Livestock is a one of the major source of livelihood for most of the small and marginal farmers in India, particularly for rural households who live in below poverty line. Extension interventions have long been seen as a key element for enabling farmers to obtain information and technologies that can improve their livelihoods. Descriptive & diagnostic research design was applied in this study to trace out the exiting dairy farming practices, accessibility & efficiency of extension aids & methods along with and ex-post-facto cause to effect research design to quantify the impact of extension...

The term 'Self Help' has very individualist connotation and use to describe people whom we might today call entrepreneurs. The critical factor that he identified in their success, however, was not their individualism but their willingness to help themselves rather than waiting for others to help. The concept of Self Help Groups gained significance, especially after 1976 when Prof. Mohammed Yunus of Bangladesh began experimenting with micro-credit and women SHGs. Communication provides a continuous learning situation in which members of SHG can develop better understanding for application of...

Le terme "Self Help" a une connotation très individualiste et est utilisé pour décrire des personnes que nous pourrions appeler aujourd'hui des entrepreneurs. Le facteur critique qu'il a identifié dans leur succès, cependant, n'était pas leur individualisme mais leur volonté de s'aider eux-mêmes plutôt que d'attendre l'aide des autres. Le concept de groupes d'entraide a pris de l'importance, surtout après 1976, lorsque le professeur Mohammed Yunus, du Bangladesh, a commencé à expérimenter le microcrédit et les SHG de femmes. La communication fournit une situation d'apprentissage...

Der Begriff "Selbsthilfe" hat eine sehr individualistische Konnotation und wird verwendet, um Menschen zu beschreiben, die wir heute als Unternehmer bezeichnen würden. Der entscheidende Faktor für ihren Erfolg war jedoch nicht ihr Individualismus, sondern ihre Bereitschaft, sich selbst zu helfen, anstatt auf die Hilfe anderer zu warten. Das Konzept der Selbsthilfegruppen gewann vor allem nach 1976 an Bedeutung, als Prof. Mohammed Yunus in Bangladesch begann, mit Mikrokrediten und Frauen-SHGs zu experimentieren. Die Kommunikation bietet eine kontinuierliche Lernsituation, in der die...

Changes in essential meteorological factors such as temperature, rainfall, cloud cover, and wind speed impact a farmer's decision in crop management such as land preparation, seed sowing, fertilizer application, plant protection measures, harvesting, storage, and transportation as well as in livestock management in operation such as feed management, shelter management, vaccination schedule, reproductive management, and water management. Therefore, this book describes farmers' perception towards agromet advisory services, to assess the impact of agromet advisory services on farmers'...

The book described and appraised farmer-led adaptation strategies to climate change in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India. Farmers of eastern Uttar Pradesh perceived the changing climatic scenario and its impact on crop farming as well as livestock rearing. Total 9 and 15 farmers-led adaptation strategies were documented for crop-farming and livestock-rearing, respectively. In all overall, 'crop diversification' and 'use of shed for cattle and buffaloes' were the most preferred adaptation strategies in crop farming and livestock rearing, respectively. Farmer-led adaptation strategies in crop...