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AGRICULTURE UPDATE

Volume 7 Issue 3 and 4, Nov. 2012

Research papers published in this issue.

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1 COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND CONSTRAINTS IN FARMING SYSTEMS PRACTICED IN NORTHERN TRANSITIONAL ZONE OF KARNATAKA- T.N. SACHINKUMAR AND H. BASA VARAJA

2 CONSTRAINTS IN ADOPTION OF IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY OF MUSTARD CULTIVATION- RAVNEET KOUR

3 A STUDY ON EFFICIENCY OF WATER USE FOR PADDY AND BANANA AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESPONDENTS AND THE EFFICIENCY OF WATER USE -DARLING B. SUJI AND J. VASANTHA KUMAR

4 ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE LEVELS OF ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL COTTON FARMERS- P . PRASHANTH, M. JAGAN MOHAN REDDY AND I. SREENIV ASA RAO

5 SWOTANALYSIS OF JAGGERY PROCESSING UNITS IN KARNATAKA- T .N. SACHINKUMAR AND Y .S. ARUN KUMAR

6 CORRELATIVE STUDY ON INVOLVEMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE FARMERS IN ATMA- A.P . RANA W ARE, B.T . KOLGANE AND D.T . KHOGARE

7 THE SOCIO- ECONOMIC AND INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS RELATING TO CANAL IRRIGATION SYSTEM IN SOME PARTS OF ORISSA- DEBABRA T A MONDAL AND NARAYAN BAR

8 CONSTRAINTS PERCEIVED AND SUGGESTIONS OFFERED BY ONION GROWERS ABOUT POST HARVEST TECHNIQUES- VIJA YPOSHIY A, D.M. THAKARAR AND KIRAN CHANDRAV ADIA

9 PERFORMANCE OF FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATIONS OF ONION IN DHARWAD DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA- S.M. HIREMA TH AND J.S. HILLI

10 FACTORS AFFECTING ATTITUDE OF FARMERS TOWARDS BIO-CONTROL MEASURES OF PLANT PROTECTION- RAJESH BHUNWAL, J.K. PA TEL AND D.K. BADHE

11 IMPACT AND YIELD CRACK ANALYSIS OF TRAININGS AND FLDS REGARDING SCIENTIFIC PRACTICES OF GRAM- NIKULSINH M. CHAUHAN AND C.D. PANDYA

12 CORRELATION BETWEEN THE PERSONAL, SOCIO-ECONOMIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SITUATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND FACTOR AFFECTING TO THE AGRO-SERVICE PROVIDERS AND BENEFICIARIES - SUMIT RAJENDRA SALUNKHE

13 FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF RURAL YOUTH’S PARTICIPATION IN PADDY FARMING- B.M. PA TEL, J.K. PA TEL, D.K. BADHE AND KRUNAL D. GULKARI

14 ASSESSMENT OF AGROFORESTRY BASED TWO-TIER-CROPPING SYSTEM IN AMBALA DISTRICT OF HARYANA - DEVENDER CHAHAL, AFZALAHMAD AND J.N. BHATIA

15 COSTS, RETURNS AND RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY OF SOYBEAN CULTIVATION IN INDORE DISTRICT OF MADHYA PRADESH - JAYA TIWARI AND SUSHANT MORE

16 IMPACT AND CONSTRAINTS ANALYSIS OF TRIBAL FARM WOMEN IN ADOPTION OF KITCHEN GARDENING- NIKULSINH M. CHAUHAN

17 COMMUNICATION SOURCES USED BY FARMERS FOR MARKET INFORMATION- D.S. BHILA W ADE, B.T . KOLGANE AND D.T . KHOGARE

18 CONSTRAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS PERCEIVED BY BENEFICIARIES OF PARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT (PIM) PROGRAMME- SURENDRA KUMAR RAI, R.D. PANDY A AND SUMIT R. SALUNKHE

19 A STUDY ON CHANGES IN THE CROPPING PATTERN IN CHANDRAPUR DISTRICT- PREMA BORKAR

20 A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF CASHEWNUT- G . RAMANA THAN

21 THE TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION OF MAJOR FOOD GRAIN CROPS IN BIRBHUM DISTRICT OF WEST BENGAL- DEBABRA T A MONDAL AND CHANDAN MAJI

22 RURAL HEALTHCARE SITUATION IN INDIA: THE MALAISE CONTINUES- N.D. SINGH

23 PERSONNEL CORRELATES OF FARMERS IN RECOMMENDED CAULIFLOWER TECHNOLOGY- MAHESH S. SASANE, VIDY A V . TA YDE AND P .R. DESHMUKH

24 EFFECTIVENESS OF FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATIONS CHANGES IN KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND SKILL AMONG FARMERS- R.P . MEENA, B.L. MEENA, R.H. MEENA AND C.M. BALAI

25 EXPORT PERFORMANCE OF CHILLED POMFRET FROM INDIA- J. DAVID AND V .N. NAYAK

26 STATUS AND CONSTRAINTS OF ORGANIC WHEAT CULTIVATION IN PUNJAB :- INDER PAL SINGH AND D.K. GROVER

27 ENTREPRENEURIAL NEEDS AS PERCEIVED BY RURAL WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE AND NON- AGRICULTURE SECTOR- SARIT A DEVI, AMRIT ABARANWAL AND ASHA SINGHAL

28 STUDY ON REPRESENTATIVE FARMERS IN THE ACTIVITIES AND CONSTRAINTS OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AGENCY- A.P . RANA W ARE, B.T . KOLGANE AND D.T . KHOGARE

29 CONSTRAINTS FACED BY ANGANWADI WORKERS IN COMMUNICATION OF INFORMATION- PRADIPJOSHI, VIDYA V . TAYDE AND V . M. WATTAMWAR

30 ADOPTION BEHAVIOUR OF WHEAT PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY- B.S. MEENA

31 COMPARATIVES STUDIES OF COMMERCIALLY IMPORTANT VARIETIES OF POMEGRANATE (PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES)- K.R. SHIV A PRASAD, G .K. MUKUNDA, A.B. MOHANKUMAR AN DK. YATHIRAJ

32 FARMING SYSTEM APPROACH IS A PATH OF PROSPERITY FOR RUINED FARM FAMILIES- R.A. SINGH, I.P . SINGH, JITENDRA SINGH, RAJESH RAI, DHARMENDRAYADA V AND J.P . SINGH

33 CORRELATION OF ANGANWADI WORKERS OF INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHEME- PRADIPJOSHI, VIDY A V . TA YDE AND V .M. WATTAMWAR

34 RESOURCE PRODUCTIVITY AND RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY IN BER PRODUCTION- M.V . THORA T AND R.D. SHELKE

35 ADOPTION GAP IN RECOMMENDED PRODUCTION PRACTICES OF CHICKPEA- S.B. KHUSPE AND R.P . KADAM

36 A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS ON CHANGING PATTERN OF AGRICULTURAL SCENARIO IN INDIA- S.C. SRIV AST A V A, SUDEEPS. TOMAR, B.K. SINGH AND SURENDRA S. TOMAR

37 CORRELATION OF UTILITY PERCEPTION OF INNOVATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAMME – VIDYAPEETH AAPLYA DARI, TANTRADNYAN SHETAWARI -P .S. KAPSE, P .N. ANTW AL AND A.K. GORE

38 LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION ABOUT RECOMMENDED MAIZE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY-KALYAN SINGH DHRUW , R.S. SENGAR AND KEDAR NATH YADAW

39 SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF TRIBAL FARM WOMEN AS INFLUENCED BY MILK COOPERATIVES- A.R. PATEL, L.T . KAPUR AND R.F . THAKOR

40 ADOPTION PATTERN OF IMPROVED MARIGOLD PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES BY THE FARMERS IN BILASPUR DISTRICT OF CHHATTISGARH- S.K. GAWLE, M.K. CHATURVEDI AND KEDAR NATH YADAW

41 STUDIES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF CREDIT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIO- ECONOMIC STATUS OF BORROWERS IN DISTRICT JAUNPUR (U.P.)- RAJESH RAI AND J. RAI

42 KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF ATMA BENEFICIARIES TOWARDS THE ACTIVITIES OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (ATMA)- BHEDU PRASAD SAHU, M.K. CHATURVEDI, SHUSHMA SAHU AND KEDAR NATH YADAW

43 STUDIES ON ECONOMICS OF DRIP AND SURFACE IRRIGATED BANANA IN DHARWAD DISTRICT OF NORTHERN KARNATAKA- C.B. METI

44 PRODUCTION POTENTIAL AND ECONOMICS OF IMPROVED PRODUCTION PRACTICES ON RAINFED SESAMUM UNDER REAL FARM SITUATION- N.A. HIRWE AND H.S. MAHAJAN

45 IMPACT EVALUATION OF VOCATIONAL TRAININGS ON QUALITY OF LIFE OF RURAL WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS- PREETI SHARMA, SATPAL SAINI AND APARNA

46 EXTENT OF KNOWLEDGE ABOUT IMPROVED CULTIVATION PRACTICES OF CUMIN PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND SOURCE OF INFORMATION PREFERRED BY FARMERS IN JALORE DISTRICT OF RAJASTHAN - M.S. CHANDAWAT AND H.P . SINGH

47 EMPOWERMENT OF RURAL WOMEN THROUGH SELF-HELP GROUPS- R.M. NAIK, B.M. TANDEL AND N.M. CHAUHAN

48 ENTREPRENEURSHIP AMONG FARMERS: A WAY TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT- V .K. RAMP AL AND C. S ARNEJA

49 ATTRIBUTES AFFECTING THE EXTENT OF INVOLVEMENT OF RURAL YOUTHS IN DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES OF NEHRU YUVA KENDRA IN JAIPUR DISTRICT OF RAJASTHAN -H.L. VERMA AND I.M. KHAN

50 CORRELATION OF GAP IN ADOPTION OF IMPROVED VEGETABLE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES- R.S. SUMAN

51 MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADOPTION OF IMPROVED MUSHROOM PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY- POONAM SHARMA AND PARVEEN KUMAR

52 PERFORMANCE OF SESAMUM + PIGEONPEA INTERCROPPING SYSTEM ON FARMER’S FIELD- N.A. HIRWE AND H.S.MAHAJAN

53 MICRO-FINANCE AND FUNCTIONING OF WOMEN SHG IN JORHAT DISCTRICT OF ASSAM- MANOSHI BARUH DEKA, REKHA MONI SAIKIA ANDPOMPI SAIKIA

54 ASSOCIATION OF PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES WITH KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION REGARDING MAIZE PRODUCTION IN BHILWARA RAJASTHAN- K.C. SHARMA, P . SINGH AND P . PANWAR

55 EXPORT PERFORMANCE OF CHILLED FISH FROM INDIA- J. DAVID, V .N. NAYAK AND G .S. MAHADEV AIAH

56 A STUDY ON PERSONAL, SOCIO-ECONOMIC, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SITUATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF AGRO-SERVICE PROVIDERS AND BENEFICIARIES IN GUJARAT STATE- S.R. SALUNKHE, R.D. PANDY A AND S.K. RAI

57 TRAINING NEEDS OF FARMERS OF CASHEW BASED DRYLAND FARMING SYSTEM ON CASHEW CULTIVATION AND INTERCROPS CULTIVATION-S. SARITHA AND J. PUSHPA

58 ROLE OF THE LEAD BANK (UBI) IN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF DISTRICT JAUNPUR (U.P.)- RAJESH RAI AND J. RAI

59 SOCIO-PERSONAL ANALYSIS AND CONSTRAINTS ENCOUNTERED BY THE SUGARCANE GROWERS OF BURHANPUR DISTRICT(M.P.)- D.P . RAI, SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH AND SACHINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

60 EXTENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION LEVEL OF FARMERS ABOUT IMPROVED TECHNOLOGIES ON CASHEW BASED DRYLAND FARMING SYSTEM- S. SARITHA AND J. PUSHPA

61 UTILITY PERCEPTION ABOUT EXTENSION EDUCATION COURSES BY THE UNDERGRADUATES STUDIES- S.R. HASE AND P .R. DESHMUKH

62 EFFECTIVENESS OF TRAINING FOR FARM WOMEN OF UDAIPUR DISTRICT REGARDING VERMICULTURE TECHNOLOGY- LATIKA VYAS, RAHUL VYAS AND DEEPA INDORIA

63 IMPACT OF KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA TRAININGS ON KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION OF TRIBAL FARMERS- A.R. PATEL, L.T . KAPUR AND R.F . THAKOR

64 SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING TO WOMEN SHGS- R.F . THAKOR AND PREMILA R. AHIR

65 CORRELATION OF ATTITUDE OF FARMER’S TOWARDS PRIVATE EXTENSION SERVICES PROVIDERS’ AND ADVANTAGES OF PRIVATE EXTENSION SERVICES- K.D. KUNCHALA, J.K. PATEL AND C.P . DESAI

66 JOB PERFORMANCE OF VILLAGE PANCHAYAT LEADERS OF RAJNANDGAON DISTRICT OF CHATTISGARH- LEKH RAM VERMA

67 A STUDY ON ADOPTION OF ORANGE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY BY THE FARMERS IN CHHINDWARA DISTRICT OF M.P.- D.P . RAI, SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH AND SACHINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

68 ENHANCING INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT THROUGH VEGETABLE CROPS IN DISTRICT LUCKNOW, UTTAR PRADESH-J. RAI, RAJESH RAI AND ARUN KUMAR SINGH

69 EXPECTED BENEFICIAL AREAS OF PRIVATE EXTENSION SERVICES IN AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE AS PERCEIVED BENEFICIAL BY THE FARMERS- K.D. KUNCHALA, J.K. PATEL AND C.P . DESAI

70 EXTENT OF ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDED CAULIFLOWER PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY BY THE CAULIFLOWER GROWERS- MAHESH S. SASANE, VIDYA V . TAYDE AND P .R. DESHMUKH

71 ADOPTION OF ORGANIC FARMING PRACTICES IN PADDY CULTIVATION BY TRIBAL FARMERS OF CHHATTISGARH- S.K. VERMA, R.S. SENGAR, M.K. CHATURVEDI AND LEKH RAM VERMA

72 ASSOCIATION BETWEEN LEVEL OF YIELD OBTAINED BY BENEFICIARY AND NON-BENEFICIARY FARMERS WITH RESPECT TO GROUNDNUT PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY -B.S. BADHALA AND HANUMAN LAL

73 EMPOWERING INDIAN DRYLAND AGRICULTURE IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE- PRASANN KUMAR

74 CAUSES AND REMEDIES OF FARMERS SUICIDE IN MARATHWADA REGION OF MAHARASHTRA STATE- A.V . GA VHANE, J.V . EKALE AND V .N. SIDAM

75 CORRELATES OF EXTENT OF PARTICIPATION IN DECISION MAKING AMONG FARM WOMEN- R.H. GONDALIY A, J.K. PATEL AND D.J. PARMAR