scholarly journals Entrepreneurial behavior of large cardamom growers: A case study in Lamjung district of Nepal

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Srijana Shrestha ◽  
Bishnu Pandey ◽  
Narayan Raj Joshi ◽  
Jiban Shrestha ◽  
Krishna Prasad Timsina
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behavior ◽  
Rural Municipality ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Agriculture Modernization ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Management Orientation ◽  
Large Cardamom

Study on entrepreneurial behavior of large cardamom growers in Lamjung District, Nepal was conducted from December 2017 to June 2018 in Marshyangdi Rural Municipality of Lamjung district. The Rural Municipality was selected purposely for the study due to the recent establishment of Cardamom Zone under Prime Minister Agriculture Modernization Project in the Municipality focusing on large cardamom development. Altogether 80 large cardamom growers were selected randomly from 454 large cardamom growers of the study site. Data were collected through household surveys, focus group discussions, key informant interview, personal observation and other secondary sources. Results showed that a greater proportion of large cardamom growers were found to have medium level of innovativeness (45%), decision making ability (51.2%), information seeking ability (48.8%), risk orientation (46.2%), leadership ability (43.8%), achievement motivation (46.2%) and low management orientation (56.3%) which contributed to the overall medium entrepreneurial behavior (47.5%) of large cardamom growers in the study area. About 35 percent of farmers were belonging to the low entrepreneurial behavior and only a few numbers of farmers (17.5%) were under high entrepreneurial behavior category. The high number of farmers with low and medium entrepreneurial behavior and low number of farmers with high entrepreneurial behavior has resulted in poor commercialization of large cardamom in the study area. Educational status, land holding, extension participation, economic motivation, experience in large cardamom farming and area of large cardamom cultivation were found to have significant correlation with the entrepreneurial behavior of large cardamom farmers while age had negative and significant effect. There is still scope to increase the number of large cardamom farmers with high entrepreneur behavior for commercializing large cardamom in the study area but programs should be designed and implemented accordingly.

Entrepreneurial Behavior of Piggery Trainees of Pashu-Vigyan Incubator

2022 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 186-188
Author(s):  
Akriti Anna ◽  
B. P. Singh ◽  
Mahesh Chander ◽  
M. P. Sagar ◽  
R. S. Suman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behavior ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
The Government ◽  
High Level

Entrepreneurship as a dynamic and innovative process of a country’s development hasbecome a prerequisite for supporting the government of India’s ambitious flagship programof ‘Atm-nirbhar Bharat”. The study is an ex-post facto research to ascertain theentrepreneurial behavior of the trainees who attended the entrepreneurship developmentprogramme on piggery at agri-business incubator ICAR-IVRI (Pashu-Vigyan Incubator). Apurposive sampling technique was used to select 80 trainees starting their piggeryenterprises. The data were collected through mailed e-questionnaire and telephonic follow-up. The entrepreneurial behavior was determined on nine dimensions and majority of thetrainees showed a high level of ‘cosmopoliteness’, ‘achievement motivation’, ‘riskorientation’ and coordinating ability but possessed medium level ‘information seekingbehavior’, ‘self-confidence’, ‘innovativeness’, ‘planning ability’. The entrepreneurialbehavior showed positive and significant correlation with their experience in piggery, attitudetowards scientific piggery farming, social participation, education and income. Overall highmean entrepreneurial behavior index was observed indicating a positive effect of theEntrepreneurship Development Program.

scholarly journals A Study on Communication Behaviour of Extension Personnel of Prakasam District of Andhra Pradesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
S.G.J David Son ◽  
Dipak Kumar Bose ◽  
Jahanara Jahanara
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Communication Behaviour ◽  
Job Experience ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Extension Personnel

Successful communication is the main job of an extension worker. He cannot expect change among farmers unless he is able to communicate effectively to them. This entails the extension personal to have thorough understanding of communication process. This study will be helpful in identifying important variables of extension personnel affecting their communication process. Prakasam District of Andhra Pradesh was selected by purposive random sampling. The study was conducted in 7 mandal's which were selected randomly. Respondents were Agricultural officers, agricultural extension officers, village agricultural assistants and village horticultural assistants. The total sample size for the study were 120 extension personnel. majority of the respondents were female, young aged, having high educational status, with low annual income, job experience and training exposure. Perceived work load was high, medium level of job satisfaction and low level of Innovativeness and medium level of achievement motivation and medium level of communication behaviour was observed. The findings of overall communication behaviour of extension personnel indicate that there is need to increase the communication behaviour from medium to high through suitable training programs on latest Communication technologies and communication skills, providing needed literature.

scholarly journals Socio-Economic and Demographic Study in Majhi Community

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 24-33
Author(s):  
Ganesh Bimali
Keyword(s):  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Rural Municipality ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Head Of Household ◽  
Demographic Study ◽  
Age Over 60 ◽  
Responsible Person

Majhi community is completely soc- economically backward community. This article is focused on social-economic and demographic study in Majhi. The sample size is selected all (41) HHs of study area (ward no 4 and 5 of Aatharai Rural Municipality) by using census sampling. Both primary and secondary sources have been used. The open ended and closed ended questionnaire were designed to complete this study. The collected information were analyzed and interpreted with quantitative way by mean, ratio and percentage using SPSS (Statistical package for social science). The data were collected through head of household or responsible person of household. The Majhi people of study area have poor educational status, they changed their occupation boating, fishing to agriculture, foreign employment which changed their income level. Demographically, the numbers of female are more than male; life expectancy is very low due to few number of age over 60 and high number of less than age 15 population. The study help to find the real socio- economic and regional situation of Majhi people in regional or of specific area.

scholarly journals Assessment of Entrepreneurial Behavior Skills among Small Farmers: An Exploratory Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-33
Author(s):  
John Atsu Agbolosoo ◽  
Richmond Anaman
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behavior ◽  
Behavior Skills ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Entrepreneurial Training ◽  
Multistage Sampling ◽  
Practical Demonstration ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Aim - The study assessed the entrepreneurial behavior skills of smallholder potato farmers in Nakuru County, Kenya. Methodology - A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were collected from a total of 267 respondents using multistage sampling techniques. The principal component analysis was used to check the reliability and construct variability of entrepreneurial behavior skills. An entrepreneurial behavior index was generated to measure the behavior skills of smallholder potato farmers. Findings - The results show that most smallholder potato farmers had a medium level of risk-taking ability, proactiveness behavior, innovativeness behavior, information-seeking behavior, cosmopoliteness behavior, and decision-making ability. The study concluded that this medium level of entrepreneurial behavior skills made smallholder potato farmers unable to perceive potato farming as a profitable and viable agribusiness venture. Originality - The study recommends that entrepreneurial training with practical demonstration and effective communication skills should be used as an approach to empower and promote the development of entrepreneurial behavior qualities among smallholder potato farmers.

Sustainability of Microfinance Institutions in India

2018 ◽  
pp. 257-274
Author(s):  
Kabita Kumari Sahu
Keyword(s):  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Market Linkage ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
And Training

The objective of the chapter is to analyze the performance and constraints of selected occupation-related SHGs in India and examine the sustainability of SHGs providing microfinance on the basis of secondary data and primary data from Kendrapara district of Odisha, India. It is observed that majority of the SHG members are in young age group with low level of literacy, small and medium level of land holding, medium level of dependency ratio, forming experience, family encouragement, deferred gratification, risk willingness achievement motivation, and economic activities. The major variables that have contributed for enhancing the performance of SHGs are family encouragement, risk willingness, achievement motivation, extension participation, extension contact, and training programs. In order to enhance further motivation and build confidence, proper market linkage and training programs need to be established. Further, to ensure sustainable development of SHGs in future, federation of SHGs can be thought of by the implementing agency.

Modified Achievement-Motivation Training: A Longitudinal Study of Effects of a Condensed Training Design for Entrepreneurs

1983 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 907-911 ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas E. Durand
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Skill Training ◽  
Training Design ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behavior ◽  
Trained Subjects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Follow Up Study

The positive effects of achievement-motivation ( n ach) training on entrepreneurial behavior have been reported for some time. n ach training has been limited to persons who could afford the time and monetary costs of the longer training sessions. A substantially shortened training design, when combined with skill training, has shown many of the effects and benefits of the original n ach training among 13 Australian inventors. In a 2-yr. follow-up study, n ach trained subjects engaged in significantly more business activities than they did before the training.

scholarly journals Educational Status of the Hill Kharias of Mayurbhanj District of Odisha in East India : A Psychological Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 2915-2927
Author(s):  
Fagu Tudu, Ratnakar Mohapatra
Keyword(s):  
Goal Attainment ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
The State ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Tribal Communities ◽  
The People ◽  
Tribal Societies ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Hill

Education in tribal societies has helped in maintenance of social structure and goal attainment for a sustained living. The Hill Kharias are the primitive tribal people of Mayurbhanj of the state of Odisha in Eastern India. The development of education of the Hill Kharia community/society of Mayurbhanj is the main aspect of the improvement of the primitive tribal communities of the state of Odisha. The Government of India issued directions vide the letter. No. 20018 5/81- ITDA dated 27th April 1980 for the identification of Primitive Tribal Groups, keeping in view the facts that attention to certain tribal groups’ backwardness. In India Hill Kharia is one of the primitive tribal groups living mainly in the forest and hilly covered areas of the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. Mentally, the people of Hill Kharia tribe of Mayurbhanj are very weak, because of lack of proper education, awareness, adequate foodstuffs, for which they are backward in present society. Odisha has possessed a distinct place in tribal history of India and it is the home of a number of different types of tribes. Different development programmes for education have been implemented through the different govt. or Non govt. agencies. On the basis of field study made by the earlier scholars including the present authors, the Hill Kharias are residing in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. The aim of this paper is to focus on educational status of the Hill Kharias of Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. Methodologically, both the primary and secondary sources have been used in the present article.

Value chain analysis of ginger in Panchthar District, Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (02) ◽  
pp. 148-151
Author(s):  
Rupak Karn ◽  
Answiya Neupane ◽  
Suman Bhattarai ◽  
Saurav Neupane ◽  
Pankaj Raj Dhital
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Market Price ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Value Chain Analysis ◽  
Rural Municipality ◽  
Chain Analysis ◽  
Agriculture Modernization ◽  
Production Area

The study was conducted to assess the value chain of ginger sub-sector in Hiliyang Rural Municipality, Panchthar District, Nepal. The study was conducted in ward No 6 and 7 of Hiliyang Rural Municipality under the area of block of ginger under Prime Minister Agriculture Modernization Project. The methodological tools such as household survey with 60 ginger producers using interview schedule, key informants interview and rapid market appraisal with ginger producers and focus group discussion among local traders, local collectors, and district level traders were used to collect information. The ginger producers were sampled using random sampling technique and the data were collected in 2018, Feb-June. It was found that majority of the respondents had agriculture as their primary occupation with average land holding area 0.944 ha with average ginger production area 0.088 ha. The average yield of the ginger was 12.40 MT/ha with average cost of production of ginger Rs.17.68/kg. Majority of the respondents had known about the trending price of ginger via local collectors and traders. Fresh ginger was the only product exported from the district as value addition was very nominal. Only cleaning, sorting and packaging activities were performed by the farmers who sold their produce to local traders who in turn supplied to exporter of Birtamode. The trend of ginger cultivation was found to be decreasing. Low as well as fluctuating market price, lack of proper storage and processing facilities were regarded as major problems in ginger marketing. Rhizome rot and Khumle kira was found as the main hindrance in ginger production. This research explored the existing scenario of ginger value chain and its major constraints in the study area.

scholarly journals Innovative Characteristics Among Small And Medium Enterprises In (Johor) Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5C) ◽  
pp. 150-158
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Business Success ◽  
Internal Factors ◽  
Strategic Innovation ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Survey Instruments ◽  
Management Orientation ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Innovation Practices

Innovation is seen as a means that aids in promoting opportunities for new businesses to grow in the market. It has been proven to have a significant increase in SMEs as well as an expansion of business due to an implementation of innovation. Hence, SMEs are in competition among themselves in Malaysia even throughout the world, to improve their strategic innovation in order for them to boost productivity as well as sustain their competitive advantage. Thus, the objectives of this research are:(1) To identify the external business success factors being implemented by the SMEs in Johor. (2) To identify the internal business success factors being implemented by the SMEs in Johor. (3) To investigate the current level of innovative practices among SMEs in Johor. (4) To identify the relationship between external and internal factors with innovative practices among SMEs in Johor. Data was collected from 152 respondents of SMEs from all sectors in Johor. SPSS version 22 was used to analyze of the data. The findings confirmed that the survey instruments used were reliable. The findings enlighten that there is a significant positive relationship between external factors (Financial resource, Government supported developments, Market dynamics, and Academia-industry collaborations) on another hand, the internal factors (Organizational culture, and Management orientation) with innovation practices. The study also found that the level of innovation practices among SMEs in Johor was at a medium level. This study recommended to apply this study in other states within Malaysia and in other countries, Besides comparing innovative practices of locally managed SMEs and SMEs managed by foreign entities can increase our understanding of SME innovation practices. The study focused on SMEs, may better to examine large companies and identify whether they have similar outcomes.

scholarly journals Profile Characteristics of the Farmers Showing Stubble Burning Behaviour in Punjab

2021 ◽  
pp. 23-39
Author(s):  
Arpit Huria ◽  
Neelam Bhardwaj ◽  
Neelam Basera
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Proportional Allocation ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Situational Characteristics ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Profile Characteristics ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Stubble Burning

Aim: To study the socio-personal, economic, communication, psychological, and situational characteristics of the farmers. Study Design: Descriptive design. Place and Duration of Study: Malwa region of Punjab, between first week of October 2019 to mid-December 2019. Methodology: Multi-stage sampling was followed. Malwa region was selected purposively because of the maximum number of stubble-burning incidents reported in the area during 2018. Within Malwa region, three districts (Bathinda, Sangrur and Ludhiana) were selected randomly. One block was selected randomly from each district and two villages were selected randomly from each selected block. The sample size of 246 was determined using Cochran’s formula and the selection of farmers was based on proportional allocation. Based on the literature, a total of 14 characteristics were taken to document the profile of the farmers who were engaged in the stubble burning behaviour. Results: The results indicated that most of the respondents were middle-aged (65.46%), male (91.06%), had formal education up to intermediate level (21.95%) and possessed semi-medium (5-10 acres) landholding (27.24%). Economic characteristics revealed that 51.46% farmers earned low annual income (<Rs. 50,000- Rs.4,50,000), possessed lager milch animals (98.78%) and were practicing specialized farming (45.93%). More than half (51.63%) of the farmers possessed medium information seeking behaviour. Among psychological and situational characteristics, most of the farmers showed medium levels of innovativeness (49.19%), risk orientation (47.15%) and scientific orientation (57.32%) while high levels of ecological consciousness (45.53%) and economic motivation (42.28%). Most of the farmers (45.93%) showed medium level of awareness towards various stubble management measures. Conclusion: The analysis of these profile characteristics could be crucial in segmenting the farmer respondents and designing target-specific appropriate interventions to tackle the stubble burning behaviour of the farmers.

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