Significance of a Social Service Agency in Spice Farming

Vol-3 | Issue-09 | September 2018 | Published Online: 07 September 2018    PDF ( 261 KB )
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1410506
Author(s)
Sneha N Jose 1; Dr. Chackochan J Njavallil 2

1P G Scholar (Commerce), Marian College Kuttikkanam (Autonomous), Kerala (India)

2Head, and Associate Professor, Research and Post Graduate Department of Commerce, Marian College Kuttikkanam (Autonomous), Kerala (India)

Abstract

Agriculture is one field which gives humans an identity of their own. In India agriculture has always been considered as the back bone of our economy and entrepreneurship is considered as vehicle for economic growth and sustainable and regional development. Therefore agripreneurship and agribusiness have more importance in this scenario. Spice farming is an important area of agriculture sector. The present study is intended to understand the significance of a social service agency in the promotion of spice farming, to identify the level of satisfaction of members of that agency towards its activities, to deduce the usefulness of interference of that agency in spice related cultivation. The sample size used for the study was Eighty and the techniques used in the study were mean analysis, ranking, t-test, ANOVA test etc. The hypotheses testing show that Social Service Agency help the farming community adapt to sustainable agriculture practices and thereby create a better livelihood and better environment. This clearly shows that social service societies can play a key role in promoting and nurturing farmers.

Keywords
Social Service Agency, Spices, Agripreneurship, Agripreneurs, Fair trade price
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