A Case of KVK, Rudrur, Nizamabad, Telangana State
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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) 7(10): 2573-2584 International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 10 (2018) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com Case Study https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.710.299 Farm and Home Technologies for Women Livelihood Promotion – A Case of KVK, Rudrur, Nizamabad, Telangana State M. Bhavya Manjari1*, C. Padma Veni2 and Venkata Rajkumar3 1Department of Home Science, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Rudrur, Telangana, India 2Department of Agricultural Extension, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Rudrur, Telangana, India 3Department of Horticulture, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Rudrur, Telangana, India *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Women at Farm and Home contribute to economic growth in developing countries and clearly represent an untapped potential. When women adopt gender sensitive practices they can empower themselves, voice and represent decision making, provide business network, enhance access to market services and facilitate economics of scale. In this connection Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Rudrur conducted On Farm Trials on Farm and Home technologies for women in adopted villages to assess and refine for further demonstration. K e yw or ds For wider dissemination of these technologies and for the promotion of livelihood opportunity for the women, the present study was undertaken with the objectives 1. To Farm and Home Document consolidate feedback of beneficiaries on the results of On Farm Trials (OFT) on Technologies, Farm and Home technologies as Success Stories for wider dissemination and 2. To Livelihood Promotion, propose a strategy for market promotion of Farm and Home technologies as Sustainable Telangana State women livelihoods. Qualitative feedback was explored and consolidated from the year of Article Info inception of the OFT through Focus Group Discussions, frequent Monitoring Visits and Observations. The beneficiaries include 70 Farm and Home women from 9 KVK adopted Accepted: villages and 40 adolescent girl students of Seed Technology Poly technique College, 18 September 2018 Available Online: Rudrur thus totaling to 110. The Farm and Home technologies were obtained from All 10 October 2018 India Coordinated Research Project, Home Science, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Rajendranagar. Extensive village visits with the help of success stories on Farm and Home technologies resulted in identification of interested and needy women and development of strategy for the promotion of women livelihoods by linking to ATMA, Nizamabad under Support to State Extension Programme in Extension Reforms for financial aid and Certified input dealers and Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), Nizamabad for facilitating marketing opportunity. Introduction of broader livelihood strategy often undertaken partially where it is difficult to Women at Farm and Home contribute to separate production and reproduction tasks economic growth in developing countries and and market and non- market work. When clearly represent an untapped potential. For women adopt gender sensitive practices they many rural women, entrepreneurship is a part can empower themselves, voice and represent 2573 Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) 7(10): 2573-2584 decision making, provide business network, demonstration stage. But the On Farm Trials enhance access to market services and on Farm and Home technologies conducted by facilitate economics of scale. (FAO, 2010) KVK Rudrur got acceptance for adoption while in the assessment and refine stage itself. Swamy Vivekananda said “Just as a bird Hence for wider dissemination of these could not fly with one wing only, a nation technologies and to promote livelihood would not march forward if women are left opportunity for the women, the present study behind”. Women population constitute half of was undertaken with the following objectives. the total population i.e. 48.5 percent which indicates potential strength of women in the To document consolidate feedback of total human resource in the country. Although beneficiaries on the results of the On Farm women contribute much time and energy to Trials (OFT) on Farm and Home technologies the nation growing their contribution is highly as success stories for wider dissemination. appreciated and scarcely recognized. To propose a strategy for market promotion of Money in the hands of men spend quite Farm and Home technologies as sustainable differently from money in the hands of women livelihoods. women. Cash in the hands of women, often means more nutrition and education for Materials and Methods children. Therefore a women controls the household income the family get benefits Qualitative feedback was explored and hence their economic independence is the consolidated from the year of inception of the need of the hour. OFT through focus group discussions, faculty frequent monitoring visits and observations. The women population in Nizamabad district dominates men with 51 percent, that shows The beneficiaries include 70 Farm and Home more strength in terms of district human women from 9 KVK adopted villages and 40 resource but literacy percentage of 52.33 adolescent girl students of Seed Technology emphasize the need for education and Poly technique college, Rudrur thus totaling to economic empowerment. 110. The 9 adopted villages comprises Jalalpur, Laxmapur, Sankora from Varni In this connection Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mandal, Suddulam, Rampur from Kotagiri Rudrur conducted On Farm Trials on Farm Mandal and Kistapur, Thimmapur, Mirzapur, and Home technologies for women in adopted Chincholi from Birkur Mandal of Nizamabad villages to assess and refine for further District. demonstration so as to promote their livelihood opportunities for sustainable The Farm and Home technologies for the On development. Farm Trials include 1. Rolling brush stem applicator in cotton for the management of As a technology development process On sucking pests 2. Use of Protective clothing Farm Trial is conducted for 3 years so as to while spraying chemicals in the field 3. move through assessment, refinement and Supplementation of Pusthi weaning mix to demonstration stages and while making infants of 6 months to 2 years and 4. modifications some technologies get accepted Improvement of hemoglobin through / rejected at assessment stage while some at supplementation of Raagi laddu and refinement and does or does not move to Drumstick leaf powder among adolescent girls 2574 Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci (2018) 7(10): 2573-2584 which were obtained from All India Presentation of Success Stories Coordinated Research Project, Home Science, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Farm Technologies Agricultural University, Rajendranagar. Extensive village visits were made and Success Story - 1 motivated women for the use of these technologies with the help of documented Successful on farm trial on rolling brush success stories. for stem application in cotton Identified needy and interested women namely Cotton is grown in Nizamabad district as G. Shilpa, Ph.No: 9963698300, Suddulam commercial crop, which is attacked by a Village; Smt Shabana, Phone. No: number of pests out of which sucking pests 8886820764, Akbarnagar village; V. Padma, cause considerable damage in the initial stage Phone No: 9492649293, Thimmapur village and bollworms in the latter stage of the crop and SHG (Leader Manikyamma), Phone. No: growth. For the control of sucking pests, 9989463164, Akbarnagar village to help them farmers are spraying huge chemical pesticides to promote their livelihood opportunities on in more dosage at more intervals and incurring these technologies and linked to Agriculture more cost. Technology Management Agency (ATMA), Nizamabad under Support to State Extension With a gender mainstreaming perspective in Programmes in Extension Reforms. agriculture men and women farmers need to be focussed and involved equally in all the Further efforts were made, identified and farming operations. Spraying operation by linked women to market Rolling Brushes and men farmer involves more drudgery for Protective Clothes to an elated and women farmer to carry as it is. All India Co- enthusiastic input dealers namely Sri. P. ordinated Research Project (AICRP) FRM Srinivas, Phone No: 9440037925, Balaji Agro department, PG & RC, PJTSAU, Agencies, Kamareddy; Sri. N. Yadagiri, Rajendranagar designed Rolling brush for Phone No: 9490806344, Sri Sai Seeds & stem application in cotton for the control of Pesticides, Lingampet, Nizamabad; Sri. sucking pests as a drudgery reduction Kishan, Phone No: 9440525740, Jai Kisan technology for both men and women on which Seeds & Pesticides, Lingampet, Nizamabad; KVK, Rudrur conducted On Farm Trail during Sri. Saya Goud, Phone No: 9848913098, Uma 2015-16. Maheshwara Fertilizer, Nagireddypet, Nizamabad presently undergoing a Training Basing the feedback from men and women Programme on Diploma in Agriculture farmers that, women experienced safe and Extension for Input Dealers (DAESI) 2016-17 smooth performance while spraying chemical at KVK Rudrur who come forward voluntarily for the control of sucking pests in cotton and to facilitate them for marketing without also seeing and observing the benefits as expecting a single rupee in return. furnished in the table, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Rudrur believed in the success of the Similarly linked to Integrated Child technology and identified Smt. G. Shilpa, the Development Services (ICDS), Nizamabad to most needy, economically poor and interested market Raagi laddu,