scholarly journals Determinants of Agricultural Production Diversification among Marginal and Small Farmers of Kanyakumari and Perambalur

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Y. Melba ◽  
K. R. Ashok ◽  
A. Vidhyavathi ◽  
S. Kalaivani ◽  
P. Vennila
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Small Farmers ◽  
Crop Diversification ◽  
Cattle Farm ◽  
State Planning ◽  
The Impact

Aims: To assess the influence of agricultural production diversity of marginal and small farmers Study Design: Purposive Random Sampling Place and Duration of Study: Kanyakumari and Perambalur districts in Tamil Nadu were purposefully chosen for the survey, which was conducted through primary data collection from July to August 2020. Methodology: According to the Tamil Nadu state planning commission report 2017, Kanyakumari and Perambalur districts were chosen at random from the top five and bottom five districts of the food security index to analyze dietary diversity. The crop diversification index was calculated using the entropy index. The Tobit model is used to investigate the impact of diverse agriculture production among marginal and small farming households. Results: The findings clearly show that, of the two districts, Perambalur has diversified more than Kanyakumari. Farmers in Perambalur district cultivate agricultural crops, whereas farmers in Kanyakumari district selected block cultivate horticultural crops, particularly plantation crops. According to the Tobit results, the number of cattle, farm size, credit available, and distance from the market all had a positive and significant influence on crop diversification. Improving female-headed household decision-making, promoting household investment and infrastructure facilities, and suggesting crop development as crop diversification measures. Conclusion: The results conclude that farmers in Perambalur district have highly diversified cropping than Kanyakumari district.

scholarly journals Food Consumption Pattern and Dietary Diversity among the Farmers in Kanyakumari and Perambalur Districts of Tamil Nadu

2021 ◽  
pp. 91-97
Author(s):  
Y. Melba ◽  
K. R. Ashok ◽  
A. Vidhyavathi ◽  
S. Kalaivani ◽  
P. Vennila
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
Nutrition Status ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Consumption Pattern ◽  
State Planning ◽  
State Planning Commission ◽  
Tamil Nadu State ◽  
Commission Report

Aims: To study the consumption pattern and dietary diversity among the farmers in rural areas. Study Design: Random Sampling. Place and Duration of Study: Primary data were collected from the Kanyakumari and Perambalur districts of marginal and small farmers between July and August 2020. Methodology: The study was conducted in Kanyakumari and Perambalur districts based on Tamil Nadu state planning commission report 2017.The Simpson index of dietary diversity was calculated to score the quantity and consumption of food items were consumed. The multiple linear regressions were used to understand the variation of socio-economic and demographic features of the household members. Results: The overall result of the SIDD score for Kanyakumari district was 0.73 and 0.72 for Perambalur district. When compared to Perambalur district, the results clearly showed that Kanyakumari district farmers had a higher dietary diversity. Because the food habits of Kanyakumari district farmers differ significantly from those of Perambalur district farmers, owing to a higher intake of nutritious foods in Kanyakumari district farmers. Conclusion: The factors like monthly income and education most influence the household dietary pattern and nutrition status of Kanyakumari district rather than the Perambalur district.

scholarly journals Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural production, livelihoods, and food security in India: baseline results of a phone survey

Food Security ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay M. Jaacks ◽  
Divya Veluguri ◽  
Rajesh Serupally ◽  
Aditi Roy ◽  
Poornima Prabhakaran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
The Past ◽  
Phone Survey ◽  
Extra Food ◽  
The Government ◽  
Time Of Year ◽  
Livestock Products ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on agricultural production, livelihoods, food security, and dietary diversity in India. Phone interview surveys were conducted by trained enumerators across 12 states and 200 districts in India from 3 to 15 May 2020. A total of 1437 farmers completed the survey (94% male; 28% 30–39 years old; 38% with secondary schooling). About one in ten farmers (11%) did not harvest in the past month with primary reasons cited being unfavorable weather (37%) and lockdown-related reasons (24%). A total of 63% of farmers harvested in the past month (primarily wheat and vegetables), but only 44% had sold their crop; 12% were still trying to sell their crop, and 39% had stored their crop, with more than half (55%) reporting lockdown-related issues as the reason for storing. Seventy-nine percent of households with wage-workers witnessed a decline in wages in the past month and 49% of households with incomes from livestock witnessed a decline. Landless farmers were about 10 times more likely to skip a meal as compared to large farmers (18% versus 2%), but a majority reported receiving extra food rations from the government. Nearly all farmers reported consuming staple grains daily in the past week (97%), 63% consumed dairy daily, 40% vegetables daily, 26% pulses daily, and 7% fruit daily. These values are much lower than reported previously for farmers in India around this time of year before COVID-19: 94–95% dairy daily, 57–58% pulses daily, 64–65% vegetables daily, and 42–43% fruit daily. In conclusion, we found that the COVID-19 lockdown in India has primarily impacted farmers’ ability to sell their crops and livestock products and decreased daily wages and dietary diversity.

IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT EXCHANGE CENTRE (DEC) MICROCREDIT PROGRAMME ON CROP OUTPUT AND STANDARD OF LIVING AMONG WOMEN FARMERS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-75
Author(s):  
B. D. Adamu ◽  
H. Y. Michael
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Women Farmers ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Farming Communities ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
The Impact

This study examined the impact of Development Exchange Centre microcredit programme on crops output and standard of living among women farmers in Kaduna State, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling method was employed to select 420 respondents. Primary data were collected through the use of questionnaires and were subjected to both descriptive and inferential statistics. The mean farming experience was 22 years for DEC participants and 19 years for non-DEC participants while mean farm size for participants and non-DEC participants was 2.0 ha. Determinant of standard of living on programme participants, the study concludes that, age (0.0405, P<0.01), farm size (47.510, P<0.01), education, credit (0.6031, P< 0.01) and extension contact (0.002, P< 0.01), had direct relationship with the standard of living of programme  participants, This implies DEC, increase the standard of living of  programme participants in Kaduna State. Determinant of crops output of programme participants shows that, farm size (0.046, P<0.01), credit (0.821, P< 0.01), extension contact (0.0542, P< 0.05). F-chow statistics shows that DEC microcredit had positive impact on crops output of programme participants. Z – statistics also indicated positive impact on living standard of the participants. It was recommended that, DEC microcredit organization should increase the amount of loan disbursement to N100, 000, so as to increase participation; extend the repayment period, lowered interest rates and extend the programme to other farming communities in Kaduna State, there by improving the standard of living of women farmers in the state

scholarly journals Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Practices on Consumer Behavior (with Reference to FMCGs in Tamil Nadu)

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desti Kannaiah ◽  
A. Jayakumar
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Indian Government ◽  
Business Enterprises ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

Business enterprises are traditionally known as engines for driving the economic performance of an entity, its success being measured in terms of high returns on equity and its contribution to the development of the society. The business enterprises get everything from the society for its survival and it is the obligation of the enterprise to return positive attitudes towards the society. If it fails to meet the expectations of the society, the society will punish the firm through their purchase behavior. Hence, the success of any business enterprise depends mainly on the ethical behavior of the enterprise towards the society. The Indian Government has made mandatory the CSR provisions and almost all the companies are actively engage in CSR activities. Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMGCs) are the fastest growing industry in India and numbers of FMCGs companies are doing different CSR practices. Hence, it is essential to study about the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility practices on consumer behavior with reference to FMCGs in Tamil Nadu. For this, 600 responses were collected from selected corporations in TamilNadu by a structured questionnaire. Convenience sampling technique has been adopted to collect the primary data. The study concluded that there has been a positive impact among the consumers as the consumers in Tamil Nadu considered CSR in their purchase evaluation criteria, and they give much importance to CSR related products etc.

scholarly journals ANALISIS DAYA SAING USAHA PEMBESARAN IKAN NILA PETANI PEMODAL KECIL DI KABUPATEN MUSI RAWAS

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 279-291
Author(s):  
Very Yarda Ningsih ◽  
Putri Suci Asriani ◽  
. Sriyoto
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity Analysis ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Government Policies ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Stratified Random Sampling ◽  
Small Farmers ◽  
Business Competitiveness ◽  
The Impact

This research was done to investigate whether tilapia growers has business competitiveness both in competitive and comparative. This study aimed to analyze the competitive advantage, comparative advantage, the impact of government policies on output and input. Effect of output and input changing based on a sensitivity analysis on the competitiveness of tilapia fish rearing business, the level of tilapia grower business competitiveness between small farmers in Musi Rawas regency. The respondent was determined by purposive method deliberately carried out in accordance with the criteria set by the researcher. The respondents was conducted by using proportionate stratified random sampling. This study used the primary data and secondary data. The result of Pam Method shows that a small farmers of tilapia enlargement at musi rawas regency has competitive advantage with PCR < 1 by 0,55.  It also has comparativeadvantage with DRCR < 0,37.  The goverment policies toward  tradadable input produkction were in the form of subsidies.  Based of sensitivity analysis the enlargemen of tilapia will be lost if tilapia production decrease 10%, the price of tilapia it self decrease 5,5% and if the feed price increase 7%. Keywords: small farmers, competitive, comparative, sensitivity

scholarly journals Construction and Interpretation of Production and Market Metrics Used to Understand Relationships with Dietary Diversity of Rural Smallholder Farming Households

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 749
Author(s):  
Eric O. Verger ◽  
Cédric Gaillard ◽  
Andrew D. Jones ◽  
Roseline Remans ◽  
Gina Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Search Strategy ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
Smallholder Farming ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Production Diversity ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Farming Households

Indicators of agricultural production diversity and market access and/or participation have often been used to try to understand how agricultural production and markets influence dietary diversity of rural smallholder households. Based on a standardized search strategy, 37 studies investigating the association between an indicator of agricultural production diversity and any indicator of dietary diversity were reviewed. The characteristics of the indicators of agricultural production diversity, as well as indicators of market access and/or participation, were assessed. This review demonstrated the wide range of indicators; four types and 14 subtypes of indicators of agricultural production diversity were found in the 37 studies, and three types and 14 subtypes of indicators of market access and/or participation were found in 25 studies. While diversity of measurement ideas allows flexibility, it precludes comparability with other studies and might make it difficult to build a robust body of evidence of the impact of agriculture at farm household level on food security, diet, and nutrition.

scholarly journals Analysis of Tax Reforms among Salaried Assessees: A Case Study of Tamil Nadu

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Jayakumar ◽  
R. Elavarasan
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Tax Reforms ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Level Of Agreement

This paper focuses on the impact of tax reforms among salaried assessees in Tamil Nadu. The aim of the paper is find out whether and how tax reforms affect the level of salaried assessees. Using convenience sampling method, the primary data was analysed with the help of descriptive statistics. Chi square test and Anova test were used to test if significant relationship exists between assessees' personal information and opinion level of tax allowances. The respondents were asked to indicate their level of agreement with a given statement on a likert five point scale. The results shows that, overall the assessees have negative opinion towards impact of tax reforms in India.

scholarly journals Work Life Balance among Women Police in Salem City, Tamil Nadu

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4S2) ◽  
pp. 793-797
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Work Life Balance ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Life Balance ◽  
Women Police ◽  
The Impact

A main societal norm is work. At times it may be challenging and it tries to prioritize over your welfare. The impact that work life balance has on many social harms has been increasing nowadays, some are reflected in certain forms like tardiness, lessening fertility rates, aged populations and declining supply of quality labour. Certainly, a work culture that demands round the clock, i.e. 24/7 availability becomes a very big victimization to the above said social issues. It is known that Police personnel’s service and its effects on the family is a complex phenomenon. The function of women police is vague and workplace pressure is viewed as an unsuccessful factor, but a predictable part of police work. Police stress is influenced by a various workplace troubles like ethnic and gender partiality and lack of authority, work-load activities. Issues like family size, children’s age, and uncertain working hours has caused dissatisfaction and are more expected to wield negative impacts in their family and in work, that has led to low level of satisfaction, and greater family-work conflict. This research study is an attempt to spot out the effects of work-life balance and to explore the main factors which cause work-family challenges among different categories of women personnel in police department. By using convenient sampling technique, a sample of 50 respondents was collected. Structured questionnaire were used to collect primary data from the Police women. The secondary data was collected from various existing sources like website and reports. For statistical analysis, researcher used SPSS and Statistical tools like (i.e.) percentage analysis, ANOVA, Chi-square. The inferences of this study reveal that the age of respondents and their family factors have significant effects in ensuring work-life balance. Hence, the results suggest that supportive working conditions, employee wellness programme, and timely promotion and transfer policies can ensure work – life balance among the respondents.

scholarly journals Estimation of Economic Loss of Agricultural Production and Livestock Population in Tamil Nadu due to Sago Industrial Pollution: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-178
Author(s):  
Palani Periyasamy
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Industrial Pollution ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Livestock Population

The study focuses on the economic loss of agricultural production and livestock population in Tamil Nadu due to sago industrial pollution. Primary data was obtained from 413 households. A larger number of sago processing industries in identified villages belonging to taluks, namely Salem, Mettur and Attur, were sampled to estimate the loss of agricultural production and livestock population. The outcome of the research recommends improving the health of the ecosystem and managing sago effluents.

scholarly journals Impact of Green Products on Consumer Purchase Decision in Coimbatore City of Tamil Nadu

2021 ◽  
pp. 64-70
Author(s):  
D. Sivaselvan ◽  
T. Samsai ◽  
K. Mahendran
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
College Graduates ◽  
Environmental Concern ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Purchase Decision ◽  
Consumer Attitude ◽  
Green Products ◽  
The Impact

Aim: The purpose of the study is to find the awareness of consumers towards green products, factors influencing them to purchase the green products and the problems faced by consumers while purchasing the green products in Coimbatore city Design of the Study: The study is empirical in nature as the study aims to find out the Impact of green products on consumer purchase decision in Coimbatore city. The study is carried out with a survey through a well structured interview schedule. Collection of data for the purpose of the research study is in the form of primary data as the study being empirical in nature. Methodology: The sampling technique involved is purposive sampling. The study is limited only in Coimbatore city. The data were collected from the customer who were aware about the green products. The survey conducted in customers of organised retail stores. In this study, total samples is 100.Tools used for analysis were percentage analysis, factor analysis and Garett’s Ranking Technique. Findings: Consumer Awareness towards green products was high and it indicated that they were having high environmental concern. Most of the sample respondents were college graduates and they have good knowledge about the green products. Consumer attitude towards purchase of green product was high. Consumer purchase decision of green products was highly based on the Quality and Promotion (Advertisement). High cost is the major problem faced by the sample respondents while purchasing of green products.

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