Markets are the most extensive system for exchange and play a dynamic role not only in rural socioeconomic development but also carry out the significant role in the regional level of development. The role of markets in rural development planning is very essential. Country like India, the weekly markets are the farmers first contact point with the marketing channels and considered as the nerve centers of economic, social and cultural activities of the rural life. The growth of new market centers always follows the development of agriculture, industries and transportation. Present research work is case study on how geospatial technology helps in rural market analysis. Here Remote Sensing, GIS and GPS all played important role in analysis. All hardcopy data has transferred into GIS platform for various types of analysis. The study area has total 108 rural weekly markets which serve total 700 villages and 721192 rural population of Bemetara district. Nearest Neighbour Analysis has done to study spatial pattern of weekly markets. Based on periodicity markets are also analyzed and un-served area has identified. GIS as a powerful tool helps in various types of overlay analysis which produce fruitful result which is essential for planning and decision making.
This study is an attempt to understand the socio-economic characteristics of farmers and relationship between education and farming experience in Prayagraj district of Eastern-Uttar Pradesh. For, the present study primary data were collected on various parameters by using personal interview/enquiry method for the period of 2019-2020 from the selected 12 villages and 240 respondents spread over two blocks Jasra (Jamunapar) and Soraon (Gangapar) of Prayagraj district by survey method using interview schedule. Also chi square test has been applied to see the relationship between education and farming experience as dependent and independent variables in the study area.The result of the research study indicated thatmore than half of the respondents (57.08%) were in middle age groups (36 to 50 years), which shows that they are in their productive and economically active age and capable of producing major crops, which increases their growth. Majority of 92.08 per cent of the respondents surveyed were found married, 41.66 per cent of the respondents had high school level of education. Whereas, 47.50 per cent households belongs to other backward caste, 58.75 per cent of the respondents had more than 15 to 30 years of farming experiences, 21.20 per cent of farmers doing Farming+ Animal husbandry as their occupation, less than half of the respondents (43.33%) was found in medium size family (6-8 members ), more than half of the respondents (57.91%) living in nuclear family, majority of farmers 79.58 per cent have pucca houses, more than half of the respondents (57.91%) holding marginal land holding (< 1 hectare) and there is significant relationship between the education of farmers and farming experience.
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