Volume 28 Year 2020 RAJASTHAN SOCIETY OF EXTENSION EDUCATION Regd. No. 206/Udaipur/2002-03 PATRONS Dr. R.C. Mehta, Ex-Dean, Rajastha College of Agriculture, Udaipur Dr. O.S. Rathore, Ex-Director Extension Education, RAU, Bikaner Dr. S.L. Mathur, Ex-Director Extension Education, RAU, Bikaner Dr. B.M. Sharma, Ex-Director Extension Education, MPUAT, Udaipur Dr. V.S. Kulhari, Ex-Incharge, Extension Wing, ARS, Dugrapura, Jaipur Dr. Mrs. Puspha Gupta, Ex-Dean, College of Home Science, MPUAT, Udaipur Dr. K.S. Babel, Ex-Head, Dept. of Extension Education, RCA, Udaipur Dr. K.D. Sharma, Ex-Head, Dept. of Extension Education, SKNCA, Jobner (Jaipur) Dr. V.P. Sharma, Ex-Head, Dept. of Extension Education, RCA, Udaipur EXECUTIVE COUNCIL President Dr. P.N. Kalla, Former Director Extension Education, SKRAU, Bikaner and Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Jagannath University, Chakshu, Jaipur Vice President Dr. Archna Raj Singh, Former Dean, College of Home Science, SKRAU, Bikaner Dr. B.S. Bhimawat, Dean, College of Agri., Agriculture University., Jodhpur Secretary Dr. N.K. Punjabi, Professor, Department of Veterinary and A.H. Extension, College of Veterinary and Animal Science, Navania, Udaipur Mobile : 9950606736 Joint Secretary Dr. D.S. Bhati, Associate Professor, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ajmer Treasurer Dr. Rajeev Bairathi, Professor, Department of Extension Education, Udaipur. Tel. : 0294-2410491 (O), 9414239548 (M) Member Dr. G.S. Bangarva, Dean, SKN College of Agriculture, SKNAU, Jobner (Jaipur) Dr. S.D. Dhakar, OSD, College of Agriculture, Bhilwara Dr. Subhash Chand, Professor, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bikaner EDITORIAL BOARD Chief Editor Dr. S.K. Sharma, Director, Directorate of Extension Education, SKRAU, Bikaner. Tel. : 01512-2251122 (O), 9460619006 (M) Executive Editor Dr. Ms. Dhriti Solanki, Professor, Dept. of Ext. Edu., College of Community and Applied Sciences, Udaipur Member Dr. Ashok Kumar Sharma, Principal Scientist, DPMR, Sewar, Bharatpur Dr. F.L. Sharma, Professor, Dept. of Extension Education, RCA, Udaipur Dr. S.S. Sisodia, Professor & Head, Dept. of Ext. Edu., RCA, Udaipur Dr. (Mrs.) Deepali Dhawan, Dean, College of Home Science, Bikaner Dr. B.S. Meena, Professor, Agricultural Research Station, Sriganganagar Dr. (Mrs.) Seema Tyagi, Assistant Professor, Directorate of Planning & Monitoring, Bikaner Dr. (Mrs.) Achla Gakkher Dr. P.S. Naruka ISSN : 0973-1113 INDIAN JOURNAL OF EXTENSION EDUCATION AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 2020 PUBLISHED BY RAJASTHAN SOCIETY OF EXTENSION EDUCATION Department of Extension Education Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology Outside Surajpole, Udaipur-313001, Rajasthan, INDIA Phone : 0294-2410491, Fax : 0294-2418976 e-mail : [email protected] Indian Journal of Extension Education and Rural Development FROM EDITOR’S DESK It is indeed a matter of immense pleasure for me to put forward before you the current issue of IJEE & RD for the year 2020. In the present issue some 29 research papers on areas pertaining to significant contemporary issues of rural development and agricultural extension are included. The issues related to Agriculture, Home Science, Management, Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, Development and Rural Development in general forms the major content of this volume. I am highly grateful to the Editorial board and Executive Editor Prof. Dhriti Solanki for her untiring and painstaking efforts in bringing out this issue in time. Prof. F.L. Sharma on Editorial Board deserves special thanks for his commendable work and shouldering the responsibility of bringing this task to reality. I put on record the sincerity, hard work and initiative taken by Dr. Sharma without whose help and cooperation, it would not have been possible to get this issue published in time. He has always been instrumental in pooling efforts of editiorial boards memebers to complite the work in time keeping in view the non-impact points of NAAS. We appreciate the cooperation and help extended by the President of the society Prof. P.N. Kalla and Vice-presidents Prof. Archna Raj Singh & Prof. B.S. Bhimawat for their continious guidance and help in this regard. We are grateful to Prof. N.K. Panjabi, Secretary of the society for his continuous help, guidance and free hand in completing the task well in time. The contributors of research papers are precious and highly valued members of the society, we are heartly thankful to them for their trust in the society and sharing their research work through this platform and we expect the similar type of cooperation in future too. We assure the contributors and members to come up to their expectations in the years to come. We are grateful to Prof. S.N. Ojha, Head, and Prof. S.S. Sisodia, Department of Extension Education, RCA for their cooperation and help. Thanks are also due to Prof. Rajshree Upadhyay, Dept. of EECM, College of Community and Applied Sciences for her cooperation and concern in all matters related to this journal. Last but not the least Image Print Media deserves special appreciation and thanks for printing the journal in time. Warm regards S.K. Sharma Chief Editor ISSN 0973-1113 INDIAN JOURNAL OF EXTENSION EDUCATION AND RURAL DEVELPMENT Volume 28 Year 2020 CONTENTS S.No. Title Author(s) Page No. 1. Problems Faced by the Guava Producers in K.C. Meena, 1-6 Sawai Madhopur District of Rajasthan B.L. Meena, C.B. Meena and Nupur Sharma 2. Weather Prediction through Avifauna Indicators - Bindu Podikunju and 7-11 Indigenous Technical Knowledge Suma Mathew 3. Communication Fidelity of Dairy Farmers of Jasbir Singh Manhas 12-19 Jammu Region and Rakesh Kumar 4. Impact of Mpower's Agricultural Interventions on Banwari Lal, 20-27 Livelihood Generation of the Farming Community Uzmakalam, in Western Rajasthan of India B.S. Bhimawat and K.C. Bairwa 5. Extent of Adoption of Pest and Disease P.A. Sawant and 28-31 Management Practices by the Sapota Growers R.P. Mahadik of Thane District in Maharashtra 6. Extent of Written and Verbal Communication Skills F.L. Sharma, 32-35 Among the Postgraduate Students Fazal Mohammad Mohammadi, S.N. Ojha and P.N. Kalla 7. Adoption of Improved Pearl Millet Cultivation Rajesh Bishnoi, 36-39 Practices in Arid Region Vijay Avinashilingam NA and Pratibha Tewari 8. Economic Empowerment of Tribal Women through Rashmi Dave, 40-44 Vermicompost Production in Southern Rajasthan Rajshree Upadhyay, Dhriti Solanki and B. Upadhyay 9. Body Weight According to Physical Structure on C.M. Yadav 45-47 Ear of Sonadi Sheep in Fild Condition and S. Mishra 10. Use of Drudgery Reduction Tools by Farm Sunita Bairwa, S.R. Verma 48-51 Women in Agriculture and K. Chayal 11. Beneficiaries' Opinion Towards Pradhan Mantri Rakesh Kumar, 52-56 Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) Narinder Paul and P.S. Slathia 12. Opinion of the PG Students Towards Usefulness Fazal Mohammad 57-61 of Soft Skills in Teaching and Learning Process Mohammadi, F.L. Sharma, S.S. Sisodia and H.K. Jain 13. Development and Standardization of a Test to Narinder Paul, 62-65 Measure Knowledge of Rajmash Rakesh Kumar (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.) Growers and P.S. Slathia 14. Problems Perceived by Agrigraduates in Rajneesh, S.S. Sisodia, 66-73 Adoption of Agripreneurship in Rajasthan F.L. Sharma, Rajiv Bairathi and H.K. Jain 15. Adoption & Problems in Using Face-Mask as Aligina Anvitha Sudheshna 74-79 New Normal in Covid-19 Pandemic and Meenu Srivastava 16. Adoption of Good Management Practices by Kalyan Mandi 80-86 Gaushalas [Cow-Shed] in Karnataka State 17. Socio-Economic Constraints in Adoption of R.P. Mahadik, 87-92 Eco-Friendly Management Practices of Mango N.K. Punjabi, in Konkan F.L. Sharma and B. Upadhyay 18. Scientific Tool for Measurement of ICT Knowledge S.R. Verma, 93-98 of Extension Professionals R. Sammauria and F.L. Sharma 19. Impact of NAIP in Terms of Seed Replacement and Pravesh Singh Chauhan 99-102 Adoption of New Varieties of Vegetables and Fruit and K.L. Dangi Plants in Southern Rajasthan 20. Disposal Behaviour, Consumption Pattern and Rita Bharti and 103-105 Expenditures on Different Heads of Backyard M.P. Sagar Poultry Rearing Rural Women of Bundelkhand Region of Uttar Pradesh 21. Association between Personal Variables and Shubham Mishra, 106-113 Utilization Pattern of e-Resources among the F.L. Sharma, S.S. Sisodia Postgraduate Scholars and B. Upadhyay 22. Assessment of Knowledge Level of the Beneficiaries Man Singh Kirad, 114-118 about Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana Rajeev Bairathi and Vinod Kumar 23. Study of Knowledge, Adoption and Constraints Ramdhan Ghaswa, 119-121 Faced by Farmers about Soil Health Card Based Sarvesh Tripaty, Fertilizer Application in Ratlam District, M.P. Barkha Sharma and Rohtash Singh Bhadauria 24. Adoption Behaviour of Homestead Vegetable Vani Chandran and 122-124 Growers about Amaranthus Cultivation Bindu Podikunju 25. An Analysis of Soil and Water Resources Parth Samdani 125-128 Management and Irrigation Systems 26. Internet usage among the Rural Youth of Udaipur Kawita Bhatt and 129-132 district of Rajasthan Rajshree Upadhyay 27. Knowledge of Rural Credit among Rural Women Priyanka Rana, 133-135 of Udaipur district Rajshree Upadhyay, N.K. Punjabi and P.N. Kalla 28. A Study on Growth and Performance of Kisan Credit Karanpal Singh, 136-140 Cards Scheme in Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan S.S. Burark and G.L. Meena 29. Domestic Violence: The Discouraging Truth of Society Aabha Gupta and 141-145 Anuprita Purohit 30. Communication through Digital Media for Lokesh Kumar, 146-149 Empowering Farmers Community in Agriculture Dheeraj Kumar Bagari, Nitesh Kumar Tanwar, Shani Kumar Singh and Kailash Ind. J. Ext. Educ. & R.D. 28 : 2020 PROBLEMS FACED BYTHE GUAVA PRODUCERS IN SAWAI MADHOPUR DISTRICT OF RAJASTHAN K.C. Meena*, B.L. Meena**, C.B. Meena*** and Nupur Sharma**** ABSTRACT The study was conducted to findout the production, processing, and marketing-related problems faced by guava growers in Sawaimadhopur district of Rajasthan. The Sawaimadhopur block of the district was selected purposively because it is the main guava producing block in the district.