Shanabhoga M B

• Ph.D. in Agriculture Extension
• Senior Buisiness Development Manager at National Academy of Agricultural Research Management

To mitigate and cope with changing climate, adaptation strategies are essential. However, farmers are facing several constraints while adapting to the changing climate. The study was conducted during 2018-19 in three major paddy growing districts of Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka state with 90 respondents. The Rank Based Quotient (RBQ) appro...

: Worldwide around more than 3 billion people still cook and heat their homes using solid fuels (i.e., wood, crop wastes, charcoal, coal and dung) in open fires and leaky stoves. Majority of them are poor, and live in developing and under developing countries. Such inefficient cooking fuels and technologies produce high levels of household air poll...

The present study assessed the disruptions in the dairy food supply chain and associated stakeholders due to COVID-19 in Karnataka, India. A cross-sectional survey using a multistage random sampling procedure was conducted and data was collected from the dairy food supply chain associated stakeholders in Karnataka, India. The results revealed that...

The aim of this study was to investigate the impacts of COVID-19 on the consumption patterns of vegetarians and non-vegetarian populations, mainly on animal-based products. A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based survey was conducted among the urban and peri-urban populations of Bengaluru, Karnataka during October to November of 2020 through electro...

Farmers' organizations considered as the main pathway in improving the productivity, profitability and sustainability of small and marginal farmers in the nation. Therefore, it had become a paramount importance to study the attitude of farmers towards the Farmer producer Organization (FPO). The study was conducted in purposively selected Mysuru dis...

The study assessed the impact of COVID-19 associated lockdowns on animal health services, coping practices, and financial loss to livestock farmers in Karnataka. A cross-sectional survey among 170 livestock farmers and 24 field veterinarians working in the study jurisdiction were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics...

Introduction India's agricultural extension system is at a pivotal point in its evolution. Since independence, the extension system has focused on four major strategies, reflecting the dominant agricultural and rural development goals during each period [1,2]. In looking back, the evidence suggests that investments in agricultural research and exte...

This study investigates factors influencing veterinarians' antibiotic prescribing behaviors and their understanding of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The study used a telephone survey of 50 veterinarians conducted in five districts in Assam state, India. The survey sought information on the most prevalent animal diseases, veterinarians' awareness...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider the climatic variables and evaluate the role of non-climatic factors that delicately influence agriculture. This study has come across various adaptation strategies such as modification in cultivation practices such as shifting planting dates, water-saving techniques and strategic nutrient management...

Adequate nutrition is a key factor to live an active and healthy life. It is essential for human development. Malnutrition is a major problem in most of underdeveloped and developing countries, it is a condition that results from imperfect or faulty nutrition. In rural families, reasons for malnutrition are myriad. Malnutrition among preschool chil...

The Self-Help Group movement became a silent revolution within a short span in the rural credit delivery system in many parts of the world. It has been documented that nearly 53 developing countries including India, have taken up this on a large scale. The Government of India is supporting the SHG movement. At present in India there are about 73 la...

Information may come to farmers from various sources. It may be from personal, impersonal, institutional, localite and cosmopolite or mass media sources. The appropriateness of these sources varies from enterprise to enterprise, situation to situation and from time to time. Further, the credibility of information sources also varies with respect to...

Global occurrence of foodborne illnesses is of concerned importance for public health in both developed and developing countries. In a recent report provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), revealed that, one in ten people fall ill globally due to foodborne diseases, while more than 91 million people are affected in developing countries des...

The agricultural scenario in Kerala is somewhat unique and distinct from many other states in India in terms of land utilization pattern and the cropping pattern. Even though, improved educational opportunities and overseas migration prospects adversely affected the agriculture, the agrarian distress. Government efforts should not only foster the p...

The different information and communication technology (ICT) gadgets like television, e-Krishi Agri-portal and multimedia DVDs are used for the intervention/ treatment for dissemination of knowledge on tomato crop production practices. ICT provides an avenue to reach more farmers provided they are e-literate. Today's buzz word is "e" / electronic....

Information may come to farmers from various sources. It may be from personal, impersonal, institutional, localite and cosmopolite or mass media sources. The appropriateness of these sources varies from enterprise to enterprise, situation to situation and from time to time. Further, the credibility of information sources also varies with respect to...

The Pomegranate is cultivated as a commercial crop because of its high income generating capacity. There are number of Private people working as consultants along with public extension personnel. The study was conducted in Hiriyuru, Hosdurga and Challakere taluk of Chitradurga district with a total sample size of 30 extension personnel, comprising...

The post-harvest sector of pomegranate is characterized by its linkages or relationships between producers and consumers as well as between urban and rural areas. And the intermediates operating between the producer and the final buyer play a significant role in regulating these linkages. The functions of intermediaries are buying, selling and risk...

The effect of change in climate on agriculture may accentuate at regional level creating more vulnerability in food security rather than global level as a whole. Vulnerability assessment is more than measuring potential harm using information about climate influence. It comprises an assessment of the region's or sector's ability to adapt. The a...

Climate change poses a major threat which is characterized by scanty and uncertain rainfall, infertile soils, poor infrastructure, extreme poverty and rapid population growth. These conditions present serious environmental, economic and social impacts on the agricultural community. In recent years, adaptation to climate change has become a major co...

India is home to one-third of the world‘s undernourished children. According to the third National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3), one-third of Indian children are born with low birth weight, 45 percent of children below three years of age are stunted, 23 percent are wasted, and 40 percent are underweight. Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture is the Inte...

SHGs are novel and innovative organizational setup in India for the women upliftment and welfare. Women in India are given chance to join any one of the SHGs for training and development, so as to be prospective entrepreneur and skilled worker. The study was conducted in Ramanagara district of Karnataka. Channapatna and Magaditaluks were purposivel...

Agriculture is the backbone of India's economy but farmers across the country are committing suicide. It is the most unfortunate act on the part of farmers who are ANNADATAs of the Nation. In 2014, the National Crime Records Bureau of India reported 5,650 farmer suicides. The highest number of farmer suicides was recorded in 2004 when 18,241 farmer...

Communication is recognized as an important input for sustainable development of agriculture. The present study was designed to measure the relative efficacy of television, agri-portal and multimedia DVDs in improving the symbolic adoption of tomato crop production practices among farmers. The study was conducted in Hoskotetaluk of Bangalore rural...

The twenty-first century is characterised as an age of information technology. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have become indispensable in our daily life to reinforce ourselves for our agricultural needs. ICTs can be broadly interpreted as technologies that facilitate communication, processing and transmission of information by e...

Knowledge is an increasingly significant factor of production in modern agriculture. Information and communication Technology (ICT) generated lot of hopes to disseminate updated information to the farming community, overcoming the barriers of distance, socio-economic status, gender etc. ICTs can accelerate agricultural development by facilitating k...

The Pomegranate is cultivated as a commercial crop because of its high income-generating capacity. The pomegranate needs critical care at the production level and it enhances the need for consultancy service for the production. Hence, the number of Private people working as consultants along with public extension personnel. The affordability of the...

The youth of today are the adults of tomorrow and responsible for future. But during last one decade, rural India witnessed the continuous migration of rural to urban areas. This situation is very serious and alarming and migration of rural youth created a vacuum in the villages. Further, migration has caused a big impact on the availability of lab...

Rural agricultural work experience programme (RAWEP) is an innovative programme initiated and implemented by University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore during 1995-96. RAWE is a learner centered approach of exposing undergraduate students by using the principle of 'learning by doing' and 'seeing is believing'. The RAWEP aims at providing an opp...