Perceived Entrepreneurial Training Needs of Trainees of Krishi Vigyan Kendras in Kerala

The present study was conducted in the state of Kerala to analyse the training needs of 100 trainees of five Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK). The findings indicated that the packaging & marketing of mushroom and post harvest handling value addition were the most preferred training areas by the KVK...

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Main Authors: Gayathri B. R., Binoo P. Bonny
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Extension Education Society 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of Extension Education
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Online Access:http://extensioneducation.org/index.php/jee/article/view/607
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spelling doaj-87500ef6d6034f38944e1042469830eb2021-10-03T07:07:45ZengExtension Education SocietyJournal of Extension Education0971-31232456-12822021-10-0132310.26725/JEE.2020.3.32.6552-6559Perceived Entrepreneurial Training Needs of Trainees of Krishi Vigyan Kendras in KeralaGayathri B. R.0Binoo P. Bonny1Kerala Agricultural UniversityKerala Agricultural University The present study was conducted in the state of Kerala to analyse the training needs of 100 trainees of five Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK). The findings indicated that the packaging & marketing of mushroom and post harvest handling value addition were the most preferred training areas by the KVK trainees in mushroom production. In apiculture, honey extraction essential operations was perceived as the most needed area of training. In the area of value addition of fruits and vegetables, technology upgradation and packaging marketing techniques were the most preferred areas by the trainees. Relational analysis revealed that socio-economic variables like educational status and annual income, communication variables like extension contact and mass media exposure and entrepreneurial variables like entrepreneurial intention, entrepreneurial need, entrepreneurial capacity, innovativeness, achievement motivation, decision making ability, risk orientation, self confidence, cosmopoliteness and economic motivation were found positively and significantly correlated with training needs. The KVKs should take concrete efforts to organize need based entrepreneurship development training programmes to improve effectiveness. http://extensioneducation.org/index.php/jee/article/view/607Krishi Vigyan Kendra; Entrepreneurship development programme; Training need; Trainees
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author Gayathri B. R.
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Perceived Entrepreneurial Training Needs of Trainees of Krishi Vigyan Kendras in Kerala
Journal of Extension Education
Krishi Vigyan Kendra; Entrepreneurship development programme; Training need; Trainees
author_facet Gayathri B. R.
Binoo P. Bonny
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title Perceived Entrepreneurial Training Needs of Trainees of Krishi Vigyan Kendras in Kerala
title_short Perceived Entrepreneurial Training Needs of Trainees of Krishi Vigyan Kendras in Kerala
title_full Perceived Entrepreneurial Training Needs of Trainees of Krishi Vigyan Kendras in Kerala
title_fullStr Perceived Entrepreneurial Training Needs of Trainees of Krishi Vigyan Kendras in Kerala
title_full_unstemmed Perceived Entrepreneurial Training Needs of Trainees of Krishi Vigyan Kendras in Kerala
title_sort perceived entrepreneurial training needs of trainees of krishi vigyan kendras in kerala
publisher Extension Education Society
series Journal of Extension Education
issn 0971-3123
2456-1282
publishDate 2021-10-01
description The present study was conducted in the state of Kerala to analyse the training needs of 100 trainees of five Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK). The findings indicated that the packaging & marketing of mushroom and post harvest handling value addition were the most preferred training areas by the KVK trainees in mushroom production. In apiculture, honey extraction essential operations was perceived as the most needed area of training. In the area of value addition of fruits and vegetables, technology upgradation and packaging marketing techniques were the most preferred areas by the trainees. Relational analysis revealed that socio-economic variables like educational status and annual income, communication variables like extension contact and mass media exposure and entrepreneurial variables like entrepreneurial intention, entrepreneurial need, entrepreneurial capacity, innovativeness, achievement motivation, decision making ability, risk orientation, self confidence, cosmopoliteness and economic motivation were found positively and significantly correlated with training needs. The KVKs should take concrete efforts to organize need based entrepreneurship development training programmes to improve effectiveness.
topic Krishi Vigyan Kendra; Entrepreneurship development programme; Training need; Trainees
url http://extensioneducation.org/index.php/jee/article/view/607
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