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Study of Socio-economic Status and Communication Characteristics of Farmers in Balrampur District of Uttar Pradesh Page: 34-37 Virendra Pratap, N.R. Meena, Abhinav Singh, Ritesh Singh, Anurag Shankar Singh, and Raj Nandini (Department of Extension Education ANDUAT, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh) The present study was conducted on the 110 respondents in Balrampur district of U.P. to identity the socio-economic status and use of mobile phone technology by the farmers. Out of 132 villages, 11 villages were selected randomly and 10 respondents from each village were also selected randomly for the study and thus making a total of 110 respondents. Data were collected through an interview schedule and were analysed using simple statistical techniques like frequency, percentage. In this study finding majority of the respondent (74.54 %) were from the middle age category, having education up to high school (26.36%), and from OBC (74.54%). Further, study reveals that majority of the respondents (80.90%) had large size of land holding, only farming as occupation (54.54%), medium level of income (63.64%). antisemitism (2011) reported that obtained agricultural information from local councils (57.2%), neighbours (56.9%) and extension workers (56.5%). Other government officers and sales agents were mentioned as a source among some villagers whereas web sites and private company showed insignificant roles as information providers which were account for less than (10%.) Nearly a half of the participants (45.3%) preferred a 5-minute-information session for daily transmission, whereas another (32.1%) preferred the length of 15-minute-long information sessions. Read more Get Access
Estimating Risk Factors of Hypertension Using Logistic Regression Analysis Page: 38-46 Hemanth Kumar Molapata1, Nagendra Kumar Kalaparthi2, and Poonam Godara3 (Department of Statistics, Hindu College, University of Delhi1, Department of Statistics, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh2, and Department of Mathematics, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana3) In this study to assess the prevalence of hypertension in Andhra Pradesh to identify the risk factors of hypertension. Hypertension is one of the dangerous diseases in both developed and developing countries as it mainly affect our vital organs such as heart, brain and kidney. Its public health significance is due to its high incidence rate, its association with heart diseases, brain stroke and kidney diseases. Many life style practices such as smoking, alcoholism, lack of exercise, stress contribute to hypertension so; if we modify these practices then hypertension can be controlled. This study is based on the National Family Health Survey (NHFS) is a periodically conducted survey, which delivers data on health and healthcare of a representative sample. In Andhra Pradesh total 11,969 households, 1541 men and 10428 women were interviewed from numerous primary sampling units (PSU). It included rural areas and census enumeration blocks (CEB) in urban areas all over Andhra Pradesh (NFHS-4, 2015-16). In this study have made an effort to understand hypertension and its association with socioeconomic factors such as household age, sex, place of residence, wealth index, religion and educational status in all districts of Andhra Pradesh. Read more Get Access
Acceptability Assessment of Economically Viable Handicraft Enterprise among Youth Page: 47-52 Sangeeta Rani1, Vandana Verma2, Jyoti3, Karnika4, Deepankar5, and Shrawan Kumar6 (Department of Extension Education & Communication Management, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana1,2, Department of Foods & Nutrition, PAU, Ludhiana, Punjab3,4, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana5, and Department of Statistics, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, Delhi6) Indian culture has traditionally included handicrafts which offer significant market potential for ambitious entrepreneurs. Youth unemployment has emerged as a research focus as well as a major source of concern for government. Handicrafts, on the other hand, are in desperate need of young entrepreneurs who are both energetic and ambitious in order to take them to new heights. The present study was conducted to find out the acceptability of economically viable handicraft enterprise among youth. For assessing the acceptability, fifty respondents from Home Science College of CCSHAU, Hisar of Haryana state was selected randomly. Two trainings, one offline and one online, were provided for ten selected economically viable handicrafts. The findings revealed that maximum number of the respondents perceived selected handicraft items i.e., pen stand, photo frame, flower pot decoration, stone art and bottle show piece art to be simple to use and easy to try. Most of the respondents perceived tribal face mask, subh-labh (door or wall hangings), calligraphy wood art, modern art and simple paintings as relative advantageous. Results further revealed that respondents were ready to adopt the handicraft as income generation enterprise more in offline training than online training as offline training was imparted with better demonstration and resources availability. Willingness to handicraft as income generation enterprise with somewhat difficulty was high in offline training in comparison of offline training and had high overall acceptability. Read more Get Access
Dynamics of Socio-economic Development in Gorakhpur Division of Eastern Uttar Pradesh Page: 53-57 Dayaram Jha1, Raja Ram Yadav2, and Nitin Tanwar3 (K.P.S. Degree College, Kakruwa Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh1, Department of Agricultural Statistics, Janta Vedic College Baraut, Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh2, and Department of Statistics, LSR College for Women, University of Delhi, Delhi3) Socio-economic development is one of the most important concerns of all the countries. In India, Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute carried out many studies for different states of the country at the initiation of Govt. of India since 1982. Present study is regarding the level of development of Gorakhpur division in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Secondary data on a number of indicators published by Uttar Pradesh Government for the year 2011 have been used in the study. Principal Component, Factor Analysis methods and techniques adopted by Narain et al. have been used. The level of development was examined for Agriculture and Infrastructure systems. The blocks of district Maharajganj and Deoria have been identified as advance in respect of Agriculture and as most backward in respect of Infrastructure. The blocks of districts Deoria and Gorakhpur have been identified as advanced in infrastructure. Read more Get Access
New Varieties Introduced and Consumption Pattern of Vegetables and Fruits among NAIP Beneficiaries in Rajasthan Page: 58-61 Pravesh Singh Chauhan1, N.R. Meena2, Shrawan Kumar3, Poonam Godara4 (RCA, MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan1, Department of Extension Education ANDUAT Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh2, Department of Statistics, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, Delhi3, and Department of Mathematics, GJUS&T, Hisar, Haryana4) The ambitious agricultural research Programme in the country was launched in India on 26thJuly, 2006. It is known as National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP), the project focuses on innovations in agricultural technology. The study was conducted in four Districts (Udaipur, Durgapur, Banswara, & Sirohi) of Rajasthan. Data were collected through personal interview technique with the farmers. The findings led to the conclusion that local varieties of fruits and vegetables in the investigation setting have been satisfactorily substituted by the hybrid varieties. Therefore, recommended that the newly introduced varieties must be continued and utilized elsewhere, because the NAIP project could emphasize the introduction of these new varieties of fruits and vegetables. The consumption of fruits and vegetables for the farmers of tribal area must be raised through the prestigious programmes similar to NAIP. Read more Get Access
Comparative Analysis of Service Quality of Selected Public and Private Sector Banks in Uttarakhand Page: 62-67 Sakshi Agarwal, Saurabh Singh, and R.S. Jadoun (College of Agriculture Management, GB Pant University, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand) Banks plays an essential role in the development of economy. The present study has been undertaken with the purpose of performing comparative analysis of the four banks, out of which two were private sector banks namely ICICI and HDFC, and the other two were public sector banks namely SBI and PNB. The data was collected from 100 respondents who were the customers of these banks in Udham Singh Nagar and Nainital districts in Uttarakhand using convenience sampling. The analytical tool used for this study was SERVQUAL model. This Instrument helped to do the comparative analysis of Service Quality of the four selected banks. SBI sound least and ICICI with its modern look command the highest score on tangibility measure. In terms of assurance and empathy both public sector and private sector banks seems to have similar ranks. SERVQUAL analysis leads to the inference that on its scale, private sector banks performed better than public sector banks. Read more Get Access
Reduces Volatile Organic Compound in Indoors through Indoor Plants Page: 68-73 Santosh Kumari1, Sanyogita2, Manju Mehta3, and Nitin Goyal4 (Department of Family Resource Management, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana1,3, Department of Extension Education and Communication Management, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana2, and Mittal School of Business, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab4) Air quality refers to the circumstance of the air within adjoining. The study was undertaken to assess the air quality through indoor plants. The study was carried out in experimental work. Air quality was assessed by measuring the air within surroundings. Air quality meter were used for assessment of air quality of indoor spaces for four weeks in Gangotari hostel of CCSHAU, Hisar. For the experimental work six rooms were selected for assessment of indoor air quality of different rooms, i.e., R1 (spider plant), R2(rubber plant), R3 (bamboo palm), R4 (snake plant), R5(boston fern) and one room was RC(control room) for comparison in air quality. Volatile organic compound decreased in room with spider plant (63.41%), room with rubber plant (51.85%), room with bamboo palm (72.73%), room with snake plant (64.04%). Read more Get Access
Factors Affecting Service Quality in Public and Private Sector Banks in Uttarakhand Page: 74-78 Sakshi Agarwal, Saurabh Singh, and R.S. Jadoun (College of Agriculture Management, GB Pant University, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand) The present study has been undertaken to identify the critical factors that are affecting banks' service quality in India. For this purpose, the responses were collected from the customers of both public and private banks, namely HDFC, ICICI, SBI, and PNB bank. The data was collected through a survey method using a structured questionnaire. Convenience sampling was used in this study due to the limitation of time and cost. The data were analyzed using factor analysis. Twenty-two measured variables were identified from different studies. Four critical factors were identified after using the factor analysis: automated service, attractiveness, staff readiness, and proficiency in service. Read more Get Access
Extent of Mental Health among Elderly of Rural Haryana Page: 79-82 Praveen Kumar and Meenu Singh (Department of Sociology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana) Mental health of older persons is influenced not just by ageing changes in the body and brain, but by socio-economic and psychological factors (Prakash, 2002). Ageing not only affects a person's looks, but also becomes a cause of physical deterioration. Psychological problems are also common among elder one (Bangari & Tamaragaudi, 2014). Mental health refers to cognitive, behavioral, emotional and overall psychological well-being. It is all about how people think, feel and behave. Mental health can affect daily living, relationship and even physical health. Therefore the present study was conducted to investigate the mental health status of rural elderly. The study was conducted in ahirwal and bagar eco-cultural zones out of 5 cultural zones of Haryana (Menon, 2002) Hisar and Mahendragarh district of Haryana State on 360 rural elderly who were selected randomly from Hisar and Kanina Block. It was found that 64.2 percent elderly were always playing useful role in family followed by 85.6% who sometime concentrate on work. Mental health status is average in (52.8%) cases as per observation of study. The status of Mental Health can be further improved by involving them in decision making and make them more useful to family and Society. Read more Get Access
Study of Socio-economic Status of Farmers in Jaunpur District of Uttar Pradesh, India Page: 83-87 Ritesh Singh, R.K. Doharey, N.R. Meena, Abhinav Singh, Anurag Shankar Singh, and Virendra Pratap (Department of Extension Education ANDUAT-Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh) The study was carried out in Kerakat and Dobhi block of Jaunpur district by conducting a personal interview with hundred and fifty farmers those were selected through proportionate random sampling technique from ten selected village panchayat on the basis of fifteen farmers from each village panchayat. The majority of farmers were middle aged and literate including formal and informal education. Other backward caste farmers were dominantly engaged in farming. majority of nuclear family system were found in existence having less than 5 members in their families. Maximum respondents were marginal farmers. Farmers were found such who had earning of Rs. 50001 to 200000. Electric motor and pumping set were dominant farm power along with farm implements. The cycle was main conveyance with all respondents. The mobile phone and T.V. possessed by majority. The majority of farmers (46.67 per cent) were have no participate in any organization. Maximum farmers contact to gram pradhan as formal source of information. informal source of information is family members and television are major source of information in mass media. Economic motivation (78.67 per cent), scientific orientation (78.00 per cent) and risk-orientations (64.00 per cent) were observed medium levels in among farmers. Read more Get Access
Study of the Horticulture Growers Under NAIP Project Benefited through Agencies Page: 88-90 Pravesh Singh Chauhan1, N.R. Meena2, and Sharwan Kumar3 (RCA, MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan1, Department of Extension Education ANDUAT, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh2, Department of Statistics, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, Delhi3) The present study was conducted in tribal dominated district of southern Rajasthan. Total 28 villages were selected from 10 Clustors of Udaipur, Dungarpur, Banswara, and Sirohi districts of the state. For the selection of respondents total 288 beneficiary farmers were selected randomly. The results of the study revealed that area covered under Horticultural crops could exert desirable influence on the beneficiaries of tribal area farmers of horticulture based IFS. Further, it was noted that various agencies helped the beneficiaries for getting the benefits of the project in the study area. Read more Get Access
Participation of Gram Panchayat Members in Implementation of Mgnrega Activities Page: 91-94 Anurag Shankar Singh, N. R. Meena, Abhinav Singh, Ritesh Singh, and Virendra Pratap (Department of Extension Education ANDUAT-Acharya Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Kumarganj, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh) Democracy is the most accepted form of government in the world. It has left an indelible impression in the minds of Rural people. It is continuously advancing and spreading over gradually to every continent covering a substantial portion of humanity. The essence of this democratic concept the Gram Panchayats are the revolutionary movement in Indian political circumstances. The spirit of Gram Panchayat has been forerunner in making local self-government a vibrant, efficient institution. The Gram Panchayat has occupied an important place in taking people's political, economic, social, patriotic aspirations and emotions to the government in order to build a strongest nation ever. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is considered as a “Silver Bullet” for eradicating rural poverty and unemployment, by way of generating demand for productive labor force in villages. The Sarpanch/Pradhan is the most important agent of implementation of the MGNREGS as he/she works at the local level with the help of Gram Panchayat Members. The study was based on both Primary and Secondary data. Descriptive research design has been used in the present study. The study was conducted in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh to assess the Participation and Decision making by Gram Panchayat Members in implementation of MGNREGA activities. 21 villages from Hanumanganj block were selected by Random sampling. Hanumanganj block and 126 respondents (6 respondents from each village) were selected for study. The participation of Gram Panchayat Members in implementation of MGNREGA activities were found to be high. Read more Get Access
Purchase Behaviour of Farmer towards Fertilizer in District U.S. Nagar of Uttarakhand Page: 95-97 Jayant Gautam and Reetika Bhatt (College of Agribusiness Management, GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand) The study was conducted in the three districts of Uttrakhand to identify the impact of various identified factors on purchase behaviour. Two hundred twenty-five small, medium and large farmers of the study area were selected using snowball sampling. The data collected was analyzed with the help of factor analysis and regression analysis. The analysis shows that product attributes, dealer's influence, and field demonstration affect the purchase behaviour of farmers. Out of the three factors identified, the dealer's influence plays a significant role in purchase decisions towards fertiliser. Read more Get Access
Psychometric Analysis to Measure the Students’ Attitude Page: 98-101 Amit Kumar (Jagan Nath University, Bahadurgarah NCR-Haryana, Department of Extension Education, CCS, Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana) In the present study, attempt was made to develop an instrument to measure the attitude towards Rural Agriculture Work Experience (RAWE) Programme. The methods of summated rating scale suggested by Likert (1932) and Edwards (1969) were followed to develop an instrument. For the sample size different colleges were selected viz. Department of Extension Education, Agriculture Economics, Directorate of Extension Education from the CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar. For the data collection pre-testing of questionnaire was done by 20 concern specialist. Thereafter, 25 items were selected to know the opinion of interviewer. Out of 25 items one item (Item 8) was found ambiguous in the questionnaire. Questionnaire was analysed by Cronbach's alpha test. The instruments provided value of Cronbach's alpha .744 and standardized value .725 were found above 0.6 that indicates highly acceptable. Hence, scale was found adequate for batter comprehension which efficient to measure the attitude of students'. Read more Get Access
Issues in Supply Chain Management of Fruits and Vegetables in India during COVID-19 Pandemic Page: 102-104 Ankita Sharma and Sunita Mehla (Department of Business Management, CCS HAU, Hisar, Haryana) India ranks second in production of fruits as well as vegetables in the world next to China. But there exists a large disparity in demand and supply of fruits in India and especially during the pandemic, the gap became huge due to various prevailing factors like transportation problem, issues in supply chains and cold storages, lack of labor availability and many more factors, due to which there was reported hindrance in the production of fruits and vegetables. There were many post-harvest losses and handling issues which ultimately increased the cost to the consumer. This paper attempts to reflect the scenario related to issues and challenges in supply chain management of fruits during the pandemic, so that these constraints can be removed if further any pandemic arrives again and we can meet the goal of achieving a lead growth in horticultural sector in India majorly in fruits and vegetables as it has huge opportunity of diverse climatic and soil conditions for growing of wide variety of fruits and vegetables ranging from tropical to temperate categories. Read more Get Access
Relationship Between the Independent Variables with Utilization Pattern of the Farmers About Kisan Suvidha App in Jaipur Division of Rajasthan Page: 105-108 Ajit Kumar Ghoslya, Rajendra Rathore, Kamlesh Haritwal, and Rakesh Natwadia (Department of Extension Education, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, Rajasthan) Role of ICTs in the field of agriculture is highly significant, it can help extension workers and researchers to innovate improved agricultural practices and disseminate them to farmers. The present study was conducted in Jaipur division of Rajasthan. In Jaipur district Govindgarh and Jhotwara blocks and from Alwar district, Bansur and Mandawar blocks were selected. Out of which 15 respondents from each of the gram panchayats was selected randomly. In this way, a total sample of 300 farmers was selected for the study purpose. It was found that independent variables, viz., annual income of family, extension contact, mass media exposer, comsopoliteness, extension participation, sources of information utilization, achievement motivation and innovativeness were significantly associated with the utilization pattern of the farmers about Kisan Suvidha app. On the other hand, variables like age, education, size of land holding, occupation, farming experience, size of family and social participation were not significantly associated with the utilization pattern of the farmers about Kisan Suvidha app. Read more Get Access
To Study the Problems and Challenges Faced by the Elderly People in old Age Homes Page: 109-111 Monika1, Sanjay Kumar2, and Sarita3 (Department of Family Resource Management, I.C. College of Home Science, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana1,3 and CCSHAU, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kaithal, Haryana2) The elderly are the part of the population of any country and they require respect and attention regularly like anger and other segment of population. Old age is measured as a curse, being connected with the descent of all physical, psychological factors, isolation from social, economic and other activities. The study was conducted in Moksha Ashram of Hisar district of Haryana. Data was collected with the help of structured interview schedule individually through face-to-face interview in their local language of the elderly .The study examined the socio-demographic profile of elderly people reasons and the other factors for living in old age home and their physiological and psychological problem faced by the elderly people. The findings revealed that majority of the elderly people were in the age group of 60-69 years and married, belong to nuclear family and source of income was old age pension. Reasons for living in old age home was found to be no other family member and death of spouse and the housing hazards mostly faced at the stairs/ramps, toilet. The physiological problems faced by male respondent are blood pressure and hearing loss whereas female face major problem of poor eyesight. Family worries were found to be the major psychological problem among the elderly people living in old age home. Read more Get Access
Ergonomics Assessment and Health Problem Faced by the Street Sweepers Page: 112-114 Monika and Manju Mehta (Department of Family Resource Management, I.C. College of Home Science, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana) Sweepers play the important role in providing the healthy and safe environment. They clean our surrounding environment and maintain proper hygiene and sanitation. They exposed to the major problems like MSD'S, health problems (headache, fatigue, fever, asthma). The study was conducted in Hisar district of Haryana with the aim to study the ergonomics aspects and the health hazards faced by sweepers in which 30 respondents were taken randomly in which 15 were male respondents and 15 were female respondents. The interview schedule was prepared to collect the data. The result showed that majority of the male sweepers having problem in carrying posture whereas in females lifting posture causes problem to them. With regard to health problem both the male and female sweepers having problem of breathless/asthma (respiratory problem). The prevalence of pain was found in the shoulders among both the respondents. Read more Get Access
To Study the Health Benefits of Medicinal Plant in Hisar District Page: 115-117 Sarita, Monika, and Gurpreet Singh (Department of Family Resource Management, I.C. College of Home Science, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana) Medicinal plants form the foundation of herbal-based ayurvedic treatment. Medicinal plants have long been used in Indian health and livelihood systems. The global market for medicinal plants has always been considerable and has been growing in recent years. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has also played an important role in medicinal plant cultivation. Plants with medicinal properties aid in the healing or curing of illnesses. In light of all these the present study was taken to investigate the health benefits of medicinal plant in Hisar district and assessment of the personal-profile of the respondents, knowledge about medicinal plants or herb. A sample of 50 respondents was selected randomly. The result were analysed with the help of percent and ranks. The result of the study found that majority of the respondents was aware about medicinal plants. Friends and neighbors was the most effective source of knowledge. The majority of respondents were fully aware of the medicinal plants Aloe Vera, Coriander, Mint, and Tulsi. Results further found that majority of the respondents had a positive effect in using medicinal herbs during COVID-19. Result shows that 'Aloe vera' was used for skin care, Tulsi was used in tea, Mint and coriander used for chutney and Methi used for stomach pain. Majority of respondents were used Coriander and Tulsi on a daily basis. These plants have been a part of our lives from the beginning of time, and they have long been employed for therapeutic purposes. Read more Get Access
Impact of Environment on Quality of Life among Elderly Population Page: 118-120 Yashvi (Nutrition and Dietetics, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, Haryana) Quality of life forms an important aspect of any group of population. Geriatric population has increased since the past few years and is expected to further rise. Maintaining a good quality of life among the geriatric population is one of the main aims of gerontology. The quality of life of an individual is based on how he perceives the idea of living. According to the world health organisation the quality of life of an individual can be measured by characterising it into four main domains which includes physical domain, psychological domain, social domain and environmental domain. These four domains are further affected by various facets. This study aims at understanding the impact of the environment on the quality of life among the elderly population. The study involved 100 participants above the age of 60 years from Delhi NCR region. A questionnaire standardised by WHO was adopted and required changes were made. Reliability and testing were done using Cronbach's alpha test. The questionnaire was floated through online channels like emails, WhatsApp, and Facebook. The obtained results were converted into transformed scores and mean and standard deviation were calculated. The environmental domain score was calculated to be 11.69±1.692. t-test was applied to compare the scores obtained by males and females in the environmental domain. The results from t-test showed no significant difference in the quality of life scores between male and female individuals. Read more Get Access
Trend Analysis and Export Competitiveness of Coffee Production in India Page: 121-123 Nitin Goyal1, Ankita Sharma2, Subodh Agarwal3, and Darvinder Kumar4 (Department of Business Management, CCSHAU, Hisar, Haryana1,2,3 and Department of Statistics, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, Delhi4) When people think of coffee, they usually think of its ability to provide an energy boost. Coffee contains a number of useful nutrients, including riboflavin (vitamin B2), niacin (vitamin B3), magnesium, potassium, and various phenolic compounds, or antioxidants. The two most commonly grown coffee bean types are C. arabica and C. robusta. This paper, attempts to analyze the growth, level of variability/instability in area, production and productivity for both the varieties of coffee collectively and to estimate the export competitiveness of coffee grown in India using the data for the period 2000-2001 to 2019-2020. Compound growth rate technique was used to analyze the growth rate and instability was estimated using Coppock's instability index. Relative symmetric comparative advantage (RSCA) technique was used to analyze the export competitiveness. The study revealed that coffee reported a positive growth rate in area (1.60%) whereas yield declined slightly at the rate of 0.76 percent per annum. The positive growth in area outpaced negative growth in yield resulting thereby positive growth in production at the rate of 0.82 percent. Highest instability was recorded for production (5.83%) which is due to the higher instability in yield (5.72%) as only small instability was recorded in area (0.88%). Further, the study indicates that there was a variation in export competitiveness of coffee from India during the period under study. India had a comparative advantage in the exports of coffee during 2000-01 to 2010-11 and 2015-16 to 2018-19 as RCA values are more than one and RSCA values are positive during this period. In rest of the years it was found comparatively non-competitive. It indicates that India has potential in coffee export. Read more Get Access
Quality of Life among Geriatric Population Residing in Delhi Region Page: 124-126 Yashvi (Nutrition and Dietetics, Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies, Faridabad, Haryana) The 21st century has observed an increase in the geriatric population over the years. Population of this age group is expected to outnumber the other groups of population. Therefore a good Quality of life has become one of the major concerns of the geriatric care. This study aims to study the quality of life among geriatric populations residing in Delhi region. Materials and methods: This study involved 100 individuals aged 60 years and above (70.58±7.845) from Delhi NCR region through an online survey carried out using a questionnaire developed by WHO and changes were made according to the requirements. t-test was applied for comparison of scores obtained by males and females. Results: Mean scores obtained in physical, psychological, social and environmental domain to be 11.0±1.573, 10.34±1.628, 10.13±2.023, 11.69±1.692 respectively. No significant difference was observed between qol scores of males and females. Conclusion: QOL is independent of the gender of the individual. Better QOL is experienced with better physical conditions, mental state, support from family and friends, better economic conditions and environment. Key words: Quality of life, geriatric population, Delhi region. Read more Get Access
Investigation of Factors Influencing the Inclination of Young People towards Fast Food in Herat City Page: 01-04 Abdul Ali Karimi¹, Fazel Rahman Fazel², Sayed Mohammad Faqiri³, and Mohammad Farid Fahiz⁴ (Department of Biology, Education Faculty, Herat University, Herat, Afghanistan¹, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Herat University, Herat, Afghanistan²,⁴, and Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Science, Herat University, Herat, Afghanistan³) Read more Get Access
Analysis of the Impact of Climate Change on Tangible Cultural Heritage Related to Indigenous Plant-material Culture Page: 05-08 Sejabaledi A. Rankoana (Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Limpopo, South Africa) Read more Get Access
Grappling with Gender Issues in the South African Context: A Matter of African Culture? Page: 09-13 Mathebula N.E. (Department of Public Administration, University of Limpopo, South Africa) Read more Get Access

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