Files
Abstract
The project was undertaken to study the evaluation of effectiveness
of crop advisory services and suggested measures
for filling the gap in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra in
India. The survey was carried out in 2010. The data was
collected with the help of a specifically designed and pre-tested
questionnaire. The project carried out in catchment area of
advisory services has given substantial insight on the current
status of different dimensions of advisory services running in
Aurangabad and also recommends strategies to make advisory
services accessible to all. The farmer's willingness to pay
assumes a key role in determining the success of a cost-recovery
strategy. During the study it was interesting to note that of all
the 115 respondents 46.67% agreed that their critical need was
supply of inputs followed by credit purchase on which the
advisory services provider should focus. The dissemination
channels were not utilized properly. The results of correlation
study indicate that the recommendations by the advisory services
and the results after advise have a positive correlation with
increase in yield showing the effectiveness of these crop advisory
services. The results of multivariate regression indicated that
the cropping and harvesting method, credit access, input supply
linkage, insurance, age, education and interaction with other
farmers have the main role in showing the variations of attitude
to adoption of the advisory services.