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Sustainability

Periodic drought is a major challenge in drought-prone areas of South Asia. A sample survey of fa... more Periodic drought is a major challenge in drought-prone areas of South Asia. A sample survey of farmers (n = 400) from South Asia was conducted to study the farmers’ perception about drought impacts on their socio-economic status, agro-biodiversity, and adaptation besides public institutions’ drought mitigation measures. The results revealed reduced surface and groundwater availability, soil degradation, partial or complete crop failure, increased agricultural fallows and wastelands, biodiversity loss, decrease in agricultural yields, pasture lands, and livestock in drought-impacted South Asia. About 16–26% of the farmers perceived a reduction in the agricultural area and production of commercial crops and millets in drought-prone areas, while changes in the cropping of pulses, oilseeds, horticultural, and fodder crops were minimal. About 57–92% of respondents showed a reduction in the consumption of fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and fish. Unemployment, migration, reduced farm ...

In India, male out-migration from rural to urban areas has increased in recent years, especially ... more In India, male out-migration from rural to urban areas has increased in recent years, especially in the Indo-Gangetic regions of the country. This indicates that most of the developed regions of India are utilizing labour force of backward areas. The paper has ...

International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences

A B S T R A C T ICT beneficiaries of Mandya district showed higher e-readiness (0.368) as compare... more A B S T R A C T ICT beneficiaries of Mandya district showed higher e-readiness (0.368) as compared to other districts namely Chitradurga, Dharwad, Gwalior, Chhindwara, Vidisha, Anantapur, Mahaboobnagar and Medak. The composite e-readiness index value of the ICT beneficiaries of Karnataka was higher (0.344) than Andhra Pradesh (0.331) and Madhya Pradesh (0.323). The findings of the study related to e-readiness could provide guidance to the relevant organisations and policy makers for designing and implementation of ICT programmes for the effective utilisation of ICT based extension projects.

AGRICULTURE UPDATE

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays an important role in the transfer of agricul... more Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays an important role in the transfer of agricultural information to the farming community. The benefits and reach of such ICT interventions amongst the farming community depend upon several factors such as e-readiness level and extent of utilisation of the ICT based extension services. The present study as part of Ph.D. research work was an attempt to measure the e-readiness level of the farmers of mobile based ICT users at the division of Agriculture Extension, IARI, New Delhi. Data were gathered from farmers (users and non users of ICT based extension service) from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka states of India. Majority of the mobile advisory beneficiaries (95%) were less e-ready. Variables namely Zaid crops, innovativeness and risk orientation showed significant and positive effect on e-readiness of the farmers while age showed significantly negative effect on e-readiness. The findings of the study related to e-readiness level of the farmers could provide guidance to the relevant organisations and policy makers for designing and implementation of ICT programmes for the effective utilisation of ICT based extension projects.

Indian Research Journal of Extension Education

Coastal area of India is more prone to the devastating impact of climate change. The present stud... more Coastal area of India is more prone to the devastating impact of climate change. The present study was conducted in Sunderban coastal ecosystem of West Bengal which is famous for mangrove forest, aquatic resources, rich biodiversity and indigenous traditional knowledge of the local people. But this area is now under the adverse impact of climate change. Total six villages were studied from the two blocks of South 24 Pargana district of West Bengal for the present research study. It was observed that people devised different techniques or practices in the field of agriculture to overcome the adverse impact of climate change in their farming. Most of these technologies were practiced by the community as a whole. The technique like land shaping was related to soil management and irrigation to solve the increasing problem of soil salinity due to climate change. The different practice like ail cultivation, dhibi cultivation, circle cultivation and then digging of soil through spade were ...

The study was conducted in two districts, Burdwan and South Dinajpur of west Bengal with 200 Maha... more The study was conducted in two districts, Burdwan and South Dinajpur of west Bengal with 200 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) beneficiaries as respondents to assess the perceived effectiveness of MNREGA functioning among the beneficiaries as well as to understand different activities and institutional mechanisms involved in MNREGA. The result revealed that rural connectivity was the most preferred work under the programme. Works like land development, renovation of traditional water bodies were benefiting local agriculture. A conceptual model of institutional mechanism of MNREGA functioning has been proposed which implies, inclusion of educational institutions in MNREGA may enhance the quality of the programme and the beneficiaries may be benefitted. More than 50% of the respondents perceived that MNREGA was functioning effectively at the grass root level.

The study was conducted in two districts, Burdwan and South Dinajpur of west Bengal with 200 MNRE... more The study was conducted in two districts, Burdwan and South Dinajpur of west Bengal with 200 MNREGA beneficiaries and the MNREGA functionaries of block and village panchayat level as respondents to identify the major constrictions in the implementation of MNREGA at the grass root level. The major constrictions in the implementation as perceived by the beneficiaries were: incomplete list of adults in each household, delay in receiving job cards, wrong date or no date recorded on the work application, selection of a low priority or inappropriate work, favoring or discriminating against people in allocation of work, late payment of wages and various aspects of the programme carried out without people’s involvement. The major constrictions as perceived by the MNREGA functionaries are shortage of manpower, huge paper work and long bureaucratic structure, financial inclusion in MNREGA, problem of power cut and morality of the people.

International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management, 2014

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2015

Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2014

To assess the level and factors of motivation amongst permanent government employees working in a... more To assess the level and factors of motivation amongst permanent government employees working in a tertiary health care institution. A sample of 200 health personnel (50 in each category) i.e. doctors, nurses, technician, and support staff were contacted through face to face interview. Motivation was measured as the degree to which an individual possessed various identified motivation domains like Drive, Control, Challenge, Relationship and Rewards. Each domain was represented by 4 dimensions- accordingly a closed-ended statement represented each of these dimensions and responses were assessed on a Likert based scale. Data management was done using SPSS, ver. 19. THE AVERAGE AGE FOR DIFFERENT HEALTH PERSONNEL WERE: Doctors 48.68 (±8.53), nurses 40.72 (±7.76), technician 38.4 (±10.65) and support staff 43.24 (±9.52) years. The average year of work experience was: Doctor 19.09 (±9.77), nurses 17.2 (±8.420), technician 14.84 (±10.45), support staff 18.24 (±10.28). A comparison of overall motivation index (mean score) revealed that nurse had highest level (3.47), followed by support staff (3.46), doctor (3.45) and technician (3.43). Based on their individual mean scores, the healthcare providers were categorised into three different levels of motivation and it was found that majority of the health personnel i.e.70% of support staff, 62% nurse, 56% doctor and technician, had high to very high level of motivation index. The mean scores for all the five factors as well as their respective ranks were also found out and it was deduced that &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;relationship&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; assumed first rank for doctors (mean score: 3.71) and technician (mean score: 3.75), whereas &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;control&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; assumed greatest significance for nurses (mean score, 3.62) and support staff (mean scores, 3.61). Based upon the mean scores, &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;reward&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; assumed third rank among all the four categories. Kruskal-Wallis test was applied to test if the different categories of health personnel varied with respect to five factors of motivation and it was found that their orientation towards the various motivational components differed significantly only with respect to Drive (P &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt; 0.01). There is scope for enhancing staff motivation.

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Bt cotton across the world led to spectacular farm level benefits. India granted approval for its... more Bt cotton across the world led to spectacular farm level benefits. India granted approval for its commercial cultivation since 2002 and there has been phenomenal increase in its acreage. The present study made an attempt to use Logit regression model to identify the factors which influenced the adoption of Bt cotton. The study was conducted with randomly selected 120 adopters and 60 non-adopters of Bt cotton from Punjab and Karnataka. Logit analysis revealed significant influence of size of holding, capital base, extension contact, innovativeness, achievement motivation, and perception about Bt cotton on adoption decision of the farmers for Bt cotton, whereas in contrary to a priori expectation, information source pluralism, mass media exposure, social participation and education were not found to have a significant influence. Plant protection measures, identification of quality seed, and use of refuge line were identified as the most important training needs of the farmers. Comparative analysis of training needs of farmers of Punjab and Karnataka with Mann-Whitney U test revealed significant difference in areas of identification of quality seed (P<.01), planting density (P<.01), use of fertilizers (P<.01), sowing (P<.01), use of micronutrients (P<.05), use of plant growth regulators (P<.05) and disease management (P<.01).