Usefulness and Utilization of Articles Related to Homestead Technology by Readers of Farm Magazine

Authors

  • Premlata  Research Scholar, *Department of Extension Education and Communication Management College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • Asha Godawat  Associate Professor, *Department of Extension Education and Communication Management College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Keywords:

Usefulness, Utilization and farm magazine

Abstract

One of the major criteria for the success of a publication is readiness of the target group to use the information provided by it. There for the present study an effort has been made to know the usefulness and extent of utilization of the content of the articles related to homestead technology of Rajasthan Kheti Pratap. The study was conducted in Bhinder panchayat samiti of Udaipur district, Rajasthan. The sample consisted of selected 100 readers from four villages of Bhinder i.e. vallabhnagar, Bhinder, Bhatevar and Vana. Personal interview technique was used for collecting data from the respondents. Frequency distribution, percentage, mean percent score were used for analysis of data. Majority of the respondents had a favourable opinion towards the usefulness of articles related to homestead technology and utilization was very low.

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2018-04-30

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Volume 4, Issue 5, March-April-2018

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Premlata, Asha Godawat, " Usefulness and Utilization of Articles Related to Homestead Technology by Readers of Farm Magazine, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 4, Issue 5, pp.1069-1071, March-April-2018.