The Abelmoscgus esculentus pricking is a laborious and time consuming work causing drudgery to farm women. The present study 10 okra cultivating women farmers were selected from five different villages of Nagarkurnool district. The study was carried out for 3 years. In this a comparison of okra ring cutter with gloves and without ring cutter and gloves to harvest okra was studied and resuts showns as the total average harvest using traditional method was 10.25 kg/ hour where as with gloves and ring cutter is 16.7 kg/ hour. The average increase in harvest is 37.71 kg/ hour in the year 2016. In the year 2017 the total average harvest using traditional method was 07.99 kg/ hour where as with gloves and ring cutter is 13.0 kg/ hour. The average increase in the harvest is 38.61 kg/ hour. In the year 2018 the total average harvest using traditional method was 8.3 kg/ hour where as with gloves and ring cutter is 13.4 kg/ hour. The average increase in harvest is 39.71 kg/ hour.
Indian population is 73% depended on agricultural activities for their livelihood. Increasing population has increased the intensity of agricultural production for feeding and doubling of food production has increased usage of fertilizers. Spraying of fertilizers has reported to be a drudgery process by farmers. In the present study the fertilizer applicator developed by a farmer in wyra, Khammam district was studied in comparison to traditional practices of fertilization broadcasting and pocketing. The applicator studied in the present study is farmer friendly technology. Low cost Rs 2500 equipment which can be used with one labor and cattle pair. The results of the study concluded that with usage of fertilizer applicator the drudgery is reduced to 3 on REBA Scale which is low risk. It is cost effective and time saving technology compared to traditional fertilization methods of broadcasting fertilizers and pocketing fertilizers.
Millets are known as one of the most important cereal grains as it is good source of phytochemicals and micronutrients. Millets are consumed by more than 1/3rd of the world’s population. It is the 6th cereal crop in terms of world’s agricultural production. Present study was carried out in Nagarkurnool district of southern Telangana zone and sample size is n=30 farm women from economically low background cultivating millets were selected purposively. Nutritional education, skill development programs and awareness camps were organized to encourage for starting value added millet based enterprise for livelihood instead of selling raw produce which fetch low profits. The result of present study has shown that Millet value based products has enhanced the enterprise opportunities as the increase in health consciousness of the people. In the present study the cost benefit ratio has increase gradually with the each year 1:1.46 in the year 2018, 1:1.92 in the year 2019 and 1:2.5 in the year 2020. The consumption frequency of millet based value added products has also increased from 66% of sample daily consumption to 92% of daily consumption. As traditional roties (Indian flat bread) were not accepted by young age and unable to chew and swallow by old age. Millet based value added products were highly accepted, increased the consumption frequency and increased the income of farm women.
Pulses processing is a very huge business in India. In India, split of pulses are prepared called as “Dal” or “Dhal”. Regdram cultivating farmers are demotivated as there net returns are low due to continuous market fluctuation in prices of Redgram and this is becoming the reason for decrease in area of cultivation under Redgram. Milling pulses improves bio-availability of nutrients and Partial or complete removal of antinutritional and toxic compounds making it nutritive for human consumption. Mini dal mill is low investment enterprise to improve the net income of farmers. The present study concluded that the average gross income through sale of Redgram is Rs 41.3/KG without processing and Rs 63/KG with processing. The profitability is more with the processing of Redgram. The cost benefit ratio is 1:1.18 without processing and 1:1.80 with processing. Hence farmers must be educated to develop entrepreneurship and promote value added Redgram using mini dal mill.
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