TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shaju Thomas 
AU  - Sobhana G (Guide)
TI  - Role of farm women in planning and management of watershed
U1  - 630.71 
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Vellayani
PB  - Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture
N2  - The present study under the tittle "Role of farm women in planning 
and management of watershed" was under taken to assess the role 
perception and role performance of farm women in planning and 
management of watershed, extent of participation of farm women in 
planning and management of watershed, extent adoption of watershed 
programmes and the constraints faced by the them in participation and 
adoption of watershed development programme. Thirty farm women each 
were selected from each selected watersheds of Kottayam and Kollam 
districts, thus forming a sample of 180 respondents. Data was collected 
using interview schedule and suitable statistical technique were employed 
in the analysis of data. 
The frequency distribution of farm women with respect to role 
perception, role performance and extent of participation was found high in 
the low group. Where as more number were seen in the high category 
with respect to extent of adoption. 
The distribution of farm women with respect to their personal and 
socio-psychological variables revealed that majority were in the high group 
in the case of age, education, annual income, cosmopoliteness, economic 
 
	
	
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motivation, risk performance, innovation proneness and attitude towards 
watershed programmes and in low group the variables like Farming 
experience, farm size, exposure to mass media, contact with extension 
agency, training, social participation and achievement motivation. 
The roles perceived by most of the farm women in watershed 
planning and management were planting seedlings, watering, weedin~plant 
protection, supervision of hired labours in the field, harvesting, processing, 
decision regarding number of animals to be maintained, feeding animals, 
care of sick animals, management and care of poultry birds and goat rearing 
as very important. 
The roles performed by the farm women in planning and 
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management of watershed were planting seedlings, watering, weeding, 
supervision of hired labours in the field, harvesting, processing, decision 
regarding number of animals to be maintained, feeding animals, care of 
sick animals, collecting fodder, management and care of poultry birds, goat 
rearing and selling of livestock produce as most frequently. 
With respect to extent of participation of farm women in planning 
and management of watershed was very poor. Except in the case of items 
like participation by way attendance in training programmes, melas and 
exhibitions, their participation is almost nil. 
The study revealed that majority of the respondents farm women 
have fully adopted the programmes like agro forestry tree planting, kitchen 
gardening, poultry rearing, feeding of animals and health care of animals. 
 
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The result of correlation analysis revealed that, a positive and 
significant relationship was found between all the dependent variables 
except role performance and extent of adoption. 
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With regard to • perception a positive and significant relation was 
found with the independent variables like exposure to mass media, contact 
with extension agency, training, cosmopoliteness, social participation, 
scientific orientation, economic motivation, risk preference, achievement 
motivation, innovation proneness and attitude towards watershed 
programmes. 
In the case of role performance variables like exposure to mass 
media, contact with extension agency, training, cosmopoliteness, social 
participation, scientific orientation, economic motivation, risk preference, 
achievement motivation, innovation proneness and attitude towards 
watershed programmes were seen to be positively and significantly 
correlated. 
The result of correlation analysis revealed that, a positive and 
significant relationship exist between, extent of participation and all the 
selected characteristics except Farming experience and Farm size. 
With regard to extent of adoption a positive and significant 
relationship was found with the independent variables like education, farm 
size, exposure to mass media, contact with extension agency, training, 
cosmopoliteness, social participation, scientific orientation, economic 
 
	
	
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motivation, risk preference, achievement motivation, innovation proneness 
and attitude towards watershed programmes. 
Lack of financial assistance given under watershed programme, non 
availability of quality planting materials, non availability of agricultural 
inputs, dely in implementation of programmes, political interference In 
selection of beneficiaries under watershed development programme, In 
adequate training and absence of location specific watershed development 
programmes were the major constraints faced by the farm women. 


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