Developing a Scale to Measure the Trend in Millet Farming and Attitude of Farmers towards Millet Cultivation
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https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2019.1.31.6249-6254Keywords:
Millet farming, Scale construction, Likert’s method, Item analysis, Reliability, Validity, Tamil Nadu.Abstract
In the recent years concern for millets has been on the rise. Sources had shown that there is an existence of valid linkage between millets and poverty reduction. A study was designed to develop a scale to measure the current trend in millet farming and changing attitude of farmers towards millet cultivation. The study was conducted in Tiruvannamalai and Vellore Districts of Tamil Nadu. Twenty statements reflecting the changing trends towards millet farming were generated. Likert’s method was employed in the scale construction and the final scale comprising 10 statements was standardized.References
DHAN Foundation. (2012). Supporting Millets in India, Policy Review and Suggestion for Action. Dhan Foundation, 11pp
Edwards, A. L. (1969). Techniques of Attitude Scale Construction. Vakils, Feffer and Simons Pvt. Ltd., Bombay.
Season and Crop Report. (2012). Area, Production and Productivity of Millets. Department of Economics and Statistics, Chennai
Singh, A. K. (2006). Tests, Measurements and Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences. New Delhi: Bharti Bhawan Publishers and Distributors.
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2019-08-24
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Sridhar, P. J., & Parasuraman, P. (2019). Developing a Scale to Measure the Trend in Millet Farming and Attitude of Farmers towards Millet Cultivation. Journal of Extension Education, 31(1). https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2019.1.31.6249-6254
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