Vol. 9 (5) : September-October 2018 issue
Green Farming Vol. 9 (5) : 918-921 ; September-October, 2018
Study on consequences of stress faced by the KVK functionaries in Odisha
ADITYA KUMAR MALLA1*, RADHASHYAM PANIGRAHI2 and ZEAMENE DEBRETSION GEBREGZABIHER3
Department of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Orissa University of Agriculture & Technology, Bhubaneswar - 751 003 (Odisha)
Designation : 1Ph.D. Research Scholar *(adityamalla32@gmail.com), 2Professor, 3P.G. Student
Subject : Agriculture Extension Education
Paper No. : P-7403
Total Pages : 4
Received : 20 August 2018
Revised accepted : 27 September 2018
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Citation :
ADITYA KUMAR MALLA, RADHASHYAM PANIGRAHI and ZEAMENE DEBRETSION GEBREGZABIHER. 2018. Study on consequences of stress faced by the KVK functionaries in Odisha. Green Farming Vol. 9 (5) : 918-921 ; September-October, 2018
ABSTRACT
Stress in general and occupational stress in particular has become the topics of discussion for the past several decades all over the world. As the agricultural sector by its very nature is a risk business, the attention given to agricultural workers in the national level in general and state level in particular as far stress and its management aspects are considered is minimal. This study research titled as 'Study on consequences of stress faced by the KVK functionaries in Odisha' state, therefore, explored the situation of the KVK functionaries as far as stress and its management aspects are considered. Random sampling was employed to select the sample of 16 KVKs from the overall 33 KVKs under 'Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology. Taking the small human resource capacity of the KVKs during the study time in to consideration, total enumeration (census method) was used for data collection. Finally, a total of 80 respondents were picked as sample respondents. Both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from the sample respondents using mailed questionnaire. It is observed that the most three important physiological symptoms which are found to be accepted by majority of the sample functionaries are tiredness and headache followed by sleeping problems to the extent of 62.5%, 60% and 51.25% respectively. Majority of the respondents to an extent of 67.5% are found to be very much worried and the relationship conflict by 32.5%. But a microscopic look can reveal that impairing performance and productivity, decrease in commitment to work and adversely affecting staff recruitment supported by 35.0%, 26.25% each of the respondents in the study area.
Key words :
Behavioral symptoms, Consequence of stress, KVK functionaries, Psychological consequences, Physiological consequences.