Record Details

Market-led Extension and Empowerment of Smallholder Vegetable Farmers in India

KRISHI: Publication and Data Inventory Repository

View Archive Info
 
 
Field Value
 
Title Market-led Extension and Empowerment of Smallholder Vegetable Farmers in India
Not Available
 
Creator Shinogi K. C.
Jayasree Krishnankutty
Krishnan S.
Sanjay Srivastava
Reshma Gills
Renu Balakrishnan
 
Subject SHGs
 
Description Not Available
The study was conducted to analyze the impact of market-led extension in the marketing pattern and empowerment of smallholder
farmers of India. Since market-led extension activities mostly implemented through self help groups (SHGs) 60 marginal vegetable
farmers with SHG membership and another 60 marginal vegetable farmers with no SHG membership selected as the respondents.
Results conveyed that SHG farmers marketed vegetables mainly through farmers’ markets. But, majority of the non-SHG farmers sold
vegetables through commission agents. Empowerment analysis done using the criteria of ≥75% of maximum attainable score showed
significant differences between the empowerment status of SHG and non-SHG farmers. About 62% of SHG farmers found empowered
because of their participation in SHGs whereas very few (2%) of the non-SHG farmers showed empowerment. It was also found that
social recognition is the prime variable influenced the empowerment of SHG farmers followed by income generation. Though only a few
non-SHG farmers showed empowerment again social recognition identified as the major variable contributed to their empowerment
score followed by innovativeness. Since social recognition played prime role in the empowerment process of both SHG and non-
SHG farmers it could be considered as the precursor of empowerment process. It is evident from the study that in order to convert
social recognition to empowerment a reasonable level of income generation is also necessary. To extend the benefits of market-led
extension to more rural farmers the technology dissemination system should also be improved by incorporating those grass root level
organizations (public/private) working among them.
Not Available
 
Date 2018-11-28T10:00:27Z
2018-11-28T10:00:27Z
2017-02-07
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Not Available
Not Available
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/13859
 
Language English
 
Relation Doi: HTTPS://DOI.ORG/10.23910/IJBSM/2017.8.1.1738;
 
Publisher International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management