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A Micro-Level Study of the Trained and Untrained Farm Women of Andaman

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Title A Micro-Level Study of the Trained and Untrained Farm Women of Andaman
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Creator S.K. Zamir Ahmed
R.C. Srivastava
M. Balakrishnan3
 
Subject Layer farming
Fresh water pisciculture
Extension agency
Mass media exposure
Economic motivation
Scientific orientation
Innovativeness
Perceived effectiveness
 
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A study on the socio-psychological characteristics of 240 farm women both who had undergone three days training and untrained on the subjects namely Mushroom cultivation, Kitchen gardening, Layer farming and Fresh water pisciculture was carried out in South Andaman block, Port Blair of Andaman district. A total of 14 characteristics
were selected based on the judges opinion and past research studies. It was found that among the various categories of characteristics of the farm women most of the farm women belonged to middle age group, had primary level of education, opting equally to have either agriculture as the main or subsidiary occupation. Possessed medium to low level of farm experience, with medium level of annual income followed by medium to low level of contact with extension agency, social participation, mass media exposure, economic motivation, scientific orientation, innovativeness, perceived effectiveness towards the training and operated small size holding. This study was undertaken to assess the socio-psychological characteristics of the farm women of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India) which will help in giving appropriate policy implication based on the derived conclusions to uplift the socio-economic status of the farm women.
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Date 2019-03-28T08:52:37Z
2019-03-28T08:52:37Z
2010-01-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Ahmed, SK Zamir, R. C. Srivastava, and M. Balakrishnan. "A Micro-Level Study of the Trained and Untrained Farm Women of Andaman." Indian Research Journal of Extension Education 10.1 (2016): 117-125.
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/17736
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Central Agricultural Research Institute