scholarly journals Research and design of a Farmer Resilience Index in coastal farming communities of Tamil Nadu, India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Jayadas ◽  
N. K. Ambujam
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Crop Loss ◽  
Economic Resilience ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Farming Communities ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Resilience Index ◽  
Lower Castes

Abstract Climate disasters have a high impact on farming communities in terms of crop loss or reduced income. In the context of disasters, resilience is defined as the capacity to absorb its impacts, bounce back and even improve their previous status. The recent past two disasters namely Cyclone Thane (2011) and the South Indian floods (2015) had caused major crop loss in Cuddalore, India. A Farmer Resilience Index (FRI) has been assessed at the household level using primary data from 93 households (total) in Silambimangalam and Chinnakomatti villages in Cuddalore, with respect to the 2011 and 2015 disasters. The index has 18 parameters and 55 variables under four dimensions, namely, economic, social, technical, and physical. Farmers in both villages have average resilience to precipitation extremes, with FRI of 0.61 and 0.54, respectively. Seventy percent of the total samples are marginal farmers who have the lowest FRI of 0.47 and 4.3% are medium farmers having FRI of 0.83. Marginal farmers are poor and typically belong to lower castes with their farmlands located at lower elevations, which diminish their physical and economic resilience. The outcomes of the index reveal the current adaptive capacities of the farmers and have the potential to support future planning decisions.

scholarly journals Strategy to Improve the Status of Becoming an Advanced Village in Pakuhaji Village, West Bandung Regency-Indonesia (SOAR Model Application)

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 96-104
Author(s):  
Fajar Muhammad Sidik ◽  
Aan Julia ◽  
Meidy Haviz
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Effective Strategy ◽  
Social Resilience ◽  
Economic Resilience ◽  
Model Application ◽  
The Status ◽  
Resilience Index

As stated in the 2020-2024 National Mid-Term Development Plan, to support efforts to achieve the development goals of rural areas, namely reducing the number of underdeveloped villages to developing villages by 7000 villages, and increasing the number of villages developing into independent villages by 3000 villages. To reach a developed village, an effective strategy is needed. The research objective was to identify an effective strategy towards a developed village in Pakuhaji Village by using the SOAR model application. This research uses descriptive qualitative research methods. This type of data consists of primary data obtained through observation and interviews with the Pakuhaji Village Officials as many as 10 respondents. Meanwhile, secondary data is obtained from report documents, regulations, as well as research results related to the strategy to upgrade the status to a developed village in Pakuhaji Village. The results of this study indicate that the status of Pakuhaji Village has a Build Village Index value of 0.6784, a developing village status with a Social Resilience Index of 42.7 percent, and Economic Resilience Index of 27.8 percent, and an Environmental Resilience Index of 29.5 percent. After analyzing Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, and Results (SOAR), a strategy can be found to reach a developed village in Pakuhaji Village. Several strategies can be carried out, namely, 1) Building human resources by increasing community empowerment through efforts, developing entrepreneurship-based non-formal education. 2) Developing village economic enterprises to meet community needs through efforts.

scholarly journals Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG) Trigger-Mediated Ovulation Induction in Infertility Management in South Indian Women Undergoing IVF/ICSI Regimens: A Pilot Sexual Medicine Study with Public Health Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-64
Author(s):  
Saumya Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Endometrial Thickness ◽  
Cardiac Activity ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Predictive Biomarkers ◽  
Clinical Pregnancy ◽  
Treatment Modalities ◽  
Infertile Women ◽  
South Indian

Introduction: Infertility is a global public health problem; cost-effective patient-friendly treatment modalities along with psychosexual intervention strategies are essential for infertility control/prevention/management among ethnically disparate populations. Objectives: This study aimed to assess differential in vitro fertilization (IVF) success trends among infertile women of South Indian ethnicity. Materials and Methods: Prospective, observational study designed in a hospital-based setting with active enrollment of infertile women undergoing IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) at Indira IVF Center, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (April-September 2019); inclusion criteria: age >35 years, South Indian ethnicity, married >1 year, absence of full-term clinical pregnancy, endometrial thickness <6 mm/thin endometrium; exclusion criteria: prior ≥2 IVF failures, fibroids/adenomyosis/cervical cancer/endometriosis. IVF success was determined by evaluating total frozen embryos transferred/month, average oocyte yield/donor, oocyte quality, M-II oocytes, biochemical/clinical pregnancy (beta-human chorionic gonadotropin positivity/fetal cardiac activity). Mycobacterium tuberculosis positivity was assessed by GeneXpert polymerase chain reaction-based technology, and psychosexual intervention-incorporated marital relationship counseling sessions/therapy, referrals for psychiatric assessments (cognitive impairment/schizophrenia/depression). Written informed consent of participants was taken and study was approved by Institutional Review Board. Results: Mean age and endometrial thickness of study participants were 33.3 years (SD ±1.9) and 8.7 mm (SD ±0.5), respectively; average Body Mass Index (BMI) and anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) levels were 28.4 kg/m2 and 4.7 ng/mL, respectively. Embryos transferred/month: 7 in April/13 in May/24 in June/36 in July/24 in August/30 in September, and pregnancies: 4/8/17/26/20/22 for the months of April, May, June, July, August, and September 2019, respectively. Subgroup stratification demonstrated M-II vs total oocytes retrieved were 76%, 73%, 60%, 71%, 77%, and 77%. Overall IVF success rates were 57% in April/62% in May/71% in June/72% in July/83% in August/73% in September; frozen embryo transfer success was 0 in April-May/67% in June/73% in July/89% in August/100% in September 2019. English/Tamil-speaking infertile women self-reported treatment-related satisfaction rates of 80% to 100%. Conclusion: M-II oocytes’ yield, sociodemographics of infertile women, and increasing age/aberrant AMH/BMI profiles/endometrial receptivity/diminished ovarian reserve are promising predictors of IVF/ICSI success in genetically distinct patient population subset(s). Future multicentric gene epidemiology studies with larger sample size and precision-based psychiatric assessments/interventions are warranted for development of predictive biomarkers in infertility management.

Effects of International Male Migration on Wives Left Behind in Rural Tamil Nadu

2021 ◽  
pp. 097152152199796
Author(s):  
H. Arokkiaraj ◽  
Archana Kaushik ◽  
S. Irudaya Rajan
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Psychological Problem ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Size Analysis ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Economic Returns ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
The Family

Emigration by skilled and semi-skilled workers from India to the Middle East is a strategy for better economic returns. Families rarely accompany migrants. Drawing insights from primary data gathered from intensive fieldwork in Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, this article attempts to understand the psychological consequences on the wives left behind. A mixed sampling method was used to derive the sample size. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Pearson’s chi-square tests were mainly used for quantitative analysis supplemented by qualitative methods. The results indicated that wives considered loneliness the most significant psychological problem arising from their husbands’ absence. Stress was also caused by financial problems and the necessity of taking on additional roles in the family.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT NEED ASSESSMENT AND EVOLVING PLAN FOR BOGALUR BLOCK, RAMANATHPURAM DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (03) ◽  
pp. 35-46
Author(s):  
Gulshan Bhatt ◽  
S. Rajalakshmi
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Personal Interview ◽  
Training Needs Assessment ◽  
The People ◽  
Community People

This study has done to find the minimum needs to the people of Bogalur block, Ramanathpuram district of Tamil Nadu. Needs assessment is a process for determining an organizations needs. It usually consists of three main parts:Initiation, Data Collection & Analysis and Final Production.A needs assessment can be implemented within the organization and within the community to categorize an arising need. Any training needs assessment depends on the condition& situation of the place to implement. This research helps to understand the problem faced by the people and what kind of need they have. The methodology used for this study iscollection of secondary data, collection of primary data through PRAs and personal interview. And After identifying the need of poor community people, a plan has been developed for the block along with community participation.

scholarly journals Pilgrimage Tourism: A Study on Palani Temple, Tamil Nadu

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-116
Author(s):  
C Aruljothi ◽  
S Ramaswamy
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Large Country ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Land Owners ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
Tourism Potential ◽  
June July ◽  
Pilgrimage Tourism

India is a large country with great traditions, culture, and civilization. India has 4000 years of fertile civilized life with planned cities, monumental temples, mosques and churches,  palaces,  sculptures,  paintings  and  various artistic creations. These scenic beauties have made India one of the most famous tourist destinations in the world. The Tourism potential of any country mainly depends on its climate, scenery, historical monuments, arts, tradition, festivals  and  the  society.  If  any  place  or  area  or  spot possesses all these characters and potentials, we may call it  as  a  tourist  centre  or  pilgrim  centre.  Tamil  Nadu,  a southern State of India, is a land of charm with ancient traditions;  the  picturesque  land  of  Tamil  Nadu  has towering temples  with  magnificent  architecture  and sculptures,  art  galleries  and  heterogeneous  natural beauty, existing on the hills and mountains. Tamil Nadu is flooded with different cultural, spiritual and religious centres  like  Madurai,  Rameswaram,  Kanyakumari, Tanjavur,  Kumbakonam,  Trichy,  Kancheepuram, Chidambaram,  Tiruvannamalai  and  Palani.  Religious institutions like temples in Tamil Nadu have been playing a  multifaceted  role in  religious,  social,  economic  and cultural life of the Tamil community. Moreover, temples are  considered  as producers,  land  owners,  trustees,employers,  pilgrim  centres  and  institutions.    There  are studies  conducted  in  cultural  and  spiritual tourism centres, which focus on heritage, culture and the historical aspects.  But  studies  that  focus  on  economic  aspects  of such  centres  are  scanty.  With  this  background,  the authors have made an attempt to study the memories and reminiscence  of  150  Pilgrimage  tourists,  who  visited Palani Temple; one of the Six abodes  of Lord Muruga located in the Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu, with an objective  of  examining  the  social and  economic characteristics  of the pilgrimage  tourists;  and  identify their major problems and suggest ways and means for promoting  pilgrimage  tourism  in  Palani.  The  Primary data has been collected through interview schedules. The interview  schedule  was  pre-tested,  modified and  well- structured, and was used for obtaining information and data from the cultural-spiritual tourists, who are visiting the Palani temple. Secondary data in connection with the Palani temple were also gathered from the office of the Commissioner, Palani temple. Further, the authors have collected  data  and  information  from  150  tourists  who visited  the  Palani  temple  during  June-July  2011.  The tourists  were purposively selected in different spots in and  around the Palani  temple.  For  the  purpose  of analyzing the data, simple tools like ratio, percentage and average were used

scholarly journals A Study on Jainism History, Philosophy and Traditions in Tamilnadu

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 75-79
Author(s):  
M Rajeshwari ◽  
A Amirthavalli
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
South India ◽  
Huge Amount ◽  
Indian History ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Way Of Thinking ◽  
Made In ◽  
The Way

In Tamil Nadu Hinduism and Buddhism, Jainism is one of the three oldest Indian strict conventions still in presence and a necessary piece of South indian strict conviction and practice. While frequently utilizing ideas imparted to Hinduism and Buddhism, the consequence of a typical social and phonetic foundation, the Jain convention should be viewed as a free marvel as opposed to as a Hindu order or a Buddhist blasphemy, as some previous Western researchers accepted. In South India, Jainism is minimal in overflow of a name. Indeed, even genuine understudies of religion in India gave little consideration to it. In a populace of almost 60 crores of individuals, Jainas may establish almost nearly 3 million individuals. Jainism is the religion of the Jains who follow the way, lectured and rehearsed by the Jinas. It is a fully evolved and grounded religion and social framework that rose up out of 6 century BC .The trademark highlight of this religion is its case to all inclusiveness which it holds essentially contrary to Brahmanism. It very well may be said that throughout the previous 2500 years the Jains have contributed such a huge amount to each circle of life of Indian individuals both as a religion and a way of thinking. They contributed a lot to the regions of culture, language, exchange and agribusiness, or all in all the Jains opened up another period of human thoughts and musings. In Indian History, endeavors were made to contemplate Jainism as a religion and its commitments yet focus on the Jain movement into Tamil Nadu and its effects are restricted. An endeavor is made in this examination to investigate the recorded geology of the Jain focuses in Tamil Nadu.

scholarly journals Delineation of Genotype × Environment Interaction for Identification of Stable Genotypes to Grain Yield in Mungbean

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santhi Madhavan Samyuktha ◽  
Devarajan Malarvizhi ◽  
Adhimoolam Karthikeyan ◽  
Manickam Dhasarathan ◽  
Arumugam Thanga Hemavathy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Yield ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Stability Index ◽  
Environment Interaction ◽  
Gge Biplot ◽  
Genotype Environment Interaction ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Indian State ◽  
Wide Adaptation ◽  
High Yields

In the present study, fifty-two mungbean (Vigna radiata) genotypes were evaluated for seven morphological traits at three different environments in South Indian state Tamil Nadu, namely Virinjipuram (E1), Eachangkottai (E2), and Bhavanisagar (E3) during Kharif 2017, 2018, and 2019, respectively. The data collected were subjected to variability and correlation analyses, followed by stability analysis using additive main effects and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) model, genotype and genotype × environment interaction effects (GGE) biplot. Variablility was observed among the genotypes for the following traits viz., plant height, days to fifty per cent flowering, number of pods per plant, pod length, number of seeds per pod, hundred seed weight and grain yield. Correlation analysis showed that the trait number of pods per plant was significantly associated with grain yield. The G × E was smaller than the genetic variation of grain yield as it portrayed the maximum contribution of genotypic effects (61.07%). GGE biplot showed E3 as a highly discriminating and representative environment. It also identified environment-specific genotypes viz., EC 396111 for E1, EC 396125 for E2 and EC 396101 for E3 environments. The genotypes with minimum genotype stability index (GSI) viz., V2802BG (7), HG 22 (13), and EC 396098 (13) were observed with wide adaptation and high yields across all the three environments. In summary, we identified stable genotypes adapted across environments for grain yield. These genotypes can be used as parent/pre-breeding materials in future mungbean breeding programs.

scholarly journals Socio-economic resilience of Pidie Jaya to against disaster in the terms of national security

2021 ◽  
Vol 331 ◽  
pp. 02006
Author(s):  
Riskina Tri Januarti ◽  
Heridadi ◽  
Achmed Sukendro ◽  
Rio Khoirudin Apriyadi ◽  
Dandung Ruskar
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Insurance Coverage ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Location Factors ◽  
Economic Resilience ◽  
Narrative Approaches ◽  
Farming Communities ◽  
Aceh Province

Pidie Jaya (Piday) District of Aceh Province is a newly formed district in 2007. In addition to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pidie Jaya district also experienced a series of disasters throughout 2020. Nevertheless, the Piday District Human Development Index (HDI) in 2017 exceeded the National achievement. But piday district poverty ranks 3rd in the Province. This has the potential to make the Piday district prone to disasters in addition to geographical location factors. Therefore, the existence of such gaps in this study will be discussed. This study uses qualitative methods through descriptive narrative approaches. Sources of information and data were obtained through Focus Group Decision (FGD) from several sources and studies of some literature. The results stated that the gap is due to economic development being less evenly distributed and less felt by lower-level people. This is due to low education factors and lack of capital for farmers and fishermen as the majority of workers in Piday District. The research suggests increasing community capacity and resilience by 1) Improving the quality of human resources for farmers and fishermen in the form of education and training based on improving the economy and living standards of farming communities wrapped in local wisdom; 2) Infrastructure development both facilities and infrastructure; 3) Provision of capital and ease of access in business and insurance coverage against disasters by taking into account local wisdom; 4) Empowerment of the role and involvement of local community leaders in the formulation of policies and local government institutions.

scholarly journals Dryland Farmers on Climate Resilient Practices – An Adoption Study at an Industrialized Taluk of Tamil Nadu

2020 ◽  
pp. 169-177
Author(s):  
D. Alagu Niranjan ◽  
Dipak Kumar Bose
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Conservation Tillage ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adoption Study ◽  
Planting Materials ◽  
Selection Of

Aims: To study the adoption of climate resilient practices by the farmers in the dryland region. Study Design: Cross-sectional survey design was used for the present descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad (Prayagraj) during the year of 2018 and for the period of 6 months. Methodology: The study used direct interview method with the subjects using a structured and pre-tested interview schedule for primary data collection in the sampled area which is an industrialized taluk of Tamil Nadu. The selection of area was purposeful, whereas, selection of villages was random and 15 respondents form each village was convenient. The collected data was tabulated and interpreted using descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. Results: The results of the study suggest that there is a poor adoption level of climate resilient practices existing among the dryland farmers. While, some of the practices like incorporation of residues in to soil instead of burning, brown and green manuring, conservation tillage, temperature tolerant varieties, farm machinery custom hiring centre, location specific intercropping systems, crop rotation, usage of better planting materials, prophylaxis, custom hiring centre and weather based insurance were adopted to some extent. Though there was no specific intervention to sensitize on these practices, adoption of above mentioned practices were found which could be due to the passive adaptation by the farmers of the locality over years. And the results of correlation analysis revealed that there is a significant relationship between adoption of climate resilient practices and variables like the respondents’ education, exposure to mass media exposure, contacts with extension agents, innovativeness level, risk orientation and scientific orientation at 0.01% level of significance. Conclusion: The results of the study will definitely help in evaluating government projects (as baseline) like National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture, and strengthening programme planning and implementation in climate change.

scholarly journals KAPASITAS PEREMPUAN TANI UNTUK MEWUJUDKAN KETAHANAN PANGAN RUMAH TANGGA DALAM MENGHADAPI ERA GLOBALISASI DI KOTA PEKANBARU

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Penti Suryani ◽  
Ahmad Darmawi
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Women Farmers ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Household Food ◽  
The City

This study aims to determine 1) the condition of household food security, 2) the factors that affect the capacity of women farmers in food consumption in order to achieve food security at the household level, 3) the factors that affect spending foodstuffs on the level households and 4) the capacity of women farmers to achieve household food security in the era of globalization in the city of Pekanbaru. This study uses a cross-sectional study design, located in four districts in the city of Pekanbaru namely District Tampan, District Marpoyan Damai, District and Sub-district Rumbai and Rumbai Pesisir. Primary data was collected using a questionnaire which was distributed to 100 respondents of women farmers selected by simple random sampling. Factors that affect the capacity of women farmers in achieving food security household level are: income, education and nutrition knowledge of women farmers. Factors that affect spending foodstuffs at the household level women farmers in the city of Pekanbaru is the price of rice, household income, number of household members and the level of education. Capacity of women farmers in food processing is still at the low level. Threats of globalization on food security in Pekanbaru city can be resolved by the farmer community empowerment program. Empowerment of women farmers not only to protect the rice trade, but also to uplift the lives of women farmers through programs that improve local agricultural businesses

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