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Papers by Rashmi Singh

The challenge faced by the incubators in India is finding good start-ups that solve the problems ... more The challenge faced by the incubators in India is finding good start-ups that solve the problems in the market or in value chain. A well-structured incubation program may lead the startup from idea generation stage to setting up the business and most crucial funding support. Analysis of effectiveness of training programme was done using primary as well as secondary data. Progress report of the institute and primary information from the trainees were matched to reach usefulness of the training programme. The primary data was collected during August, 2019 to January 2020 with partial structured pre-scheduled interview. For the ICAR-BPD trainees there was no substantial variation in age or land ownership, implying that the comparison on certain dimensions could be due to the training programme rather than underlying human attributes. The ICAR-BPD trainees were mainly attempting to obtain government employment and were often unaware of the training and other resources available to help ...

Marketing of fruits has become a very important concern in India nowadays. Efficiency in marketin... more Marketing of fruits has become a very important concern in India nowadays. Efficiency in marketing system can be improved by identifying the constraints faced by farmers and formulating appropriate strategy to ameliorate the constraints. A study was conducted to find out the constraints faced by NERAMAC (North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited) as an organization and the fruits growers in Assam. The results showed that the NERAMAC beneficiaries of fruit crop growers ranked less intensity of advisory services and storage of harvested produce as the first and foremost major constraints in fruit production and marketing. The non-beneficiaries ranked fluctuating market price and finding appropriate market price of produces as first and second constraint, respectively. Lack of proper management of work and poor cooperation at grass-root level were the prominent organizational and functional constraint

Adoption of agri-horti system and associated factors need to be viewed in totality which calls fo... more Adoption of agri-horti system and associated factors need to be viewed in totality which calls for the empirical evidences to design pin pointed programmes in order to enhance productivity. The study conducted in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir state revealed that the farmers’ adoption level of seed component of field crops and plant protection components of fruit crops were found to be low. Most of the respondents reported high level of training needs with respect to training and pruning, field sanitation, weed management, selection of fruit plants and diseases management. The farmers’ characteristics like family occupation, land holding, economic motivation, innovation proneness and information sources utilization were found to be positively and significantly associated with their training needs. The farmers’ preferences regarding training programme organization included one week duration, more focus on practical aspects with demonstration method and organization of training in...

Family farmers work on a significant portion of the world's farmland; 83% in North and Centra... more Family farmers work on a significant portion of the world's farmland; 83% in North and Central America, 18% in South America, 62% in Africa, 68% in Europe and 85% in Asia. Both in developing and developed countries, family farming is the predominant form of agriculture in the food production sector. Family farmers carefully manage their lands to sustain remarkably high levels of productivity despite having less access to productive resources such as agricultural inputs and support. Agricultural and rural growth also benefit the poor in urban areas, due to the abundance and proximity of food.

An emphasis needs to be placed on location and time specific solutions when directing the efforts... more An emphasis needs to be placed on location and time specific solutions when directing the efforts of researchers, policy-makers and extension workers. Farmer participatory research is used to improve the collaboration and communication between farmers and scientists in agricultural research so as to ensure that research findings are relevant to farmers' needs and applicable within their biophysical and socioeconomic environments. With assistance from the moderators, farmers themselves discover answers and solutions during informal discussions for their problems. This study was undertaken following the sequential steps namely; participatory problem diagnosis, participatory search for solutions, testing of suitable technological interventions at farmers' fields, regular monitoring of the trials and assessing the impact of the interventions. Research interventions for adaptation and verification of potential technologies under local conditions were tested on participating farmers' fields jointly managed by researchers and farmers. The results in terms of spike length, number of grains/ spike, grain yield, and total dry matter produced were significantly higher in the tested technologies as compared to farmers' practices. The perceptions of participating farmers as well as non-participating farmers were sought on the methodology of technology refinement, and it was found that majority of the farmers were observed to be highly satisfied and expressed their willingness to participate in the process of on-farm research.

ABSTRACT Agriculture sector is at the crossroads economically, environmentally, socially and tech... more ABSTRACT Agriculture sector is at the crossroads economically, environmentally, socially and technologically. Shrinking land base and rampant unemployment are the marked features of our rural areas. There is need to commercialize and diversify Indian Agriculture to create agro based employment opportunities in such a way that one can generate more income per unit of area. With liberalization, privatization and globalisation, the whole world has come to our local markets where farmers and their produce have to compete with multinationals in terms of quality and price.

Access and use of information sources is a first step toward better targeting of extension progra... more Access and use of information sources is a first step toward better targeting of extension programs and advisory services
that facilitate information sharing. Even in the era of modern information revolution strong linkage of contact for family
member, neighbour and progressive farmers as information sources is prevalent and farmers generally are reported to be
less aware of ICT tools. In order to appropriately target extension programs and advisory services, it is therefore important
to understand the access and use of information by the farmers. The present study conducted in Hathin Tehsil of Palwal district, showed that At field level, presence of governmental development bodies was found to be minimal, that too in advocacy and one way information supplier kind of linkage . The findings shows that still the personal sources dominate the agricultural information system in the technologically and developmentally backward district, the dearth of extension personnel and their poor linkages with farmers and amongst themselves have enough indication for the development planners to think plan and implement accordingly so the farming can be retained as a source of livelihood .