Training Programmes and Success of Agri Clinics and Agri Business Centres (Acabcs) In Karnataka – An Evaluation

Agriculture Sector is contributing 16.5%to the GDP of the country and has enclosed more than 50% workforce are still engaged in agriculture and allied activities. (Economic survey 2019-20)Though higher workforce is involved, they are not self-reliable to earn their livelihood and it is indispensable to rethink the shift of agricultural sector. In this scenario Agri entrepreneurship or farm entrepreneurship apparently benefits the small-scale farmers to be self- reliable and independent. The National Institute for Management of Agricultural Extension (MANAGE) has classified 32 activities of agribusiness all over India (as on 5th February 2021) covering horticulture, floriculture, sericulture, dairy farming, poultry, agri clinics and agribusiness centres. Agri Clinics and Agri Business Centres (ACABCS) in the post globalization era have emerged as an important commercial activity in agriculture and Agribusiness undertakings formed by trained agriculturists. Such business may include sale of inputs, maintenance and custom hiring of farm equipment with other facilities in agriculture and allied areas as well as market linkages for revenue generation, post-harvest administration and entrepreneurial progress. Nodal Training institutes are contributing significantly for the development and growth of ACABCs. With this background, the study is undertaken at with an objective of examining the relationship of training programmes and the success of ACABCs in Karnataka. Sixty (29 Trained and 31 untrained) sample Agripreneurs drawn from Bengaluru urban and rural districtswere contacted with a structured questionnaire to understand their business growth and success level with the help of various parameters. Hypothesis testing was done with the help of Chi square test. For analysis simple percentage technique was applied. It has also come out with few findings and suggestions

Time Domain Signal Detection for MIMO OFDM

The MIMO techniques with OFDM is regarded as a promising solution for increasing data rates, for wireless access qualities of future wireless local area networks, fourth generation wireless communication systems, and for high capacity, as well as better performance. Hence as part of continued research, in this paper an attempt is made to carry out modelling, analysis, channel matrix estimation, synchronization and simulation of MIMO-OFDM system. A time domain signal detection algorithm can be based on Second Order Statistics (SOS) proposed for MIMO-OFDM system over frequency selective fading channels. In this algorithm, an equalizer is first inserted to reduce the MIMO channels to ones with channel length shorter than or equal to the Cyclic Prefix (CP) length. A system model in which the ith received OFDM block left shifted by j samples introduced. MIMO OFDM system model which uses the equalizer can be designed using SOS of the received signal vector to cancel the most of the Inter Symbol Interference (ISI). The transmitted signals are then detected from the equalizer output. In the proposed algorithm, only 2P (P transmitted antennas / users in the MIMO-OFDM system) columns of the channel matrix need to be estimated and channel length estimation is unnecessary, which is an advantage over an existing algorithms. In addition, the proposed algorithm is applicable for irrespective of whether the channel length is shorter than, equal to or longer than the CP length. Simulation results verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm and shows that it out performs the existing one in all cases

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Annual report of CTRI of 2018-19In India different tobacco types viz., Flue Cured Virginia (FCV), Bidi, Natu, Chewing and Rustica are grown under diverse agro-climatic conditions prevailed. To cater the location specific needs of different tobacco types the All India Coordinated Project on Tobacco was established by Indian Council of Agricultural Research in the Fourth Five Year Plan during 1970-71 with the headquarters of the Coordinating unit at Anand (Gujarat). The headquarters was subsequently shifted to CTRI, Rajahmundry, A.P. on 16-08-1998. Further, the AICRP on Tobacco was renamed as All India Network Research Project on Tobacco and kept under the administrative control of the Director, CTRI, Rajahmundry. A total of number of 14 centres (3 Main centres, 7 sub-centres and 4 voluntary centres) are functioning at present.Not Availabl

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Report of AICRP TOBACCO WORKSHOP in 2018-2019In India different tobacco types viz., Flue Cured Virginia (FCV), Bidi, Natu, Chewing and Rustica are grown under diverse agro-climatic conditions. To cater the location specific needs of different tobacco types the All India Coordinated Project on Tobacco was established by Indian Council of Agricultural Research in the Fourth Five Year Plan during 1970-71 with the headquarters of the Coordinating unit at Anand (Gujarat). The headquarters was subsequently shifted to CTRI, Rajahmundry, A.P. on 16-08-1998. Further, the AICRP on Tobacco was renamed as All India Network Research Project on Tobacco and kept under the administrative control of the Director, CTRI, Rajahmundry. A total of number of 14 centres (3 Main centres, 7 sub-centres and 4 voluntary centres) are functioning at present.ICA

ALL INDIA NETWORK RESEARCH PROJECT ON TOBACCO Annual Report 2021-22

1. Evolving location specific superior varieties/hybrids of different tobaccos. 2. Breeding tobacco varieties tolerant for biotic and abiotic stresses. 3. Evaluation and development of best-bet site specific agro-techniques for enhancing the production efficiency and produce quality. 4. Development of location specific and cost-effective IPM modules for effective management of pest and diseases and to minimise the pesticide residues in tobacco. 5. Screening and identification of genotypes having traits of commercial importance and non-conventional uses. 6. Comparative evaluation of tobacco and non-tobacco based cropping systems that are remunerative and sustainable.India is the second largest producer and exporter of tobacco after China and Brazil respectively. It is grown in an area of 0.42 M ha producing 758 M kg of Tobacco. Tobacco contributes ~ Rs. 28,000 crores to the National exchequer in terms of excise revenue (~22,000 crores) and export earning (~6000 crores). Different tobacco types such as Flue Cured Virginia (FCV), Burley, Oriental, Bidi, Natu/ Pikka, Chewing and Rustica are grown under diverse agro - climatic conditions. To address the location specific needs of different tobacco types, the All India Coordinated Project on Tobacco was established by Indian Council of Agricultural Research during 1970 - 71 with the headquarters of the Coordinating unit at Anand (Gujarat). The headquarters was subsequently shifted to ICAR - CTRI, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh on 16 - 08 - 1998. Further, the AICRP on Tobacco was renamed as All India Network Research Project on Tobacco and kept under the administrative control of the Director, ICAR - CTRI, Rajahmundry. A total of numbers of 14 centres (3 Main centres, 7 sub - centres and 4 voluntary centres) are functioning at present. The three main network centres of AINPT are located at Rajahmundry, Shivamogga and Anand; the seven sub - centres at Nipani, Nandyal, Berhampur, Araul, Dinhata, Guntur and Hunsur. The four voluntary centers of AINPT are functioning at Ladol, Jeelugumilli, Kandukur and Vedasandur. The centres at Rajahmundry, Guntur, Hunsur and Dinhata are functioning under the administrative control of ICAR - Central Tobacco Research Institute (ICAR - CTRI), Rajahmundry. Anand, Shivamogga, Nipani, Nandyal, Berhampur and Araul centres are under the administrative control of respective Universities, viz., Anand Agricultural University, Anand; University of Horticulture and Agricultural Sciences, Shivamogga; University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad; Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur; Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar and Chandra Sekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur, respectively (Table 1). The existing Scientific, Technical, Administrative and Supporting staff strength was 16, 21, 03 and 01, respectively. AINPT Co - ordination Unit at Rajahmundry co - ordinates activities of all the centres and monitors the research programmes through four Project Investigators located at ICAR - CTRI, Rajahmundry. It also co - ordinates resource activities of different centres and also with ICAR on all the administrative, financial and issues related to the coordinating centres and ensure implementation of all the mandated programmes as per the guidelines of ICAR.ICAR-CTRI, Rajahmundry (Andhra Pradesh

ALL INDIA NETWORK RESEARCH PROJECT ON TOBACCO XII GROUP MEETING

Not AvailableTo evaluate the FCV tobacco entries for yield and qualityat four centres viz., Jeelugumilli, Kandukur, Hunsur and Shivamogga with 3 entries along with respective checks. A replicated trial was conducted with three entries (FCHH-1, FCHH-2 and FCRH- 13) along with three control varieties viz., Kanchan, LT Kanchan and CH-1. The trial was laid out as per plot size and spacing, and followed all the standard cultural conditions.Not Availabl

Cultural differences, convergence, and crossvergence as explanations of knowledge transfer in international acquisitions

In spite of the proliferation of research on cultural differences in international mergers and acquisitions, we lack systematic analyses of the impact of cultural factors on knowledge transfer. In this paper, we argue that both national and organizational cultural differences and cultural integration in the form of cultural convergence and crossvergence affect knowledge transfer in acquisitions. We develop specific hypotheses concerning the nature of these effects, and test our hypotheses with data on international acquisitions carried out by Finnish corporations. The analyses performed show that national cultural differences provide great potential for knowledge transfer in international acquisitions. Furthermore, organizational cultural convergence and crossvergence have a significant positive impact on knowledge transfer. In particular, convergence and crossvergence moderate the impact of national cultural differences on knowledge transfer