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Younger nursery owners have more entrepreneurial behaviour than older ones. Their entrepreneurial behaviour increases according to increase of their education, landholding, annual income, social participation, mass media exposure, material possession and extension contact. In particular, education, social participation and mass media exposure have...
Eustress plays a vital role in enhancing the well-being and productivity of farmers by
motivating them to face challenges with resilience and innovation. It fosters personal and professional growth, encourages sustainable practices and strengthens connections with the community. By viewing challenges as opportunities, farmers can achieve greater s...
The present study was conducted in four talukas of the Navsari district of South Gujarat, namely Khergam, Chikhli, Gandevi, and Vansda, during the years 2022-23. An ex-post facto research design was used. From each selected taluka, 25 respondents were randomly selected; thus, a total of 100 sample size was obtained. For the present study eleven ind...
The present study was conducted in four talukas of the Navsari district of South Gujarat, namely Khergam, Chikhli, Gandevi, and Vansda, during the years 2022-23. An ex-post facto research design was used. From each selected taluka, 25 respondents were randomly selected; thus, a total of 100 sample size was obtained. For the present study eleven ind...
Dairying has been practiced as a rural farming enterprise and the country has achieved major breakthrough in milk production in the recent years. But the rural people are not enough competent in dairying. Ex-post facto research design was used for the study. Banaskantha andMehsana districts were purposively selected for study. From two district 4 t...
The paper highlights the advancements of India's agricultural extension services towards fulfilment of Sustainable Development Goal 2.
Education directly enhances entrepreneurial behavior, while others primarily exert their influence indirectly through complex pathways. educational opportunities, improving community engagement and increasing exposure to media and resources are essential strategies for promoting better entrepreneurial outcomes among nursery owners. These insights h...
In light of the fact that sugarcane, despite playing a significant role in the agro economy of the country, facing a decline in both area and production as the crop is being affected highly due to various crisis like natural vagaries, low price, low sugar content etc in the recent past. Thus, it’s important that sugarcane growers are well aware and...
Farm women play a vital role in agricultural production and rural development, contributing significantly to both on-farm and off-farm activities. The present study was conducted in Bharuch district. Among each district two talukas Jambusar and Jhagadia were selected. From each taluka, six villages were selected and from each village 10 respondents...
Digital financial services (DFS) are revolutionizing agriculture by enhancing financial inclusion, fostering farmer empowerment, and catalyzing rural development. These services provide affordability, bridging the gap between smallholder farmers and essential financial tools such as loans, insurance, and digital wallets. DFS enables real-time acces...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of various devices seamlessly exchanging data. IoT has initiated the 4th agricultural revolution known as Agriculture 4.0/Digital Agriculture (DA)/Precision Agriculture (PA)/Smart Agriculture (SA). All farming activities can be monitored and managed remotely. With IoT, agriculture is becoming more energy-...
The ornamental nursery owners are small- or large-scale entrepreneurs who raise and market their ornamental plant commodities. The ornamental nursery is an enterprise undertaken by a nursery owner to gain self-employment and earn some profit. The present study was conducted using an ex-post facto research design in four talukas of the Navsari distr...
The study reveals that most ornamental nursery owners had a medium level of entrepreneurial behaviour. Further, The study reveals that the majority of ornamental nursery owners had a medium level of risk orientation, achievement motivation, scientific orientation, management orientation, innovativeness and decision-making ability. This indicates th...
Millets are warm-season annual cereals with small grains that belong to the Poaceae family. As millets are resilient and can thrive in harsh weather, they are commonly grown in dry land agriculture. The millet-based agroforestry system (MbAF), which integrates cattle, crops, and trees on one piece of land, is a sustainable and resilient response to...
Integrated Farming System (IFS) involves a holistic and diversified approach for sustainable agricultural practices aimed at doubling farmers‘ income. Integrated Farming System (IFS) is a sustainable agricultural system that integrates different agricultural components and non-agricultural components in a single farming system. It focus on the conc...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the network of various devices. IoT has initiated the 4th agricultural revolution known as Agriculture 4.0/Digital Agriculture (DA)/Precision Agriculture (PA)/Smart Agriculture (SA). All agricultural activities can be monitored and managed remotely. With IoT, agriculture is becoming more energy-efficient, precise, an...
Agrotourism is any agriculturally based operation or activity that brings visitors to a farm or ranch and it has different definitions in different parts of the world, and sometimes refers specifically to farm stays. It is said that agrotourism is a better way to know about the traditional agricultural farming activities which brings us very close...
The present study was conducted in four talukas of the Navsari district of South Gujarat namely Khergam, Chikhli, Gandevi and Vansda during the year 2022-23. For the present study an ex-post facto research design was used. From each selected talukas 25 respondents were randomly selected, thus for present study total 100 sample size was obtained. Th...
This chapter highlights the limitations of the traditional agricultural
extension system. Further, this chapter describes what is digital technologies and why we need digital technologies in agricultural extension. There are general digital technologies that are being utilized in agricultural extension such as Social Media platforms. However, ther...
In India, agriculture is transitioning from subsistence farming to profit-driven enterprises, with startups progressing through various stages of development. Agri-startups play a pivotal role by offering innovative
solutions and services, including quality inputs, technical guidance and
financial support to optimize production for farmers. With th...
In any nation's economic sector, agriculture is essential. The need for food is rising along with the global population on a daily basis. At this time, the farmers' traditional techniques are unable to meet the demand. In order to meet these needs and give many people in this industry fantastic career prospects, various innovative automation approa...
Climate change is the prolonged shift of temperature and weather patterns. Climate change has now become a reality and this change will affect everything on earth including agriculture. Like all other crops, Mango is also a weather-dependent. These changes can also affect mango production. The present study was conducted in the Navsari and Valsad d...
An ornamental nursery is a place where ornamental plants and their promoting commodities are being produced. The ornamental nursery owners are entrepreneurs who are engaged in operating and maintaining their enterprises. The present study was conducted in four talukas of the Navsari district of South Gujarat namely Khergam, Chikhli, Gandevi and Van...
In any nation's economic sectar, agriculnare is essential. The need for food is rising along with the global population on a daily basis. At this time, the farmers traditional techniques are unable to meet the demand. In order to meet these needs and give many people in this industry fantastic career prospects, various innovative automation appronc...
The ornamental nursery owners are small or large scale entrepreneurs associated with raising and marketing their ornamental plant commodities. The entrepreneurial activities of the ornamental nurseries of the Navsari district were eye-catching. To obtain valuable insight into the prevailing situation of ornamental nursery owners of Navsari district...
Perceptions are the reflection of respondents' opinions. Notably, certain perceptions show a clear-cut majority, while some had mixed percentage distribution among response categories. The perception of individuals is determined by many factors such as the environment they live in, their sensing capabilities, their frame of reference, the mental st...
In the current scenario, It is better to adopt Agriculture 4.0 to feed the rising population. Errors in the agriculture sector can have big consequences on feeding the population. IoT-based sensors can collect real-time data on agricultural fields and make these data available at farmer’s fingertips. Also, the system assists farmers in making vario...
From the presentation, we can conclude that youth has moderate perception and attitude towards agri-enterprises, they aspire to agriculture along with other enterprises. Entrepreneurship development programmes can improve entrepreneurial characters, furthermore, it can increase skills and knowledge of trainees. Moreover, entrepreneurship developmen...
