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Item Technology utilisation of organic plant protection practices of KAU(Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 2017) Aparna, K V; Allan ThomasItem Communication role and behaviour of contact farmers under training and visit system in Kerala(Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, 1984) Abdul Kareem, K; Menon, A G GA research study was conducted In Trivandrum district, Kerala, India to assess and study the following 1. The interpersonal commuication behaviour of contact farmers including tha pattern of information input, processing, output and feedback. 2. The role perception and role performance of contact farmers. 3. The socio-economic and psychological characteristics of contact formers. 4. The relationship between interpersonal oorrmnication behaviour of contact farmers and their socio-economic and psychological characteristics.Item Impact of training programme on hygienic measures followed in pelling sheds(Department of Management Studies, College of Fisheries, Panangad, 1989) Daisy C Kappen; Pushkaran, P SThe study was conducted in Quilon district of Kerala with a view to measure the impact of training programme on hygienic measures followed in peeling sheds. The major objectives were: 1. To study the level of knowledge about hygienic measuroe of trained peeling shed workers in comparison with those who have not attended the training programme. 2. To study the perception of the trained peeling shed workers about the quality of the product. • 3. To compare the association, if any, existing between the socio-psychological and economic factors of trained and untrained peeling shed workers with the level of knowledge and extent of perception. 4. To study the motivational factors responsible for attending the training programme by the peeling shed workers. The sample consisted of randomly selected 60 trained and 60 untrained peeling shed workers. Data were collected using interview schedule and suitable statistical techniques were employed for the analysis of data. The study revealed that the trained peeling shed workers had significantly higher knowledge than untrained peeling shed workers. They also had significantly higher perception about the quality of the product than untrained peeling shed workers. The peeling shed workers perceived the factor ‘Quality of the raw material’ as the most important one in determining the final quality of the product. The perception on the factors contributing to the final quality of the product were same for both trained and untrained peeling shed workers. The selected independent variables together contributed significantly in the variation in knowledge and perception about the quality of the product of both trained and untrained peeling shed workers. The correlation analysis revealed that education was positively and significantly related with level of knowledge of trained peeling shed workers; while age, occupation and family indicated negative and significant association. In the case of untrained peeling shed workers extension orienta¬tion is the only variable Which Indicated positive and signi¬ficant relationship with level of knowledge. Education showed positive and significant relationship with perception about the quality of the product of trained peeling shed workers. Age and occupation revealed negative and significant association. In the case of untrained peeling shed workers only age Indicated negative and significant relationship with perception about the quality of the product. Innovativeness was the major motive which induced the peeling shed workers to attend the training programme.Item Participation of farm family women in sericulture in the Palakkad district(Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, 1994) Sajan Andrews, K; Geethakutty, P SA Research study entitled “Participation of Farm Family Woman in Sericulture in the Palakkad District” was conducted to identify the extent of participation of farm family woman in decision making and in the operations in sericulture in relation to their personal, socio-cultural and techno-economic factors and the constraints and consequences there of. The study area comprised of the four agricultural subdivisions of the Palakad district namely, Alathoor, Mannarkad, shornur and Chittoor. A stratified random sample of 150 sericulture units was selected for the study. Data were collected from the woman heads of sericulture units using a pre-tested structured interview schedule. Appropriate statistical techniques like correlation analysis, regression analysis and path analysis were done to analyse the data. The extent of participation of farm family women in sericultural operations (EPSO) was measured in terms of two dimensions namely actual hours of work and nature of participation in each of the operations. Nineteen operations in sericulture (seven under mulberry cultivation and twelve under silkworm rearing) were identified and included in the study. The extent of participation of farm family women in decision making in sericultural operations (EPDS) was measured in terms of two dimensions, nature of participation and frequency of participation. Thirty important areas of decision making in sericulture were identified and measured in the study. The study revealed that only a small percentage of the farm woman had put forth ‘high’ and ‘medium’ participation in sericultural operations while, a majority of them were of ‘low’ and ‘very low’ participation in various activities of sericulture enterprise. Operation wise analysis revealed that in almost all operations of mulberry, farm women had no major contribution. Only in the case of application of chemical fertilizers, pruning, weeding and harvesting of leaves at least some amount of participation could be accounted, which were carried out either ‘jointly’ or with ‘supervision’ only. Majority of the farm women spend 2-5 hours for chopping the leaves, feeding the worms, caring the worms at moulting, bed cleaning, protection of worms, moulting of worms, harvesting of cocoons and cleaning and grading of cocoons with ‘joint’ nature of participation. Regarding the extent of participation of farm family women in decision making in sericulture operations the study revealed that nearly one third of the farm women had ‘medium’ involvement, while a majority of them had either ‘low’ or ‘very low’ participation. A majority of the farm woman had ‘joint’ participation in decision making in all activities of mulberry cultivation none of the respondents had ‘solely’ participation in decision making in any of the activities of mulberry cultivation and silk worm rearing. More than fifty per cent of farm woman made ‘joint’ decisions in matters regarding number of feedings to be given to worms, size and quality of leaves, spacing of worms, caring of worms, method of bed cleaning, number of trays, time of mounting of worms, harvesting of cocoons, and grading and cleaning of cocoons with moderate frequent participation. The simple correlation analysis showed that out of sixteen variables, except age all variables were positively and significantly related with EPSO. Multiple regression analysis revealed that five variables namely experience in sericulture, scientific orientation, management orientaition, attitude towards sericulture and family income were significant in explaining the variability in EPSO. Except age and education all the variables showed positive and significant correlation with EPDS. Multiple regression analysis revealed that only two variables namely information source utilization and attitude towards sericulture were significant in explaining the variability in EPDS. The major constraints experienced by the farm family women in participation in sericulture and decision making were low price of the cocoons and price fluctuations in the market, lack of leisure time availability, lack of knowledge about the practices and death of worms due to diseases. Enhancement of managerial economy, economic utilization of leisure time and status elevation in the family were identified as the most important positive consequences experienced by the farm family women in sericulture. The major negative consequences experienced by the farm family women due to their participation in sericulture were lack of time to attend children and other farm and home operations, drudgery, exhaustion and frustration.Item Feasibility and utilisation of improved vegetable production technologies in family farming by agricultural labourers in the Thrissur district(Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara, 1996) Abdul Jabbar, P K; Rajendran, PThe research study entitled “Feasibility and Utilization of Improved Vegetable Production Technologies in family farming by agricultural labourers in the Thrissur district” was conducted to analyse the feasibility and utilization of vegetable production technologies in family farming by the agricultural labourers in Thrissur district in relation to their personal and socio-economic factors and to assess the constraints and consequences these of. The study area comprised of five panchayats namely, Pananchery, Puthur, Nadathara, Mattathur and Thekkumkara and a total of 100 agricultural labourers engaged in family farming were selected as respondents. Data were collected from the agricultural labourers using a pre-tested structured interview schedule. Appropriate statistical techniques like correlation analysis, regression analysis and path analysis were done to analyse the data. The perception of feasibility of technologies and extent of utilization were measured using arbitrary scale developed for the purpose. Five crops namely, brinjal, bittergourd, pumpkin, ladies finger and amaranthus were selected for the study with five selected practices under each crop. The study revealed that amaranthus received the highest feasibility score, while bittergourd and brinjal received feasibility perception scores below the average feasibility score. Foliar fertilization in amaranthus received the highest feasibility perception score. Among crop varieties, pumpkin varieties were the most preferred while bittergourd varieties got the least scores. Majority of agricultural labourers belonged to the medium category in extent of utilization and only 19 per cent were low adopters. Amaranthus production technologies received the highest utilization score while bittergourd received the lowest. Split application of fertilizer received the high utilization index in brinjal and bittergourd cultivation. The correlation analysis revealed that all independent variables except experience in vegetable cultivation were positively correlated with feasibility perception. Variables like farm size, annual income, innovativeness, economic motivation, management orientation and knowledge were significant in influencing the feasibility perception. All variables except experience in vegetable cultivation were found positively correlated with utilization of IVPT. Knowledge on IVPT exerted the largest direct effect. Information seeking behaviour, FFT-Actual, social participation and attitude towards scientific agriculture, management orientation, area under vegetables and extension orientation were found to influence significantly. Plant protection was cited to be the most preferred area where training was required, followed by improved varieties of crops harvesting and post harvest aspects and manures and fertilizers respectively. Constraints such as uneconomic holding size, inadequacy of capital, increased cost of plant protection chemicals and lack of leisure time, availability were cited as most important.Economic utilization of leisure time, enhancement of family income, generation of additional employment and promotion of family integrity were the important consequences. Lack of time to care children and other house operations and drudgery were cited to be the negative consequences.