable production in Thiruvananthapuram district - Vellayani Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture 2000
The study was carried out in Thiruvananthapuram District. of Kerala
among the six selected self help groups, 3 each from KHDP and IVDP. The
study aimed to analyse the group characteristics of self help groups,
planning, production and marketing aspects of vegetables, extent of
adoption of recommended practices with regard to vegetables, constraints
faced by the farmers of SHGs and to analyse the perception of officials
about SHGs.
The respondents consisted of 120 farmers selected from SIX
Panchayaths namely Kalliyoor, Venganoor & Vembayam under KHDP and
Anad, Pothencode & Sreekaryam under IVDP. The second category of
respondents included extension personnel of KHDP and IVDP who were
actively associated with vegetable production.
The dependent variable for the study were group characteristics,
planning, production & marketing aspects of vegetables & extent of
adoption of recommended practices. The independent variables included
the personal, socio-pshychological characteristics of farmers. The
correlation analysis was done to find out the relationship between the
independent variables and all the dependent variables and also between the
,-
dependent variables.
To compare the groups under KHDP and IVDP 't' test was done,
which revealed that there existed significantance difference between these
groups with respect to annual income, farm size, credit orientation, market
perception, knowledge in vegetable cultivation, group cohesion, group
leadership, need satisfaction, team spirit and equity.
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The major constraint felt by KHDP SHGs was marketing through
field centres where as IVDP SHGs faces planning, production, marketing
and organizational constraints. The analysis of the perception of officials
about SHGs revealed that all of them had fairly high perception about
SHGs.
630.71 / SRE/PE
Performance analysis of the self help groups in vegetable production in Thiruvananthapuram district - Vellayani Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture 2000
The study was carried out in Thiruvananthapuram District. of Kerala
among the six selected self help groups, 3 each from KHDP and IVDP. The
study aimed to analyse the group characteristics of self help groups,
planning, production and marketing aspects of vegetables, extent of
adoption of recommended practices with regard to vegetables, constraints
faced by the farmers of SHGs and to analyse the perception of officials
about SHGs.
The respondents consisted of 120 farmers selected from SIX
Panchayaths namely Kalliyoor, Venganoor & Vembayam under KHDP and
Anad, Pothencode & Sreekaryam under IVDP. The second category of
respondents included extension personnel of KHDP and IVDP who were
actively associated with vegetable production.
The dependent variable for the study were group characteristics,
planning, production & marketing aspects of vegetables & extent of
adoption of recommended practices. The independent variables included
the personal, socio-pshychological characteristics of farmers. The
correlation analysis was done to find out the relationship between the
independent variables and all the dependent variables and also between the
,-
dependent variables.
To compare the groups under KHDP and IVDP 't' test was done,
which revealed that there existed significantance difference between these
groups with respect to annual income, farm size, credit orientation, market
perception, knowledge in vegetable cultivation, group cohesion, group
leadership, need satisfaction, team spirit and equity.
11
The major constraint felt by KHDP SHGs was marketing through
field centres where as IVDP SHGs faces planning, production, marketing
and organizational constraints. The analysis of the perception of officials
about SHGs revealed that all of them had fairly high perception about
SHGs.
630.71 / SRE/PE