Browsing by Author "Kumar, diwakar"

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    Agricultural Education, Research and Extension in Gujarat
    (Chainany E-Journal, 2022-12-01) Kumar, diwakar; Iyer, Parvathi k.
    Agricultural activities involve the production of crops and animal husbandry for commercial or sustenance purposes. In recent decades, the exponential rise in population has decreased the availability of arable land or rendered it stagnant. This has necessitated greater efficiency in terms of technology development and application of cutting-edge technologies in farm practices for cultivating crops. India has a tropical environment with plentiful sun energy all year long, making it a good place to grow crops year-round. Through river projects and smaller irrigation projects, there is a significant opportunity to improve irrigation potential. Moreover, India benefits from an abundance of available labor. Numerous advances have been made in the hydrological, mechanical, chemical, genetic, and technical elements of agriculture. Governments are expected to spend more on agricultural technological development and attract young talent in agricultural universities in different areas of agricultural research and specialization. Also, planning, devising appropriate programmes and the implementation of need-based agriculture needs to be prioritized in the changing climatic conditions. In this regard, the present paper outlines some technological pathways for sustainable agricultural development in the context of agricultural education, research and extension related issues and practices in Gujarat. Agricultural production is significantly influenced by environmental conditions in Gujarat. This relationship between farming and climate change necessitates innovative farm technologies and the need for skilled agri-professionals to improve crop production. Agricultural colleges and universities in Gujarat have been engaged in research on various issues, including declining groundwater supplies and issues related to salinity in soil and water and have developed new technologies to address these challenges. This also necessitates the emergence of a critical mass of researchers, equipped with know-how related to innovative farm technologies in the agricultural institutions in the state.
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    Gender Response in Accessing Food During Coronavirus Out-Break: A Case Study of Hostel-Residents in Gandhinagar.
    (Chainany E-Journal, 2022-09-01) Kumar, diwakar
    SDG-10, emphasises the uniform distribution of per-capita food and nutrition intake and percentage share of expenditure on food consumption. The objective here is to instigate spatial inequalities in food and nutrient consumption among students living in hostels at Gandhinagar. The research investigates Socioeconomic and cultural factor affecting food insufficiency during the pandemic. As the evidences produced in the present research comes to a conclusion that who consumes food, when it is consumed, what is being consumed and at what proportion it is consumed is directly affected by external forces such as location where students live, presence of food outlet, availability of food in the food outlet. In the pandemic conditions people are scared of tackling their immunity response to COVID-19. Whereas sub-standard nutrition in the food intake among students can lead to risk of getting affected to many diseases that can or cannot be communicable diseases. Gujarati as a dominant speaking language in Gujarat (India) are at high risk for poor nutrition among migrant student due to socio-cultural and economic factors