Respondents In Study Area Research Articles

DETERMINANTS OF FARMERS’ WILLINGNESS TO PROCESS TOMATO FRUIT IN OGUN STATE, SOUTHWEST, NIGERIA

This study analyzed the determinants of farmer’s willingness to process tomato in Ogun State. Specifically, the study described the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents in study area and determined the factors influencing willingness to process tomato in the study area. A multi-stage random sampling technique was employed to select one hundred and eight (108) respondents from three local governments where tomato fruit is extensively cultivated. Data were analyzed with the use of descriptive statistics and a binary equation model (logistic regression). The result revealed that majority of the respondents were less than 40 years of age, male, married and educated. The binary logistic estimates revealed that income (p<0.05), operating system (p<0.01), and family size (p<0.1) positively and significantly affected the willingness to process tomatoes in the study area, while lack of awareness had a negative and significant effect on the willingness to process tomatoes in the study area. We therefore recommend that seminars on how to improve on operating systems and maximize profit in tomato processing should be advocated by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) or private investors in the study area. Also, awareness about the benefits in processing of tomatoes should also be created in the study area.

Utilization of wild vegetables in Dapoli Taluka of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra

Wild plants make an important contribution to the life of rural communities. These plants have been used as a source of food, fodder, shelter, clothing, medicine and a veriety of useful commodities from ancient time. Rural communities include wild edibles in their daily food intake and sales from the surplus add to their income. Importance of wild edible vegetables in food security has not been given sufficient attention in India. The present investigations were carried out with the objective to explore, identify, document and study the ethno-botany with respect to food value of wild edible plants consumed by local communities in Dapoli Taluka of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. In the study, total 29 species of wild vegetables belonging to 21 families were documented. Life forms indicated that herbs were dominating (48.29%) followed by shrubs (24.13%), climbers (17.24%) and trees (10.34%). Average consumption of wild vegetables by respondents in study area was found as 51.43 days in a year. Per family utilization of wild vegetables for one time food was reported as 369.31 g. However Clerodendrum serratum was most demanding vegetable preferred and consumed by local people. In a year, amount saved on purchase of vegetables was calculated Rs 1,126.70 per family.

Analysis on Adoption of Blackgram Growers in Periyar vaigai Command Area of Madurai District

The IAM Project will bring the policy and institutional development achieved under IAMWARM project to a new level and will serve as the key vehicle for implementing the Tamil Nadu Government agenda in further enhancing water and agriculture productivity in a sub basin framework. Madurai District of Tamil Nadu was purposively selected for this study because Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernization Project was conducted under Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. The foremost objective of the study was to assess the adoption level of respondents in study area. Majority of the TN-IAMP beneficiaries (81.70% had medium level of adoption followed by nearly less than one-sixth of the total beneficiaries (15.80%) possess low adoption and only 2.5% of the beneficiaries had high level of adoption rate in this study.

A STUDY OF FARMER'S KNOWLEDGE ABOUT USE PESTICIDES AND CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS IN NAMUL AND SNDION VILLAGES, TOKH AND QALIOUB CENTERS, IN QALIOUBIA GOVERNORATE

The recent study aims to: identify the degree of knowledge of farmers using pesticides and chemical fertilizers, in addition, identifying the sources of knowledge of the farmers on the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers, and determine the relationship between the independent variables studied and knowledge of farmers using pesticides and chemical fertilizers degree and to identify the most important problems facing the respondents in study area. The study was conducted in Qalioubia governorate. Data were collected through the personal interview with asystemtic random sample of 350 far- mers in Qalioubia governorate using aquestionnaire. Frequencies, percentages and simple correlation coefficient (Pearson) were utilized to present and analyze data. The most important findings were: 50.6% of the respondents had alow level knowledge. The fending also indicated significant correlation at 0.01% level between the area of agricultural holdings, and the degree of attiude towerds agricultural extension, and the degree of attiude towerds inovations. There were significant correlations at 0.05% level between the degree of leader ship and the degree of awareness of demage excessive use of pesticides, and the knowledge of the respondents level using pesticides and chemical fertilizers. There were non significant correlations between dependent variable and: age and the respondent's education level and the degree of social participation.

Shrimp Cultivation and Political Authority in Rural Bangladesh: An Overview

The present study aims at determining the impact of shrimp cultivation on political authority in rural Bangladesh. In rural Bangladesh, nowadays shrimp cultivation has become a common sight, especially along the costal areas. Thus, change in occupations has already taken place. This has affected the living pattern of the rural poor. The impact is also noticeable politically. So, this study has been carried out at Bujbunia village in Khulna district where political crisis and involvement due to the shrimp cultivation increased over the years. This paper shows how this shrimp cultivation brought the negative impact like involvement of political authority, increased political conflict, terrorism, on the political life of the rural poor of that village and thus the changes in occupations took place. All the respondents of study area are engaged in different occupations. The study was conducted with the help of questionnaire survey, case study, and participation observation. The study also presents the results, followed by some recommendations.

Community-based Conservation in Managing Mangrove Rehabilitation in Perak and Selangor

Currently, Malaysia is at the forefront in enforcement in coastal management but lacks of research on the psychological factors in community-based conservation (CBC) affect mangrove rehabilitation. This paper aims to explore how the psychological factors in CBC influence willingness to participate (WTP) in mangrove rehabilitation. This study employed sequential mixed-method approach. The result shows majority of respondents in study area are WTP in mangrove rehabilitation. WTP had correlation with gender, education, race, benefit and risk perceived but no correlation with length of residency factor. The recommendation of CBC approach must be organised by the local community institutional mangrove rehabilitation.