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THE EVALUATION STUDY OF AGRICLINICS AND AGRIBUSINESS CENTERS SCHEME IN ANDHRA PRADESH

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Title THE EVALUATION STUDY OF AGRICLINICS AND AGRIBUSINESS CENTERS SCHEME IN ANDHRA PRADESH
 
Creator VINAYA KUMARI, M.
 
Contributor KANAKA DURGA, P.
 
Subject economic systems, marketing, sampling, economics, land resources, biological phenomena, productivity, crops, selection, advisory services
AGRICLINICS, AGRIBUSINESS CENTERS, ANDHRA PRADESH
 
Description The present study entitled “THE EVALUATION STUDY OF
AGRICLINICS AND AGRIBUSINESS CENTERS SCHEME IN ANDHRA
PRADESH”. The present study is based on the primary data and secondary data, The
units under Agriclinics and Agribusiness Centres Scheme are established in 32 activities
at all India level this number varies from state to state. Of these 32 activities, majority
of units are established under agriclinics and agribusiness centres which means
supplying agricultural inputs and providing consultancy services, followed by
dairy/poultry/piggery/goatary, vermicomposting, nursery, seed processing, farm
machinery units and others and from a sample of 11 agripreneures covering 11 activities
were included in the sample for detailed analysis. The units were categorized into five
broad heads on the basis of the activities undertaken. These groups were Agri Business
Units (sale of fertilizers, insecticides, pesticides, seeds, etc.), agriclinics which provide
consultancy services, tractors, dairy units and nurseries. Further, in order to study the
views of the farmers on benefits accruing from these units, five farmers per agripreneur
were contacted and their views on importance, need and benefits accruing from the
sample units were elicited.
The results of the study indicate that, despite facing stiff competition from other
similar units (with owners having non-agriculture education background), the
agripreneurs were able to attract farmers due to good quality inputs, expert advice to
farmers regarding proper use of inputs and free consultancy services (which included
repeated visits to the farmers’ fields). The agripreneurs who had set up dairy units were
also carrying out milk production and marketing. The extension efforts of the
agripreneurs culminated in better awareness about the dairy practices feed and fodder
Author : M.VINAYA KUMARI
Title of the thesis : “THE EVALUATION STUDY OF AGRICLINICS AND
AGRIBUSINESS CENTERS SCHEME IN
ANDHRAPRADESH.”
Degree : MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Faculty : AGRICULTURE
Discipline : AGRI BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Major Advisor : Dr. P. KANAKA DURGA
University : ACHARYA N.G. RANGA AGRICULTURALUNIVERSITY
Year of submission : 2013
management and better production and price realization. The agripreneurs were of the
view that the agribusiness centers (input suppliers) have been successful in imparting
knowledge to the farmers on the new and scientific methods of farming, thus lead to an
increase in the production and the farm income.
In case of other type of agripreneurs also, timely advice on production
technology, income enhancement, reduction in production cost and increase in
productivity are reported to be the major benefits. Apart from providing employment to
agriculture graduates, the ventures set up by them have helped in providing gainful
employment, both direct and indirect, to several people, depending on the nature of
enterprise. Income of the sample farmers has gone up due to intensification,
diversification, value addition and better market linkage.
 
Date 2016-06-08T15:29:46Z
2016-06-08T15:29:46Z
2013
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/67033
 
Language en
 
Relation ;D9271
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher ACHARYA N. G. RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY