Constraints faced by the Agricultural Officers of Kerala State Department of Agriculture

Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2019, Vol 24, Issue 1

Abstract

The present study was undertaken in the three zones of Kerala viz., Thiruvananthapuram from South Kerala, Thrissur from Central Kerala and Kasaragod from North Kerala, during the academic year, 2017-18. Totally 90 Agricultural Officers of which 30 from Thiruvanathapuram, 30 from Thrissur and 30 from Kasaragod district were randomly selected using simple random sampling procedure of the 30 respondents from each district it was ensured that 15 were female and 15 were male respondents. The constraints were scored and ranked using a scoring procedure on a 4 point continuum. The five major constraints faced by the Agricultural Officers were excessive work load, lack of promotional opportunities, lack of proper training to the officer, lack of need based schemes and its implementation in different localities, political interference in day to day activity.

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Reshma A Victor, Dr A Anil kumar

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  • EP ID EP443045
  • DOI 10.9790/0837-2401071517.
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Reshma A Victor, Dr A Anil kumar (2019). Constraints faced by the Agricultural Officers of Kerala State Department of Agriculture. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 24(1), 15-17. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-443045