Agriculture Extension and Sustainable Rural Development

by Singh, Baldeo, Shubhadeep Roy, U S Gautam & Neeraj

ISBN: 9789386949691
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Imprint : Biotech
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 13995.00
Biblio : xiv+413p.,figs.,tables,25cm

About The Book

The agricultural scenario is rapidly changing with a host of challenges due to degradation of natural resources, climate change and socio economic factors on one hand and other hand with an emerging potential apportunities arising due to changing food preferences, increasing demand of secondary agriculture and enhanced access to domestic and international market. In view of this, agricultural extension has to be more vibrant to address the challenges and exploit potentialities by the concerned stakeholders. Realizing these requirements this book has been devised with five thematic areas 1. Rural youth and skill development, 2. Farming systems and approaches to sustainability, 3. Extension management and support for rural employability, 4. Management of agribusiness and 5. Gender empowerment and main streaming in which learned extension experts from all over India have contributed their experiences. We hope that the subject matter presented in this book will be helpful to Agricultural University students, researchers, extension personnel, farmers and others who concerned with these issue. Especially with the university students for their concern of this kind in social science can refer from this book.

Table of Contents

Message Preface — Part 1 — Rural Youths and Skill Development Effect of Rural Leadership Training on Productivity in Three Districts of Bihar State, India Poverty to Prosperity: Successful Skill Development Interventions through Krishi Vigyan Kendras in North-eastern Region of India Factors Affecting Social Computing: As Perceived by the Students of Agricultural Sciences Training Needs of Vegetable Growers in Jaunpur District of Uttar Pradesh Perception of Agricultural Students and Agro-Professionals towards Agricultural Education and Skill Development in India: Connect and Disconnect Use of different Communication Sources by Vegetable Growers in Deoria District Role of Communication in Development in Today's Perspective Arunima Kumari Role of ICT in Adaptation to Climate Change KRISHINET and I-KISAN: Comparative Content Analysis of Two State Government Agri Web Portals — Part 2 — Farming Systems and Approaches to Sustainability Motivational Sources of Cabbage Growers for Market Oriented Summer Cabbage Cultivation Constraints Perceived by the Farmers in Adaptation of Suitable Measures Regarding Climate Change Knowledge and Attitude of the Farmers towards Sprinkler Irrigation System in Pataudi Block of Gurgaon District in Haryana State Attitude of Students towards Agriculture Climate-smart Agriculture: A Solution to Food Security, Climate Change and Sustainability Capacity Building for Management of Livestock Owners: Wildlife Conflict Success with Water Chestnut Based Integrated Farming System: A Case Study District Seoni of Madhya Pradesh Impact of Front Line Demonstration on Productivity of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum Linn.) at Farmers' Fields Sustainability of Agriculture in Watershed Environment: An Insight Attainment of Agricultural Sustainability through Integration of Traditional Knowledge of Farmers and Scientific Knowledge of Researchers Climate-smart Agriculture: An Approach to Increase Food Security and Resilience to Climate Impacts Sustainable Rice Farming through Dissemination of Stress Tolerant HYVs in Rainfed Areas of Eastern India Maximizing Pulses Productivity through Application of Integrated Pest Management Strategies Factors Affecting the Knowledge Extent about Rice Production Technology Impact of Farmers Field School (FFS) on Soybean Crop Management Practices in Tikamgarh District of Madhya Pradesh — Part 3 — Extension Management and Support for Rural Employability Extent of Adoption of the Market Intelligence among the Summer Cabbage Growers Constraints Experienced by the Summer Cabbage Growers and their Suggestions to Overcome Constraints in Market Oriented Cultivation Knowledge Convergence in Extension for Skill Based Agricultural Development Determinants and Dynamics of Rural Labour Migration Process: Effects and Consequences on Rural Employment Time Trend Analysis of Rural-Labour Migration Process and Policy Implication to Secured Sustainable Rural Employment: An Empirical Study Shubhadeep Roy, Neeraj Singh, R.N. Prasad and B. Singh