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SCHEDULE
General Information
1. Name
3. Village
5. Education
7 Occupation of Husband
8. Caste
10. Marital status
:
: SC/ST/Others
: M/UNAV/D/S
APPENDIX-A
2. Age :
4. Taluk :
6. Occupation of : Respondent
9. Family type : Joint / Nucleus
11. SI. No
Demographic Profile of the Family:
Name M/F Age Education Main
Occupation Monthly Income
12. Land Holdings
Type of land
Dry land
Irrigated land
Total
owned Leased
In Out Total operating
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13. Capital Asset of the Family
SI. No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Particulars
Buildings a. House b. Farm house c. Bullock shed d. Store house e. Harvesting yard
Machinery a. Tractor b. Power tiller c. sprayers d. threshers
Irrigation sources a. Pump sets b. tube well
Live Stocks a. Bullocks b. cows c. Buffaloes d. Goats/sheep e. Poultry birds
General a. Bullock cart b. Iron ploughs c. Wooden ploughs d. Harrows e. Seed drills
Others (specify, if any)
Qty Price Value Remarks
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14. Cropping Pattern SI. No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Crops Grown Irrigated / Dry Land
Area (acre)
Season
14A. Dairy Activities Performed by the Respondents
SI. No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Activities
Washing the Animals
Cleaning cattle shed
Putting fodder
Milking
Selling the milk
Keeping water
Cattle grazing
Fodder harvesting & collection
Fodder transportation
Preparation of concentrate
Processing of milk
Making dung cake
Regular Occasionally Not Performed
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15. Social Participation SI. No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Organization
Gram panchayat
Taluk Panchayat
Zilla Panchayat
Mahila Mandal
Cooperative Society
Self Help Group / Sttri Shakti Sanga
Any other (a) Agriculture Dept (b) Horticulture Dept. (c) Veterinary Dept (d) Krishi Vijyan Kendra
Participated / Non participated
Capacity
16. SI. No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Mass IVIedia Exposure
Source
Reading Newspaper
Listening to Radio
Listening to Agriculture programmes
Listening hints to farmers
Watching television
Watching agricultural programmes
Watching women's programme
Reading farm magazine
Any other:
Frequency of Use Regular Occasional Never
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17. PARTICIPATION IN EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
Have you attended any extension activities? Yes / No If Yes, (i) Regularly (ii) Occasionally
SI. No
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Activities
Demonstration
Meetings
Training Programs
Filed Day
Krishi Mela
Exhibition
Study tour
Others
Crop/ Enterprise Place
-
Frequency of Participation
R 0 N
If No, Please indicate the reasons
1.
2.
3.
4.
* R -Regularly, O-occasionally, N-Not participating
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18. Participation of respondent in agriculture activities:
SI. No
1
2
3 4
5
6
7
8
9
10.
Agriculture activities
Land prq>aration
a. ploughing
b. harrowing
c. puddling
d. leveling
e. bunds formation
Sowing
a. ploughing
b. fertilizer drilling
c. seedling
d. harrowing
Transplanting
Fertilizer application
a. Basal
b. Top dressing
Weeding
Inter cultivation
PPC application
Irrigation
Harvesting
a. Cutting
b. Bundling
c. Head loading
d. Transporting
e. Threshing
d. Winnowing
e. packing
Others
Participating on Own Field R O N
Par onO R
ticipating thers Field
O N
Both
R O N
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19. Daily Works Carried out by Agriculture Women in Household Activities
Category of Women: 1. Only household activities 2. Household activities + Working in own field 3. Household activities + Working in own field + Working for Wages
SI. No.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
Activities
Brooming & House Cleaning Caring poultry Cleaning Cattle Shed Stall feed livestock Milking / Purchasing milk Selling milk Preparing & Serving Tea Collecting Water Cleaning Utensils Preparing Food Preparing children for school Serving food to all Performing Pooja in morning Churning buttermilk Washing clothes Making dung cake Preparing lunch Agricultural Activities Carry food for labourers Coming from the field, taking food & rest Tailoring Making kasoti / mat / shawl /etc. Chit-chatting with fiiends Cleaning house Performing Pooja in the evening Preparing and serving tea Giving tuition to children's Milking Watching T.V. Preparing and serving food Laying beds to family members Taking dinner & Cleaning utensils
Carried out by S M O
Time Spent
* S - Self, O - Others, M - Men, NA- Not applicable
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20. DECISION MAKING
SI.No 1 2 3 4 5
6
7
8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Decision making areas Selection of crop and variety Selection of labour and hiring Selection of animal breed Fixing the wages Quantity of fertilizer to be applied Number of animals to be maintained Quantity to be retained for home consumption Time of pesticide application Time of harvesting Time of marketing Purchase and sale of land Investment on land Investment on subsidiary enterprise Farm credit Saving Purchase and sale of machinery Expenditure on household articles Expenditures on ceremonies Purchase ornaments and clothes Health and hygiene Family planning Participation in SO Participation in ceremonies Children's education
NI OC OD JD FD
Nl OC OD JD FD
: Not involved : Opinion consulted : Opinion considered : Joint decision : Final decision
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21. MECHANIZATION
SLNo.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Mechanized Operations
Ploughing
(a) Iron plough
(b) Wooden plough
(c) Tractor
Sowing / Transplanting
(a) Seed drill (manual)
(b) Transplanter (machine)
(c) Tractor / Tiller
Fertilizer Application
(a) Seed drill
(b)
Weeding
(a) Kurupi (manual)
(b) Weeder (machine)
PPC Application
(a) Hnad pump
(b) Petrol pump
Irrigation
(a)
(b)
Harvesting
(a) Combine harvester
(b) Sickle
(c)
Threshing
(a) Combine thresher
(b) Threshing with animal trampling
Only men
Majority Men/
Minority Women
Majority Women / Minority
Men
Only Women
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22. Knowledge Level of Farm Women about Agriculture Technology
1. Name the varieties of Maize / Jowar / Paddy?
2. Mention the recommended seed rate per acre for paddy / maize /jowar?
3. Mention the recommended dose of fertiHzer per acre for paddy / maize / jowar?
4. Do you use weedicides for control of weeds? If Yes: Name- Quantity / Acre:
5. Name the cultural methods to control weeds?
6. Name fertilizer grades available in the market?
7. Mention the importance of soil testing?
8. Do you know the Inter-row spacing in paddy / maize /jowar?
9. Name the major pest and diseases of paddy / maize / jowar?
10. Do you know the last year prices of Paddy / Maize / Jowar?
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RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS BASED ON THE WORK
Based on the research work carried out the following papers have been presented in the
conferences and published as book chapters:
1. Rekha K. H. and K. B. Rangappa "Gender and Agriculture Development in India: An
Overview", Proceedings of the 89''' Annual Conference of Indian Economic Association,
Kurukshetra University, December 27-29, 2006.
2. Rekha K. H. and K. B. Rangappa "Credit System to Rural Agriculture Women: Issues,
Opportunities and Challenges", Proceedings of the 90''' Annual Conference of Indian
Economic Association, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, October 25-27,
2007, pp.687.
3. Rekha K. H. and K. B. Rangappa "Education of Rural Women and Agriculture Development
in India: An Overview", Proceedings of the 91^' Annual Conference of Indian Economic
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