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Agricultural waste utilization in diversified agriculture

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Title Agricultural waste utilization in diversified agriculture
 
Creator Sindhu, Nitu
 
Contributor Shehrawat, P.S.
 
Subject Wastes, Composting, Planting, Productivity, Biofuels, Crops, Crop residues, Agricultural wastes, Livestock, Organic fertilizers
 
Description This study was conducted to develop strategies for managing the enormous waste generated
from agriculture. The study was conducted in two districts of Haryana state namely, Hisar and Sonipat,
From each district two blocks were selected randomly, from each block three villages were selected
and from each village, ten farmers were selected randomly. Thus, total one hundred twenty farmers
were selected and interviewed with the help of well structured schedule. The interview schedule was
divided into three categories i.e. awareness, utilization and benefits. Findings of the personal profile of
the respondents revealed that majority of the farmers were of middle age group (36-50 years), educated
up to metric, belonged to joint family with 4-6 members, performed only farming and had land holing
up to 5 acres. Result pertaining to awareness indicated that awareness about the utilization of biogas
plant waste, mushroom waste, wheat waste, mustard and horticultural waste was more than 70 percent.
Awareness about utilization of paddy waste, sugarcane waste, cotton waste, floricultural wastes,
poultry waste and livestock waste was between 50 to 60 percent. Utilization of biogas plant waste and
mushroom waste was very high. Utilization of livestock waste, poultry waste and mushroom waste was
medium. Utilization of horticultural wastes, floricultural wastes and cotton waste was low and
utilization of wheat crop waste, paddy crop waste and sugarcane crop waste was very low. Thus,
overall awareness about utilization of agricultural waste was very high but utilization of agricultural
waste by the farmers was very less. Results pertaining to benefits to farmers after utilization of
agricultural waste revealed that most of the farmers were benefited in very ordinary ways like high
milk yield, addition income by selling waste to brick yards, reduced expenditure on chemical
fertilizers, reduced waste available for disposal, clean and safe environment, etc. Very few farmers
were employed as there were very few employment opportunities in villages. Employment
opportunities will increase if industries like processing units for making value added products,
handicrafts industries for making bags, mats, hats, carpets, etc., handmade paper industry, development
of waste collection centers in villages and others are developed in villages. Thus there is need to
develop village level industries and motivate farmers to systematically manage their waste in order to
make valuable products from them. Systematic utilization of agricultural wastes will not only benefit
the individual farmer but also the society, environment and government.
 
Date 2016-10-27T15:35:20Z
2016-10-27T15:35:20Z
2012
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/82577
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher CCSHAU