Awareness and Skill Enhancement among Farm Women vis-à-vis Manual Multi-Seed Dibbler: An Experimental Research

Abstract

This study examines Awareness and Skill Enhancement apropos Manual Multi-Seed Dibbler among Farm Women. Sixty farm women were selected from two village of Sakra block in Muzaffarpur district to study the awareness and skill enhancement of manual multi-seed dibbler used for planting viz., Maize, Soybean, Broad Beans (Bakla), Kidney Bean (Rajma) for empowering women. The method of experimental research design was applied. Two villages of Sakra block in Muzaffarpur district viz., Mura Mohanpur and Rampur Bakhari were selected for the present study during 2024-25. The study was conducted in Sakra Block of Muzaffarpur district. Two villages were selected with 30 farm women from each village thus sample size comprising of sixty respondents. Farm women were given training on using multi-seed dibbler to create awareness and skill of using drudgery reducing tool. The experimental research design was utilized for data collection. Data collection tools used for the study were interview schedules, awareness scales and skill test. The proper statistical methods used were the mean, frequency, percentage z-test and. The data indicated that majority of the respondents, i.e. 56.67 percent, had low skill scores, with 43.33 percent having medium scores. Prior to the training, none of the respondents had a high skill score. 16.6 percent of respondents had high scores following the course. From Pearson Correlation it may be inferred that Age, Education, Type of family & Mass Media exposure had p values, 99% CI; Where age was negatively significant and rest 3 variables were positively significant. So, these 4 sets of variables may play a pivotal role in order to enhance awareness. Drudgery-reducing tools reduce strain, prevent musculoskeletal issues, and boost productivity and well being for women. It improves work efficiency and saves time. The existing gap in awareness of various drudgery-reducing tools in the case of farm women of Samastipur district is related to gender equality and low education level.