Performance Effectiveness of Agro Service Centres in Kerala

Authors

  • Safna Vatakke Kandy Meethal Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala- 695522
  • B Seema Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala- 695522

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2019.2.31.6269-6273

Keywords:

Agro Service Centre, Performance effectiveness, Services delivery, Farmer’s income, Kerala

Abstract

Agriculture is the back bone of Indian economy. Time bound high-quality agro services are essential for the growth of agriculture in our country. The present study was conducted among the beneficiary farmers Agro Service Centres in Kerala, during the year 2018-19. The sample of the study comprised 120 farmers from purposively selected 26 Agro Service Centres. Performance effectiveness of Agro Service Centres was measured in terms of Performance Effectiveness Index (PEI). Based on the analysis of data, it was found that 40 per cent of the farmers placed the ASCs into high category of Performance Effectiveness Index. Most of the farmers had placed the ASCs into high- performance effectiveness category in the dissemination of information and technology.

Author Biographies

Safna Vatakke Kandy Meethal, Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala- 695522

PG scholar, Department of Agricultural Extension

B Seema, Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala- 695522

Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala- 695522

References

GOK[Government of Kerala]. (2016). Report of evaluation study on agro service centres in Kerala. Directorate of agriculture development & farmers’ welfare, Thiruvananthapuram. pp112.

Sidhu R S, & Vatta, K. (2012). Improving economic viability of farming: A study of cooperative agro machinery service centres in Punjab. Agricultural Economics Research Review. 25(1): 427-434.

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Published

2020-02-07

How to Cite

Meethal, S. V. K., & Seema, B. (2020). Performance Effectiveness of Agro Service Centres in Kerala. Journal of Extension Education, 31(2). https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2019.2.31.6269-6273

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 2 (2019): Journal of Extension Education

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Research Article

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