scholarly journals Empowering rural women through KVK’s training programmes: an impact assessment

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-296
Author(s):  
Aishwarya Dudi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Bakery Products ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Trained Group ◽  
Soap Making ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this study is to assess the impact of KVK training programmes on knowledge and adoption of rural women about home science technologies. The present study was carried out with the sample size of 260 rural women. These rural women were categorized into two groups, i.e. trained and untrained having 130 women in each. The results of the study that majority of the trained women (60%) belonged to high level of knowledge followed by medium (24%) and low (16%) about detergent and soap making. Data further reported that more number of trained women (60%) belonged to high level of and soap making, Bajra and moth products, aonla products, bakery products and henna products. The adoption followed by medium (20%) and low (20%) level category with respect to detergent and powder making. The overall knowledge level of trained group was high from untrained group in moth and Bajra products, aonla products, bakery products and henna products. With respect to adoption, majority of trained women belonged to high level of adoption in detergent and soap making, moth Bajra products, bakery products and medium level in aonla products and henna products. Out of total variables size of land holding in trained group exhibited significant and positive relationship with knowledge level and family income had shown positive and significant relationship with knowledge level of untrained group as regard to home science technologies. Size of land holding exhibited significant but negative relationship with respect to adoption level of home science technologies. More than forty five per cent of rural women (48.46%) stated that lack of adequate time as their main constraint in adoption of home science technologies.

Management of ACCase-Inhibiting Herbicide-Resistant Smooth Barley (Hordeum glaucum) in Field Pea with Alternative Herbicides

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 441-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lovreet S. Shergill ◽  
Benjamin Fleet ◽  
Christopher Preston ◽  
Gurjeet Gill
Keyword(s):  
Seed Production ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Field Pea ◽  
Forage Yield ◽  
Weed Species ◽  
Herbicide Resistant ◽  
Large Yield ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

Smooth barley is an annual weed species that is infesting crops and pastures in South Australia. Complicating control options is the presence of herbicide-resistant biotypes. A field trial was conducted to identify alternative herbicides for the management of acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase (ACCase)-inhibiting herbicide-resistant smooth barley in field pea. Preplant (PP) soil applications of pyroxasulfone; prosulfocarb plus S-metolachlor; dimethenamid-P; propyzamide; trifluralin alone or with triallate or with diuron; or imazamox applied POST were evaluated for their effectiveness and crop safety. Propyzamide, pyroxasulfone, or imazamox applied POST provided a high level of smooth barley control, did not cause any crop injury, and increased field pea grain or forage yield compared with the nontreated. Furthermore, propyzamide or pyroxasulfone reduced panicle density and seed production in smooth barley, whereas the effectiveness of POST imazamox varied over the two seasons. Dimethenamid-P reduced the impact of smooth barley on field pea yield, but cause stunting, and was less effective than propyzamide, pyroxasulfone, and imazamox in reducing smooth barley seed production. Negative relationship between field pea yield and smooth barley panicle density indicated that smooth barley is highly competitive in field pea crops and can cause large yield losses. The results of this investigation suggest that propyzamide or pyroxasulfone applied PP and imazamox applied POST could be used effectively in the field for the management of ACCase-inhibiting herbicide-resistant smooth barley in South Australia.

scholarly journals Economic empowerment of rural women through food processing

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 318-321
Author(s):  
Rashmee Yadav ◽  
Brij Vikash Singh
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Skill Training ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
The Government ◽  
Training Programmes

Rural women can play a significant role by their effectual and competent involvement in entrepreneurial activities. They have basic indigenous knowledge, skill and potential and resources to establish and manage enterprise. Income generating activities are effective instrument of social and economic development to generate employment for a number of farm women within their own social system and best tool for rural women as it adds to the family income. Women are backbone of any nation. Prosperity of the nation depends upon the prosperity of its women. Entrepreneurship is one of the ways for empowerment of women especially in rural areas and hence, promotion of women entrepreneurs is focused highly by the Government. Te food processing is one of the efforts initiated to promote value addition of fruits and vegetables especially for the unemployed, both men and women of the state. It focuses on need based short term skill training where participants learn from hands on training/ practices. The present study was undertaken to find out usefulness of fruits and vegetables preservation, milk and milk products training programme organized under rural youth training for self employment by the rural women. The study was conducted in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh. The sample consisted of 20 women participants each training programmes. The data was collected through personal interview technique using interview schedule. Frequency and percentage were calculated for analyzing the data. The results indicated that the fruits and vegetables preservation training perceived as good and increased their knowledge, skill and efficiency about fruits and vegetables preservation.

scholarly journals Evaluate the Effectiveness of Virtual Health Education Program on Covid-19 Vaccination

2021 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
pp. 012-016
Author(s):  
Dr. X.S. Blessing NimaSajai
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Health Education Program ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
The People ◽  
The Impact

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) was one of the very fi rst countries in the world to grant emergency use authorization to the BNT162b2 vaccine, a new type of modifi ed RNA vaccine developed by Pfi zer-BioNTech. Here, we review various COVID-19 vaccines and the success of the vaccine rollout in KSA. Pfi zer/ BioNTech is currently being used at all vaccination centers in the KSA. Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia aim is to make the COVID-19 vaccine available to all citizens and residents within the coming months, based on a phased strategic plan to limit the impact the COVID-19 virus on our community and our critical infrastructure. People should get knowledge regarding vaccination and get benefi t of it. So, it was important to create awareness among the people residing inside the Kingdom to safeguard themselves and others, due to current pandemic situation physical gathering to give group health education is not applicable and only way to impart knowledge through online (virtual), therefore as the faculty of Applied Medical Science College For Females At Alnamas, University Of Bisha I selected this study to Evaluate The Eff ectiveness Of Virtual Health Education Program On Covid-19 Vaccination Among The People Residing At Selected Areas In Alnamas. The tool used for the research study was demographic data, virtual health education program, semi structured awareness scale and knowledge online questionnaire to assess the knowledge on Covid-19 vaccination. Before conducting the study, formal permission was obtained. Informed consent was obtained from the participants. The period of data collection was done for 4 weeks. The researcher introduced self to each subject and explained the purpose of the study and assessed the knowledge level before conducting virtual health education program on Covid-19 vaccination. After fi nishing virtual health education program again, the knowledge level was assessed. Data analysis was done according to the objectives of the study using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Frequency percentage mean and standard deviation were used for the analysis. Study fi ndings reveals that the virtual health education program is eff ective, and which was evidenced by the gain in posttest knowledge score was signifi cant at 0.05 level of signifi cant and the value of z is-7.2477. and the value of p is <. 00001.. The result is signifi cant at p < .05. Findings revealed that virtual health education program on Covid -19 vaccination among people age between 18 years to 65 years and above was an eff ective teaching strategy in gaining knowledge among the people. The fi ndings also revealed that there was signifi cant association between knowledge level and education of the participant, received any information before regarding Covid-19 vaccination. But there is no association between knowledge level and age, citizenship, family income per –month. Health care professionals can create awareness among general public regarding Covid-19 vaccination also clarify their doubts on Covid-19 vaccination and save the community from this Covid-19 pandemic.

Comparative Analysis of Beneficiaries and Non-beneficiaries about Scientific Livestock Farming Practices

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akshita Chadda ◽  
Y.S. Jadoun ◽  
Jaswinder Singh ◽  
S.K. Kansal
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Farming Practices ◽  
Livestock Farming ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Self Help Groups ◽  
The Impact

Background: Punjab being a productive state in agriculture and livestock farming, various institutions are actively involved in Self Help Group formation for socio- economic development of low-income group. Rural women are engaged in small-scale entrepreneurship programme with the help of Self Help Groups. The present study was conducted to assess the impact of livestock based Self Help Groups on knowledge level regarding the scientific livestock farming practices among the beneficiaries of Self Help Groups and non-beneficiaries. Methods: The study was undertaken in Ludhiana district of Punjab. A multistage random sampling procedure was applied to draw the sample for the study. For meeting the objective; 120 beneficiaries and 60 non-beneficiaries were subjected to structured interview schedule. Result: The study revealed that majority of the beneficiaries (50.00%) and non-beneficiaries (55.00%) had medium level of knowledge regarding overall scientific livestock farming practices. Knowledge Index was higher in case of beneficiaries (61.46) than that of non-beneficiaries (56.68). Self Help Groups had made a significant positive impact on knowledge level of the beneficiaries and thus helped in improving overall socio-economic conditions of the rural women.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF MANAGERIAL ENTRENCHMENT AND GROUP AFFILIATION ON DIVIDEND POLICY IN EMERGING ECONOMY OF PAKISTAN EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM KSE LISTED NON-FINANCIAL FIRMS

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-22
Author(s):  
Muhammad Anjum Fareed ◽  
Arshad Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Linear Relationship ◽  
Dividend Policy ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
Random Effect Model ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Group Affiliation ◽  
Managerial Entrenchment ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

For analysis of managerial entrenchment hypothesis, insider’s ownership (MSO) is divided into three parts, i.e., MSO less than 25%, between 25% and 50% and above 50%. For data analysis Random effect model and Tobit model are used. Many studies have shown the linear relationship among managerial ownership and firm’s performance but a very few studies documented a non linear relationship in literature (Farinha, 2002; Chen et al., 2005). The study presented a non linear relationship between insiders’ ownership and dividend policy, i.e. at low level (MSO< 25%) a negative relationship exists which proves the agency theory hypothesis, whereas above this level (MSO>25%) a significant positive relationship is documented which is backed by the managerial entrenchment hypothesis, as at high level of MSO “resource extraction” and above 50% level “expropriation of minority rights” exist. Group affiliation (ASSO) is also included to see the impact on dividend policy and results reveal a significant negative relation between group affiliation and dividend policy.

scholarly journals Rural women and poverty: A study on the role of RDRS for poverty alleviation in Bangladesh

1970 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 415-421
Author(s):  
MM Islam ◽  
RN Ali ◽  
MM Salehin ◽  
AHMS Islam
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Family Income ◽  
National Level ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Status Index

No development objectives can be achieved without making women self reliant. The present study deals with the role of Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS) on poverty alleviation and women empowerment in Kaligonj upazila under Lalminirhat district considering their participation in different programmes of RDRS. The impact of the study was assessed in terms of economic and social gains accrued by the women's and their families' activities. The random sampling technique was used for selection of sample size. The test of mean difference, head count ratio, poverty gap, economic status index, social status index and decision-making index were used towards poverty alleviation and for women empowerment. The poverty situations improved as compared with that of the national level. It was clearly evident that participation in RDRS micro credit programmes, has substantially improved the respondent's economic condition, social condition and living standards. It referred the positive change in women empowerment in the study areas. By and large the women are better at present in respect of social awareness, freedom of attitude, financial freedom and exercising the right in decision making activities compared to their previous situation. It may , therefore, be inferred that the holistic approach followed by the RDRS for socioeconomic development led to increased family income, socioeconomic and decision making status in general and those of the women in particular in the study area. Keywords: Rural Women; Women empowerment; Poverty alleviation; RDRS DOI: 10.3329/jbau.v6i2.4842 J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 6(2): 415-421, 2008

scholarly journals Coarse Woody Debris Variability Due to Human Accessibility to Forest

Forests ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farshad Behjou ◽  
Angela Lo Monaco ◽  
Farzam Tavankar ◽  
Rachele Venanzi ◽  
Mehrdad Nikooy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coarse Woody Debris ◽  
Woody Debris ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Small Diameter ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Fuel Wood ◽  
Ecological Processes ◽  
Future Policy ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact

Coarse woody debris (CWD) plays an important role in supporting biodiversity and assisting ecological processes. Sometimes local people intervene modifying the expected distribution of CWD components, harvested as fuel wood. The effect of the human accessibility (HA) on the volume and characteristics of CWD (snag, downed log and stump) was investigated in the natural uneven-age mixed hardwood stands of the Hyrcanian forests of Iran to quantify the impact on CWD. The HA was classified into three classes (easy, medium and difficult) on the basis of slope class, slope direction to the nearest road and road type. As expected, a negative relationship between the degree of accessibility was found with respect to the main qualitative and quantitative indices referring to CWD. The results showed that the volume of CWD decreased with an increase in human accessibility class (HAC), thus the mean volume of CWD in the difficult, medium and easy accessibility classes were 14.87 m3 ha−1, 8.84 m3 ha−1 and 4.03 m3 ha−1, respectively. The decrease in CWD volume was more associated with the decreasing volume of small diameter of low decayed downed logs. The ratio of snag volume to standing volume, the ratio of downed log volume to the volume of trees and the ratio of CWD volume to standing volume increased with a decrease in HAC, while the ratio of downed log volume to snag volume decreased with a decrease in HAC. No selective behaviour on the botanical species of CWD was recorded. For ecological forest management, the effect of HAC on CWD should be considered. A constant supply of snags and downed logs must be preserved to assure a high level of biodiversity. To balance social needs and biodiversity requirements, an increased level of CWD retention might be needed in areas with easy accessibility. The obtained results may be useful when ecological and socio-economical needs have to be taken into consideration in future policy-making decisions.

scholarly journals Relationship of Biometric Attendance System with Performance, Job Related Stress and Satisfaction of University Teachers in Pakistan

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-49
Author(s):  
Abid Ali ◽  
Javed Mustafa ◽  
Ihsan Ullah Khan
Keyword(s):  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Biometric System ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Significant Negative Relationship ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
High Level ◽  
Job Related Stress ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The main target of this research study is to dig-out the impact of biometric attendance on teachers’ performance at Hazara University. A self-administered structured questionnaire is developed for data collection. A sample of 150 employees are chosen from the targeted population through stratified random sampling. The collected data is collated, coded, and punched in the SPSS for descriptive and inferential analysis. The results point out that 67% of those informants are male, while 33% are females. The highest number, 58% of employees are in Grade-18, and only 5% employees are in Grade-21. Further, it shows that 88% participants are agreed to the installation of biometric attendance system. However, 87% respondents agreed that biometric system ensures teachers attendance on time. Moreover, correlation analysis results indicate that biometric system has a strong positive significant relationship with employees’ attendance and employees’ performance. But it has a significant negative relationship with job-related stress. Alongside, by independent sample T-test, gender differences are found that females are more in job-related stress than male due to the biometric system. The study concludes that biometric system has a high-level significant influence on the teachers’ attendance schedule and their performance. Further, the study recommends the application of biometric attendance system in academia, it will, in turn, improve and ensure the performance level of employees.

scholarly journals Transforming digital reputation of universities to the reputation of knowledge

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 08
Author(s):  
Sadi Evren Seker
Keyword(s):  
Private Universities ◽  
Correlation Factor ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Knowledge Level ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Third ◽  
High Level ◽  
Online Reputation ◽  
The Impact

This paper is mainly about the digital reputation of universities, the correlation between the productivity of the universities and the reputation of the knowledge produced in the universities. Paper starts with the affect of social media and other web 2.0 entities on the universities and education. In the second part the difficulty of measuring knowledge level is discussed and problem is defined in a two dimensions including big data problems, together with the knowledge level. The third part discusses the concept of knowledge shareholders and the impact of reputation to the knowledge shareholders. Finally a methodology for correlating the online reputation of the universities and the reputation of knowledge produced in the universities. The data sources, methodology and results are published. As a result, there is a high level of correlation, about 80%, between the digital reputations of universities and reputation of the knowledge produced in the universities. The study also splits universities into two groups as the public and private universities and the correlation factor of public universities is a bit higher than the private universities. Keywords: Higher Education, Knowledge Mangement, Digital Reputation, Universities, Turkey, Web-o-metrics

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