Impact Assessment of Socio-economic Factors on the Progress of Agriclinics and Agribusiness Centres (ACABC’s) Scheme in Rajasthan

Abstract

"A subsidy-based credit linked training programme “agriclinics and agribusiness centres scheme” was launched by government of India on 9th April, 2002 to strengthen the transfer of technology, extension services and also provide self-employment opportunities to technically trained agricultural graduates. The specific objectives of study are to study the relationship between socio-economic factors and progress and to assess the impact of socio-economic factors on progress of scheme in the state. In analysis of relationship, it was found that except sex and family size, all the socio-economic variables were significant at 5 per cent level. The logistic regression analysis found that the age coefficient was positive and significant at the 1 per cent level and the Exp (β) value associated with age was 1.519. This implies that there is positive relation between age and progress of agripreneurs. Similarly, the family size and income coefficient were also found significant at the 1 per cent level and Exp (β) value associated with family size and income were .085 and 2.607. Social group (1) was found significant at 5 per cent level Exp (β) value was .004 but social group (2) and social group (3) were did not significantly contribute to the progress of agripreneurs. Similarly, means of livelihood (1) and means of livelihood (2) were found non-significant, while means of livelihood (3) was found statistically significant at 5 per cent level along with .002 Exp (β) value. Land holding variable was also found positive significant at 5 per cent level along with 2.735 Exp (β) value."