3. INDEX
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Particulars
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INTRODUCTION – RESOURCES
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2.
MAN MADE RESOURCES
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3.
Krishibhavan- INTRODUCTION
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4.
ORGANIZATION
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5.
FUNCTIONS
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6.
SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES
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7.
ROLE OF TEACHER
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8.
CONCLUSION
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9.
REFERENCES
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4. INTRODUCTION - RESOURCES Resources can be defined as the inputs used in the production of those things that we desire. When resources are productive, they are typically called factors of production. Indeed, some economists use the terms resources and factors of production synonymously. The total quantity, or stock, of resources that an economy has determines what that economy can produce. Every economy has, in varying degrees, vast amounts of different resources, or factors of production. Factors of production can be classified in many ways. One common classification scheme distinguishes natural, human, and manufactured resources. MAN MADE RESOURCES There are number of institutions made by man, which can be converted as resources for community based science learning process. The major man made resources are
1. Museum
2. Zoo
3. Botanical Garden
4. Agrifarms
5. Hospitals
6. Krishibhavan
7. Research Centers
8. Other Government and Non Government agencies
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5. Krishibhavan INTRODUCTION KrishiBhavan is a Government organization under the administration of the Department of Agriculture and co-operation is a Department in the ministry of Agriculture. It is the one and only centre for controlling and co-coordinating all agricultural activities in a Panchayath. Each Panchayath belongs a KrishiBhavan. An agriculture officer is controlling the KrishiBhavan and two or three agricultural assistants will be there to help him. KrishiBhavans are conducting all the developmental programmes of agriculture in our state directly or indirectly. KrishiBhavans helping the farmers to overcome the difficulties in agriculture by group farming. ORGANIZATION It is a Government organization controlled by the Department of Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture is a Department in the ministry of agriculture. The Agriculture Minister supported by a minister of a state holds overall charge of the Ministry of Agriculture comprising these departments verses, Department of Agriculture and Co-operation Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Department of Agricultural Research and Education. There will be a KrishiBhavan in each Panchayat, in Block level-Agricultural Assistant director officers and district level –Agricultural officers were control the krishi Bhavans.To ensure effective and responsive administrationaNICNET based Public information and facilitation Centre also functions in Krishi Bhavans.A computerised self operating Kiosk has been established for facilitatin free and independent access to general public.It provides information about the Department under the Ministery of Agriculture. 2
6. FUNCTIONS KrishiBhavan is responsible for the formulation and implementation of national policies and programmes aimed at achieving rapid agricultural growth through optimum utilization of the country’s land, water, soil and plant resources. The department undertakes measures to ensure timely and adequate supply of inputs and services such as fertilizers seeds, pesticides agricultural implements and crops insurance to ensure remunerative returns to the farmers for their agricultural produce. The department endured with the responsibility for collection and maintenance of a wide range of statistical and economic data relation to agriculture required for development, planning, organizing agricultural census, assisting and advising the states in undertaking drought management measures. The department is responsible for the information of overall co-operative policy in the country, matters relating to national co-operative organizations, co- operative training and education. The department is also responsible for developing general policy relating to the marketing of agricultural produce including pricing, exports etc. The department also participates in activities of international organizations for fostering bilateral co-operation in agriculture and allied sectors and for promotion of export of agricultural commodities. The department is actively working to protect our national interests in the forums like World Trade Organization. The department organizes agricultural exhibitions for the farmers, undertakes soil survey in difficult river catchment areas and encourages floriculture, horticulture and other cash crops through its various schemes/programmes for the benefits of the farming community. 3
7. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES 1. Formulation and implementation of National policies and Programs for achieving rapid growth and development through optimum utilization of country’s land, water, soil and plant resources. 2. Undertakes developmental planning, Agricultural Census, assists States in undertaking scarcity relief measures and in management of natural calamities. 3. Formulates cooperative policy relating to cooperation and cooperative organizations, cooperative training and education. 4. To bring about integrated developed of marketing of agricultural produce and to safeguard the economic interests of the farming community in general. 5. To formulate policies for improving agricultural extension services by adopting new institutional arrangements through the involvement of NGOs Farmers ‘organizations and Agricultural Universities aiming at integrated extension services. 6. Strengthening the cooperative movement through National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED), and National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI). 7. Promoting plant protection measures and practices through dissemination of information and education of various functionaries involved in agricultural production. 8. Supplementing the efforts of State Governments for increasing the production and productivity of agricultural and horticultural crops through promotional programs. 4
8. 9. Promoting measures for production of quality seeds and distribution of improved plant varieties developed by the scientists for increasing productivity. 10. Promotion of farm mechanization. 11. Developing suitable strategies for rain fed farming through people’s participation for holistic and integrated development of potential water sheds and promotion of farming system approach for augmenting income and nutrition levels of agricultural communities.
12. Arranging Agricultural Census and inputs survey through States for providing information on land uses, cropping pattern, tenancy, irrigation, seeds, disbursal of operational holdings and consumption of various inputs. ROLE OF TEACHER Science Teachers have important role in the process of familiarizing man made resources to the students. Normally the concept of teaching limits to the four walls of the class room and the alphabets written in the text books. But to impart permanent knowledge to the learner we need to give fresh hand experience, these types of manmade resources offers a wide range of opportunities of that experience to the learner. The role of Teacher is that, to emphasize and modulate his perception to utilize the given opportunities for providing a better learning experience and exposure to the learner. 5
9. CONCLUSION
Manmade resources play an important role as a community based resource for science learning process. Among them the activities and programs of Krishibhavn always helps the common people to utilize the novel advancement in the realm of Agriculture. By observing and involving these activities of Krishibhavan students get fresh hand experience about the day to day living situations of the common man. Also these learning will change their behavioral approach towards the life style of farmers, who are serving the bread and butter of our nation.
REFERENCES
1. www.kerala.gov.in
2. www.karshikakeralam.com
3. www.keralakrishibhavan.in
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