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CULTIVATION STATUS OF HYBRID RICE IN TRIBAL AREA OF SOUTH GUJARAT

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Title CULTIVATION STATUS OF HYBRID RICE IN TRIBAL AREA OF SOUTH GUJARAT
 
Creator Vasava, Harshad M.
 
Contributor TIMBADIA, C.K.
 
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Description Agriculture is the backbone of India. More than 60-
65 per cent of people depend directly or indirectly upon
agriculture. The role of agriculture in the economic
development of the India cannot be under estimated, as the
largest segment of population is wedded to agriculture and it
accounts for nearly half of the national income.
Since independence, the country has observed
revolutionary changes in agriculture and allied fields,
particularly in cereals like rice and wheat. Rice contains easily
digestible high quality starch, Protein and Vitamin B group
and also it acts as a valuable source for many products. Rice is
dominant staple food in India
Many technologies are developed to boost rice
production viz., high yielding dwarf varieties, hybrids, more
resistant to lodging, short life duration, system of rice
intensification and SIRA technique. The door to door
marketing of private companies of hybrid rice seed in the
packing of 1 or 2 kg is also available for the farmer which is
very useful to small land holders. Such packing is not
available from the public sectors. The hybrid seeds are costly
so, the farmers have to cultivate it with good practices. The
cooking quality of hybrid rice is better than many other high
yielding varieties. The nursery area required for hybrid rice
cultivation is lower so that the land can be utilized more
efficiently. There are many more factors which are responsible
to convince tribal farmers to grow and cultivate hybrid rice in
eastern belt of South Gujarat. Hence, it is high time to
convince study the cultivation status of hybrid rice in tribal
areas. Keeping this view in mind the present study was
planned with following objectives.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To study the personal characteristics of hybrid rice
growers.
2. To study the present status of cropping pattern of
hybrid rice.
3. To identify the motivating element of hybrid rice
growers.
4. To study the attitude of rice growers towards
cultivation of hybrid rice.
5. To find out the relation between the personal
characteristics and attitude of rice growers towards
cultivation of hybrid rice.
6. To study the constraints faced by the hybrid rice
growers.
7. To seek the suggestions to overcome such
constraints.
METHODOLOGY:
The present study was conducted in the South
Gujarat region. This region has 7 districts and out of them five
districts having higher hybrid rice cultivation has been
selected. Navsari, Valsad, Narmada, Tapi and Dang districts
belonged to South Gujarat. The Navsari and Valsad districts
came in to existence in 1960 with the formation of Gujarat
whereas; Narmada and dang districts were separated from the
Bharuch and Valsad district in 1997 respectively. Considering
the typological differentiation in population of Surat district,
the Government of Gujarat has apart five talukas which
located in eastern part of Surat were converted in to Tapi
district from 2007.
From each district 2 talukas and from each talukas
one village of hybrid rice grower was selected. 10 respondents
from each village hybrid rice grower have been randomly
selected for the study. Thus, total 10 numbers of taluka 10
village and total numbers of respondents were 100.Ex-post-
facto research design was used for the study. Keeping in view,
the objectives of the study, the interview schedule was
prepared and respondents were interviewed at their home and
field.
Ten independent variables were measured through
respective scales and structured schedules. Age was measured
by collecting their chronological age. The education, type of
family, occupation, annual income, land holding, source of
information and social participation were measured with the
scale developed by Pandya (2011). Scientific orientation,
economic motivation, risk orientation was measured with the
scale developed by Supe (1969) and overall modernity was
measured with the scale developed Inkeles (1996).
Two dependent variables viz; motivating element,
attitude of rice grower toward cultivation of hybrid rice was
measured with help of structured schedule for the present
study. The collected data were analyzed by using percentage,
mean and standard deviation. A simple percentage technique
was also applied to materialize the constraints and
suggestions.
FINDINGS
1. The findings of this study reported that, majority of
the respondents belongs to middle age group,
possessed primary to secondary level of education,
lived in medium type of family, low to medium
level of annual income, had medium level of
farming experience, medium level of land holding,
medium, lower level of social participation,
medium level of scientific orientation, risk
orientation, economic motivation, Considering
these characteristics of respondents, all possible
efforts should be made to encourage and
accelerating motivated and attitude toward
cultivation of hybrid rice.
2. The hybrid rice cultivation in tribal area different
cropping pattern like Intercropping rice: Pigeon
pea/ Sorghum/ black gram / ground nut / cowpea /
maize, Mixed cropping rice + pigeon pea / sorghum
/ maize / black gram /cowpea , Strip cropping rice +
pigeon pea / black gram / cowpea / ground nut,
Relay cropping Kharif rice-Rabi pigeon pea / Rabi
Indian bean / Rabi sesame / Rabi gram are existed.
3. The hybrid rice grower had medium level of
motivation in hybrid rice cultivation.
4. The rice grower have favorable attitude towards
hybrid rice cultivation in tribal area.
5. The age was negatively and non-significantly
correlated with attitude towards hybrid rice, where
occupation, annual income, land holding, and
family size were positively but non-significantly
correlated with attitude towards hybrid rice.
However, education, social participation, economic
motivation, risk orientation and scientific
orientation were highly significantly correlated
with the attitude of beneficiaries towards hybrid
rice.
6. The lack of technical guideline in hybrid rice
cultivation was found as a main constraint followed
by lack of improved variety and high cost of seed.
7. The Improved variety should be provided given as
main suggestion followed by subsidy should be
increase and proper technical guidance should be
given to the farmers.
 
Date 2017-01-20T14:29:17Z
2017-01-20T14:29:17Z
2013-08
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/97413
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher EXTENSION EDUCATION DEPT., N. M. COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, NAVSARI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, NAVSARI