NAVSARI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY Online video conference Meeting Meeting of Combined th Joint AGRESCO of SAUs 16 SOCIAL SCIENCE 6th & 8th June 2020 Organised by Navsari Agricultural University Navsari 16th Combined Joint AGRESCO of SAUs (6th & 8th June 2020) Date: 06-06-2020 & 08-06-2020 Time: 09.00 am onwards Venue: IT cell conference hall, NAU, Navsari Inauguration: 09.00 to 9.20 hrs Welcome address : Dr. S. R. Chaudhary, Hon. Vice Chancellor, NAU, Navsari Address by Chairman : Dr. Arun A. Patel, DEE, AAU, Anand Technical Session (New Technical Program) : 09.20 to 17.10 hrs Chairman : Dr. Arun A. Patel, DEE, AAU, Anand Co-chairman : Dr. V. T. Patel, DEE, SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar Dr. R. D. Pandya, Prof., NAU, Navsari Rapporteurs : 1) Dr. Narendra Singh, NAU, Navsari 2) Dr. Kalpesh P. Thakar, SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar New Technical Programmes Sr.No NAU Speaker: Dr. Ruchira A. Shukla, Convener, Social Science, NAU, Navsari Date & Time:06-06-2020, 9:20 to 11:50 hrs 1 Adoption gap in recommended pigeon pea practices in Narmada district 2 Awareness about agricultural hazards among the farmers of south Gujarat 3 A scale construction on perception of crisis and it's management 4 A scale on attitude of employees towards ICTs apparatus for exploring agricultural information 5 Scale to measure knowledge of rural women about the agro-based enterprises 6 Perception of UG students towards educational environment of College of Agriculture, Waghai 7 Perception of students about diploma to degree programme Adoption of recommended sugarcane technologies released for farming community in Surat 8 district Adoption of recommended sugarcane technologies released for farming community in Navsari 9 district Adoption of recommended sugarcane technologies released for farming community in Tapi 10 district Adoption of recommended finger millet technologies released for farming community in Dangs 11 district 12 An economic analysis of papaya production in south Gujarat 13 Economic assessment of private horticulture nurseries in Navsari District of Gujarat 14 Growth and instability analysis of area and production in forestry sector of Gujarat 15 Economic analysis of tissue culture banana in Bharuch district of south Gujarat 16 Dynamics of Area, Production, Productivity and Export of Pulses in Gujarat Milk production, Consumption, Disposal Pattern and Constraints Faced by Women Dairy Farmers 17 of South Gujarat Social media awareness and usage behaviour among farmers for agricultural marketing of south 18 Gujarat Construction of selection indices using different economic coefficients to select optimum 19 selection index in Indian bean (Lablab purpureus L. sweet) 20 Stability of sorghum genotype through AMMI model in Gujarat 21 Estimation of Cotton Yield using Two-Phase Sampling approach SDAU Speaker: Dr. Kalpesh P. Thakar, Convener, Social Science, SDAU, Sardarkrushinagar Date & Time:06-06-2020, 11:50 to 12:30 hrs 1 Utilization of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUJ) by rural women 2 Adoption of kitchen gardening practices by tribal farmers in Sabarkantha district Association of dietary practices, nutritional status and academic performance of Agriculture 3 Polytechnic, Khedbrahma students 4 Adoption of Marigold cultivation practices by the farmers of North Gujarat 5 Knowledge About Fall Army Worm Among Maize Growers LUNCH BREAK Date :06-06-2020, 14:00 to 15:30 hrs 6 Attitude of Polytechnic Students Towards Agriculture and Related Occupation Knowledge and Adoption of White Grub Management Technologies by Groundnut Growers in 7 North Gujarat Buffalo healthcare management practices followed by the farmers of Banaskantha district of 8 Gujarat 9 Farmers’ perception regarding livestock services delivered by the Banas Milk Cooperative Union Assessment of the training needs on scientific dairy farming of rural dairy farm women in the 10 operational area KVK Tharad Study the Knowledge and Adoption Level of DATE PALM Growers of Banaskantha and Patan 11 district 12 Economics of milk production in Banaskantha district An Assessment of Technological and Structural Changes in ISABGOL Cultivation in North 13 Gujarat Identification of suitable model for prediction of area, production and productivity of cumin 14 (Cuminum cyminum ) in Banaskantha district Prevalence and Predictors of Overweight and Obesity among School going children of Palanpur 15 city Estimation of optimum plot size and shape from the uniformity trial of fennel (Foeniculumvulgare 16 Mill.) JAU Speaker: Dr. C. D. Lakhlani, Convener, Social Science, JAU, Junagadh Date & Time:06-06-2020, 15:30 to 17:00 hrs Performance and determinants of Plant Varietal Protection (PVP) behavior in Indian agriculture 1 with special reference to Gujarat Economics of selected Cucurbitaceae kharif vegetable crops grown in Saurashtra region of 2 Gujarat. 3 Financial literacy among the students of Junagadh Agricultural University 4 Consumer preference towards organised and unorganised retailing of fruits and vegetables 5 Business opportunities of exotic vegetables in Saurashtra 6 Impact assessment of GJG-22 variety of groundnut and its consequences 7 Study on adoption of scientific practices by dairy farmers of Junagadh district 8 Women's empowerment and nutritional status of their children in Dhoraji Taluka AAU Speaker: Dr. R. S. Pundir, Convener, Social Science, AAU, Anand Date :08-06-2020, 09:00 to 12:30 hrs 1 An economic impact evaluation of GAR -13 in Kheda district of middle Gujarat Impact of Women Dairy Cooperative Societies on Income and Employment of Women in Anand 2 District of Gujarat 3 Growth and export potential of agricultural products in India 4 Economic evaluation of production and marketing of potato in Anand and Kheda district 5 Impact Assessment of AAU‟s new Green Gram variety, GAM-5 vis-à-vis a competing variety 6 A Study on working capital analysis of Food Processing Companies in India 7 Evaluation of workshop under NAHEP - CAAST, Anand Agricultural University, Anand 8 Production and Marketing of Goat in Dahod District in Central Gujarat Awareness of Agricultural Application available on Smartphone among the participants of 9 training programme of Sardar Smruti Kendra, Anand 10 Cash flow Statement Analysis of Dairy Cooperatives A study on consumer‟s awareness, Perception and Acceptance of various types of functional 11 foods in selected cities of Gujarat Comparison of different statistical models to forecast the area, production and productivity of 12 major fruit crops in Gujarat Pre-harvest forecasting of paddy yield based on weather parameters using different statistical 13 methods for middle Gujarat 14 Development of a tool to measure the self-working confidence to be a successful poultry farmers 15 To study of knowledge and attitude of women about kitchen gardening 16 Rural area working zeal of farmers‟ children pursuing agriculture graduation in SAUs of Gujarat 17 Veterinary practices workability of farmers‟ sons 18 Follow up study of workshop on use of mass media for transfer of technology 19 Study on Effectiveness of training programmes conducted by EEI, Anand 20 Retention of knowledge and adoption of trained farmers about quality seed production Retention of knowledge and adoption of trained farmers about cultivation practices of medicinal 21 and aromatic plants 22 E-agriculture employability of students studying in B. 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(AIT) of AAU, Anand 23 Perception of UG students about educational environment at Jabugam campus Awareness about educational courses run by SAUs among higher secondary science stream 24 students in Chhotaudepur district of Gujarat 25 Feeding practices adopted by buffalo owners in Anand District LUNCH BREAK Date :08-06-2020, 14:00 to 15:30 hrs 26 Attitude of the farm women of Vaso taluka of Kheda district towards dairy entrepreneurship 27 Mechanization need of the farmers to minimize the drudgery problem 28 Assessment of eating attitude among AAU students residing in hostel Knowledge level and adoption of control measures for subclinical mastitis among dairy farmers of 29 Vadodara district 30 Awareness and opinion of farmers about the technological traits of maize cultivar GAYMH-1 31 Awareness and opinion of farmers about the technological traits of castor cultivar GCH-10 32 Adoption of profession breeders keeping bovine of Ahmedabad district of Gujarat state 33 Utilization of medicinal plants by rural women of Dholka Taluka for common ailments A study on knowledge and adoption of kitchen gardening by tribal women in Chhotaudepur 34 district of Gujarat 35 Awareness of buffalo owners in tribal area about causes of infertility 36 Migration behavior of tribal families of Dahod district of Gujarat Prevailing buffalo calf rearing practices and mortality pattern in operational area of Dairy Vigyan 37 Kendra, Vejalpur 38 Knowledge about IPM in paddy by paddy growers in Mahemdavad Taluka of Kheda district 39 Training need of tribal farmers of Dahod district in agriculture Knowledge level of Integrated Pest and Disease Management practices among Maize growing 40 farmers of Dahod and Garbada talukas of Dahod district Plenary Session 15:30 to 16:00 hrs Concluding remarks by Chairman Vote of Thanks Guidelines: 1) All conveners are requested to get the feedback on New Technical Programme (NTP) from members of Social Science Sub-committee of respective University and be ready for effective presentation and discussion and to save time. 2) Navsari Agricultural University will arrange for conducting meeting through video conference using Zoom platform and login ID and password will be provided to the respective conveners well before commencement of the meeting. 3) One video conference window will be provided to each university to avoid audio disturbance during the meeting. 4) Presentation should be brief and precise and it is also required to strictly follow other instructions given by the Chairman for smooth conduct of the meeting. .