scholarly journals Knowledge of Farmers on Improved Cotton Production Practices in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District of Telangana

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
Kamishetty Uday Kumar ◽  
Dipak Kumar Bose ◽  
Jahanara Jahanara
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Vegetable Oil ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Cotton Production ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Commercial Cultivation ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Commercial Crop ◽  
Production Practices

India is the pioneer country for the commercial cultivation of cotton. Cotton is one of the principal commercial crops and has been one of the main sources of India's economic growth and foreign exchange earner. It is popularly known as ‘White Gold’. In india it is important cash and commercial crop valued for its fiber and vegetable oil. The study was conducted in Ramannapet block of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri District was selected purposively based on the maximum cotton grower and 120 respondents were selected randomly from six villages of the ramannapet block. The data was collected with the help of structured schedule analyzed statistically. The study revealed that majority of respondents had medium level of socio-economic status and knowledge on recommended improved production practices of cotton. To access the knowledge of the respondents about improved cotton production practices.

scholarly journals Impact of Training Program on Adoption Behavior of Mango Growers in Faizabad District of Uttar Pradesh

2021 ◽  
pp. 76-81
Author(s):  
Alimul Islam ◽  
Dipak Kumar Bose ◽  
Naushad Alam
Keyword(s):  
Economic Status ◽  
Mangifera Indica ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Tropical Fruit ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
News Magazines ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Production Practices ◽  
High Level

Mango fruit (Mangifera indica) is national fruit of Indian and most popular, nutritionally rich tropical fruit with unique flavor, fragrance, taste, and promoting qualities for health. In India harvest and sale of mango is during March, April and May, and this is annually covered by news magazines. Several hundred cultivars of mango depending on the cultivars of mango. The field survey was conducted the year of 2014-15. Exist survey was carried out to determine the extent of adoption of recommended Mango production practices by the farmers in Masaudha and another block of  Sohawal, Faizabad District in Uttar Pradesh. One hundred thirty respondents were selected randomly and descriptive research design was followed for the research. The study inferred that there are 47.70 per cent trainees and 56.93 per cent non-trainees were having medium level socio-economic status whereas 41.54 per cent trainees and 35.38 per cent non-trainees were having low socio-economic status while 10.76 per cent trainees and 7.69 per cent non trainees were having high socio-economic status. It was also observed from the results that there were 32.30 per cent trainees, 24.61 per cent non-trainees had medium level of adoption, 26.15 per cent trainees and 49.23 per cent non-trainees having low level adoption followed by 41.53 per cent trainees and 26.15 per cent non-trainees having high level of adoption of improved Mango production practices. Govt. should take proper steps and appropriate extension strategies to be followed for recommended adoption of mango production practices.

scholarly journals To Study the Socio-Economic Status of Small and Marginal Farmers with Special Reference to Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe Farmers of Kamrup District of Assam

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 147-162
Author(s):  
Deeptangshu Sarma ◽  
Jahanara Jahanara
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Annual Income ◽  
Schedule Caste ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Food And Nutritional Security ◽  
High Level ◽  
Mass Media Exposure ◽  
Schedule Tribe

SES (socio-economic status) is a measurement of an entity's economic and social position in comparison to others in society. It has an impact on resource accessibility, livelihood patterns, food and nutritional security, and so on. Knowledge, attitude, perception, adoption, change-proneness, level of aspiration, economic motivation and other psychological and behavioural components of a sample are frequently predicted. The present study tried to investigate about the socio economic status of the marginal and small farmers with special reference to Schedule caste and schedule tribe farmers in Kamrup district of Assam. Descriptive research design has been used . Data of 120 respondents were collected with the help of pre-structured questionnaire and personal interview. The study was conducted in 5 villages in Kamrup district of Assam in the year 2021.Thirteen variables were selected viz. category Gender, age, caste, education, annual income, occupation, social participation, types of house, land holding , Mass media exposure, farm power, material possessed, Extension contact were taken into account. Equal numbers of respondents were taken from SC and ST. 64.2% of the respondents were male. Majority of them were under 30 years old. Majority of the percentage had primary level of education, along with medium annual income. The overall SES category was medium level with 48.3% and low level 32.5% of SES category, 19.2% high level.

scholarly journals Socio-economic and Socio-personal Characteristics of Agri-Entrepreneurs: A Study of Uttarakhand and Punjab State of India

2021 ◽  
pp. 104-109
Author(s):  
Taufiq Ahmad ◽  
Rifat Haneef
Keyword(s):  
Political Institutions ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
States Data ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Level Of Experience ◽  
Two Wheeler

This study investigated the Socio-economic and Socio-personal characteristics of agripreneurs. The study was conducted in Uttarakhand and Punjab states. Data for the investigation were collected from 120 respondent trainees, 60 each from the selected state. The study discovered that the majority of respondents (65.83) belonged to middle age group of 29-40 years, were married (75.83%) and had a low level of experience (0-5 years) in the agri enterprises. It was found that the majority of the respondents (50.83%) were engaged in agriculture belonged to the General caste and had education up to graduation (57.50%). A maximum number of the respondents were involved in social and political institutions holding more than one position (35.83%), belonged to medium family size (49.17%), possessed 5-10 animal (biogas plant, pump set, two-wheeler (36.67%). The majority of the respondents (81.17%) had a medium level of socio-economic status (SES).

Entrepreneurial Behavior of Skilled Youths of Banda District of Bundelkhand Region,Uttar Pradesh

2022 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 189-191
Author(s):  
Saurabh Singh ◽  
B. K. Gupta ◽  
B. P. Mishra ◽  
Gaurav Shukla ◽  
Saurabh S. Raghubanshi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Rural Youth ◽  
Annual Income ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Entrepreneurial Behaviour ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
Economic Profile

India being predominantly agriculture and agripreneurs play vital and important role in theagricultural value chain. In today’s changing scenario, skills in entrepreneurship developmenthave become important and Skill Development of Rural Youth is a flagship scheme of theGovernment of India. The study was conducted in Banda district of Bundelkhand regionof Uttar Pradesh to study the entrepreneurial behaviour of youths and its impact on socio-economic status of youths. Total 90 respondents were selected through proportionaterandom sampling from three youth training centers of Banda district. The data were collectedwith the help of pre-structured schedule and entrepreneurial behaviour of youths wasassessed by seven components of entrepreneurial behaviour. It was found that the majority(66.67%) of respondents had medium level of entrepreneurial behaviour. Further, the socio-economic profile attributes like education, land holding, material possession, occupation,annual income and sources of information utilization were positively and significantlycorrelated with entrepreneurial behaviour of youths.

Oral Language Behavior of Older Cerebral Palsied Children

1964 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Russell J. Love
Keyword(s):  
Oral Language ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Language Behavior ◽  
Hearing Acuity

A battery of six tests assessing various aspects of receptive and expressive oral language was administered to 27 cerebral palsied children and controls matched on the variables of age, intelligence, sex, race, hearing acuity, socio-economic status, and similarity of educational background. Results indicated only minimal differences between groups. Signs of deviancy in language behavior often attributed to the cerebral palsied were not observed. Although previous investigators have suggested consistent language disturbances in the cerebral palsied, evidence for a disorder of comprehension and formulation of oral symobls was not found.

A study on the Relationship of the weight pattern with the socioeconomic status among adolescents school going children in an Indian Metropolitan City

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 320-323
Author(s):  
Samar Hossain ◽  
Sharma Priyanka ◽  
Talib Hossain ◽  
Surendra Mohan Mathur
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Obesity And Overweight ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
Development Levels

Objective: The last two decades have witnessed an increase in health care costs due to obesity and related issues among children and adolescents. Childhood obesity is a global phenomenon affecting all socio-economic groups, irrespective of age, sex or ethnicity. The study was done to find the the prevalence of obesity and overweight and their association with socioeconomic status (SES) and the risk factors. Materials and Methods: School based cross sectional study carried out over a period of 4 months in three schools of East Delhi. The study was carried out in 629 school children of 10–18 years of age and belonging to different socioeconomic statuses in schools in East Delhi. The obesity and overweight were considered using an updated body mass index reference. A pre-tested questionnaire was used to determine the Socio-economic status and life style factors. Results: The prevalence of overweight among children was higher in middle socioeconomic status groups as compared to high socioeconomic class in both boys and girls whereas the prevalence of obesity was higher in high Socio economic status group as compared to middle socioeconomic group. The prevalence of obesity as well as overweight in low SES group was the lowest as compared to other group. Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that the prevalence of overweight and obesity varies remarkably with different socioeconomic development levels.

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