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{"title":"Comprehensive description of body shapes, sizes and plumage colorations of domestic pigeons in Benue State of Nigeria","authors":"J. A. Patrick, U. D. Omede, E. Ikpe","doi":"10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.1.0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.1.0003","url":null,"abstract":"The domestic Pigeons (Columbia livia domestica) are hardy birds that can be raised with little effort. They are able to survive in hostile climates and fend for themselves, often ranging over many kilometers in attempt to locate seeds and edible scraps. In Nigeria pigeons are well distributed in the different agro-ecological zones of the country. In Benue State and indeed Nigeria, the available domestic pigeon population is largely genetically and phenotypically uncharacterized. Considering this fact, the present study was conducted on Comprehensive Description of Body Shapes, Sizes and Plumage Colorations of Domestic Pigeons in Benue State, Nigeria. Field data collection phase of the study was carried out through combined use of questionnaire and fortnightly visits for a period of six months. A total of sixty pigeon farmers and three hundred domestic pigeons were covered during the survey. Mature body weights were measured to the nearest grammes on all the adult birds covered during the field data phase using a 5kg capacity weighing scale. Plumage, beak and shank colourations/colour patterns were measured via visual observations during the two phases of the experiment. Body, shank, beak, thigh and wing lengths and breast girth were measured at maturity using a graduated linear scale (rule) and tailor’s tape. Bird height (from leg on the ground up to the level of the back of the bird) was also measured. Qualitative data collected were subjected to descriptive statistics such as percentages and averages, while the data quantitative (economics) traits were analyzed through the use of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) technique and correlation analysis based on the SPSS II programme. Ash plumage predominated other colours, constituting 16.94% of all the observed plumage colours. This was closely followed by brown (12.78%), black (12.22%) and white (12.22%) with black and grey colour being the rarely observed (1.39%). About 56% of the pigeons surveyed had muffed feet (feathered feet). The overall mean weight of 326.63±1.69 for male and 312.25±1.83 for female pigeons kept on semi-intensive system is slightly lower. In terms of morphological traits, the pigeons demonstrated a great deal of variations and complexities in plumage, shank and beak colourations. The variations observed in other quantitative traits such as linear body measurements (body, shank and beak lengths breast girth and bird height) revealed no significant difference ((P>0.05).","PeriodicalId":284553,"journal":{"name":"Gujarat Journal of Extension Education","volume":"91 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133185802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Participation pattern of rural women in household production system","authors":"Maulika S. Patel, M. R. Bhatt, K. Bhati","doi":"10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.1.0026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.1.0026","url":null,"abstract":"A rural woman contributes a lot in the household production system by participating in agriculture activities, different income generating activities like teaching, selling matters etc. and family as well as social activities which are an essential part of rural economy. To study the participation pattern of rural women in household production system, an experiment with ex post facto research design was conducted in three talukas named Vansda, Chikhali and Khergam of Navsari district. Two villages from each taluka were selected randomly. From one village twenty rural women as respondent were selected. The interview schedule was prepared and pre-tested to collect the data. Total 120 respondents were surveyed through personal interview technique from their home, farm, office or any other workplace. It was found that majority of the rural women had medium to low level of participation in household production system with medium level of participation in farm activities, home activities, off farm activities and communal activities.","PeriodicalId":284553,"journal":{"name":"Gujarat Journal of Extension Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130277115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Awareness regarding health effects of junk food consumption amongst polytechnic students","authors":"Preeti H. Dave, Pinal P. Jadav","doi":"10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.1.0030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.1.0030","url":null,"abstract":"Junk food is the food that is served at fast food outlets, quickly and easily processed and prepared but lack in essential nutrients with dense in calories. Such junk foods are having poor nutritive value and are not healthy. Looking to this, it was found essential to study awareness regarding health effects of junk food consumption amongst polytechnic students studying at polytechnic, Khedbrahma. All the students were purposively selected for the study. A questionnaire was used for data collection. Statistical analysis of the data was carried out. Results showed that students did not had clear idea about which foods can be considered as junk food. The level of awareness of health effects of junk food consumption among polytechnic students was checked and it was found that majority (68%) of them had medium knowledge, less than one fourth (18%) had low knowledge and only few (4%) were having high knowledge. Most of them (75.60 %) were interested in getting information about healthy snacks which can replace junk food.","PeriodicalId":284553,"journal":{"name":"Gujarat Journal of Extension Education","volume":"153 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116724025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A scale to measure communication behaviour of KVK scientists","authors":"Kishor Kumar, N., V. Savaliya, R. Pranav","doi":"10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.2.0019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.2.0019","url":null,"abstract":"The present research study was conducted during 2021-22. In this study communication behaviour of scientists of KVK was studied. As a part of research work it was necessary to construct a scale for the purpose of study. Keeping this in view, an attempt has been made to develop a scale for measuring the communication behaviour. Method of summated rating scale by Likert (1932) was used. From all these sources tentative lists of 56 statements were prepared keeping in view of the applicability of statements suited to the area of study. The 56 statements collected were carefully edited and 44 statements were prepared in the form of questionnaire and was sent to experts. 38 statements out of 44 were selected through relevancy testing. After computing ‘t’ values for all the 38 statements, statements with ‘t’ values more than 1.75 were selected for the final scale. 32 statements with ‘t’ value more than 1.75 were selected in the scale and final scale comprised of 32 statements to measure the communication behaviour of scientists of KVK.","PeriodicalId":284553,"journal":{"name":"Gujarat Journal of Extension Education","volume":"188 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134430899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Farmers attitude towards zero budget natural farming","authors":"R. A. Gamit, Vinaya Kumar H. M.","doi":"10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.2.0010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.2.0010","url":null,"abstract":"India has always had an advantage and strength in natural farming. Natural products are currently in the spotlight on a local, national, and international level due to changes in global consumption patterns, consumer health awareness, and the growing importance of sustainability. The study was conducted on farmers’ attitude towards Zero Budget Natural Farming (ZBNF) practices in Anand district by selected sample size of 120 farmers based on highest number of the farmers who had gone through training on ZBNF. The data were collected through personal interview and analyzed by using appropriate statistical tools. Majority of the respondents had favourable attitude towards ZBNF, followed by a neutral attitude and a strongly favourable attitude towards ZBNF. The independent variables viz., innovativeness, training received, economic motivation and farm mass media exposure had a positive and significant relationship with farmers’ attitude towards ZBNF practices. Further, variables viz., education, risk orientation, size of landholding, social participation, farm mass media exposure, extension contact, economic motivation, innovativeness, farming experience, herd size, training received and gender had maximum positive indirect effect on farmers’ attitude towards ZBNF practices.","PeriodicalId":284553,"journal":{"name":"Gujarat Journal of Extension Education","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122767820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Knowledge level of vegetable growers about drip irrigation","authors":"Rakesh Natwadia, R. Sharma, Pramod Pramod","doi":"10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.1.0020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.1.0020","url":null,"abstract":"Water is the most precious, crucial and limiting natural resource, mainly important for agricultural production and day-to-day living of human beings. Drip irrigation is precise and regulated application of water and plant nutrients at frequent intervals and low pressure through emitters/drippers into the root zone of the plant with the help of close network of pipes. The present study was conducted in four adopted villages of SKNAU, Jobner. The total of 120 farmer respondents were selected from four selected villages by using of random sampling through proportional allocation method. The study revealed that majority (63.33 per cent) of vegetable growers belonged to middle aged group, 21.66 per cent were educated up to primary level, 71.67 per cent were doing Agriculture ,83.33 per cent belonged to medium income group, 39.17 per cent were medium land holding farmers and (73.34%) were member of one organization. It may be concluded that the majority of the vegetable growers (70.83%) were medium level of knowledge on drip system of irrigation. the age was found negatively and size of land holding’ was positively non-significant, furthermore, the independent variables like, Education, Occupation, Annual Income and Social participation were found in positive and significant relationship with the knowledge drip system of irrigation by the vegetable growers.","PeriodicalId":284553,"journal":{"name":"Gujarat Journal of Extension Education","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125266738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nutritional awareness prevailing among anganwadi workers","authors":"Pinal P. Jadav, Preeti H. Dave","doi":"10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.1.0012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.1.0012","url":null,"abstract":"Nutritional awareness is the most powerful determinant of performance, followed by guidance from the supervisors or health functionaries and education level of anganwadi worker. The key objective of the present study is to assessment of nutritional awareness among anganwadi workers. The sample of the present study comprises two hundred anganwadi workers selected by simple random sampling method belonging to Palanpur taluka of Banaskantha district. The personal and socio-economic characteristics viz age, education, type of family, family size, family annual income, were studied as independent variables. Nutritional awareness of anganwadi workers was studied as dependent variables. Questionnaire was filled up by personal interview. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics method using SPSS software. Results from this study revealed as far as education level is concerned, all the anganwadi workers were literate and it is interesting to note that almost fourty four percent of them were highly qualified i.e., graduate or post graduate. More than half (59.50%) anganwadi workers had high level of nutritional awareness. It clearly shows that anganwadi workers possess good nutritional awareness. These results are in line of results presented by other researchers also. Education of the anganwadi workers showed highly significant positive correlation with their nutritional awareness.","PeriodicalId":284553,"journal":{"name":"Gujarat Journal of Extension Education","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114194409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Strategic framework for achieving gender equality in agriculture","authors":"K. Bhati, R. D. Pandya, A. Tankiwala","doi":"10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.1.0033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.1.0033","url":null,"abstract":"The gender equality on field is vital to enhance production and withstand emerging agrarian crisis. This paper highlights strategic steps that can help in achieving the gender equality on and off farm among farm families of India. The present study is based on ex-post-facto research design and multistage random sampling technique was used for this study. Twenty-eight villages were finalized for the study, covering all seven districts of South Gujarat and from them ten women farmers from each village were selected. Thus 280 farm women formed the sample of our study. Study revealed that the limited right over land and resources, non-availability of credit to women in agriculture and physical drudgery were the most common gender related issues experienced by farm women. They further suggested that equal sharing of work and family between men and women, improving women’s ownership rights through the mechanism of joint pattas, registration of all new assets in the name of both husband and wife and easy access to loans through women’s SHGs can help in reducing gender gap. Thus, considering these results strategic framework at different level is prepared to achieve gender equality in Indian agriculture.","PeriodicalId":284553,"journal":{"name":"Gujarat Journal of Extension Education","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129661980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Socio economic profile and constraints faced by goat keepers","authors":"M. Jegoda, S. Jadav, J. H. Patel","doi":"10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.1.0016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.1.0016","url":null,"abstract":"A study was conducted in selected areas of Dahod and Kheda districts of middle Gujarat to study the socio-economic profile and constraints faced by goat keepers in goat rearing and the data was collected from randomly selected 240 goat keepers through personal interview with the help of pre-tested structured schedule. The present study revealed that majority of the goat keepers (64.58%) belonged to middle age having primary level of education. It is found that majority of the goat keepers belonged to other backward class (42.92%) followed by schedule caste (30.0%) and schedule tribe (27.08%). About 50.83 per cent of the goat keepers lived with up to 5 family members followed by more than 5 family members (49.17%). Majority of the goat keepers engaged in agriculture and labor work with goat rearing as subsidiary occupation for their livelihood. More than three fifth (62.0%) of the goat keepers had 11 to 20 years of experience in goat farming. Maximum goat keepers found marginal land holders and landless type. Majority of the goat keepers maintained 6-15 no. of goats and had annual income between Rs.25001-50000. Most of the goat keepers (92.50%) had no membership in any organization, having poor extension contact and very low level of mass media exposure. Major managemental constraints faced by the goat keepers in the study area were the non-availability of quality breeding buck (ranked I), farmers did not allow harvest fields for grazing (ranked II) and lack of technical guidance (ranked III). Whereas the non-availability of proper established goat market channel (ranked I), over-exploitation by middlemen or agents (ranked II), high transport cost (ranked III) due to far away market (ranked IV) were found the major marketing related constraints faced by goat keepers in goat rearing. Moreover, the predators’ problem during night time (ranked I), low literacy rate (ranked II), money crisis (ranked III) and theft losses during night time due to interior remote area (ranked IV) were found the major constraints related to socio-economic conditions perceived by the goat keepers in goat rearing.","PeriodicalId":284553,"journal":{"name":"Gujarat Journal of Extension Education","volume":"93 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121230992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A scale to measure self-confidence of rural youth about orchard farming","authors":"M. R. Patel, Vinaya Kumar H. M., N. Chauhan","doi":"10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.2.0007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2022.34.2.0007","url":null,"abstract":"Orchard farming is the fastest growing sector in India and contributes immensely to poverty eradication and nutritional security. This sector has immense scope in India to increase the income and employment for the population and helps in sustaining a large number of industries. Orchard crops play a unique role in the Indian economy by improving the income of the farmers. For understanding the orchard farming adopting self-confidence of rural youth, the scale to measure the orchard farming adopting self-confidence of rural youth was developed. In initial stage, 36 statements reflecting self-confidence of rural youth about orchard farming were collected from relevant literature and discussion with experts of extension and horticulture disciplines. The collected statements were edited according to the criteria laid down by Edward (1957) and then 27 statements reflecting self-confidence of rural youth about orchard farming were selected as they were found to be unambiguous. Based on the median and Q values, 12 statements reflecting self-confidence of rural youth about orchard farming were finally selected to constitute self-confidence scale. The test was found to be reliable (0.81) and valid.","PeriodicalId":284553,"journal":{"name":"Gujarat Journal of Extension Education","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126574602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}