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International Conference on Reimagining Rainfed Agro-ecosystems: Challenges &
Opportunities during 22-24, December 2022 at ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad
purposively selected. Twelve number of farm women were selected randomly from these
selected five villages. Thus, totally 60 farm women were interviewed. The data were collected
personally by using the structured interview schedule with major focus on solar energy
utilisation. According to the estimates of the International Energy Agency, India is the world’s
fourth largest energy consumer after United States, China and Russia and will be the third
largest by 2030 (Bharati Joshi et al., 1992). Solar energy is the radiant light and heat from the
sun that is harnessed using a range of ever-evolving technologies such as solar heating,
photovoltaics, solar thermal energy, solar architecture, molten salt power plants and artificial
photosynthesis (International Energy Agency, 2011).
Results
Findings of the study revealed that majority of farm women had correct awareness on solar
energy (81.67 per cent) followed by solar energy can also be used in agriculture (80.00 per
cent). In many aspects related to Natural Resource Management among farm women were
unaware. Overall awareness level about Natural Resource Management among farm women
had low awareness. There was positive and highly significant relationship between education,
risk orientation and scientific orientation with their awareness Natural Resource Management.
All (100.00%) of the farm women suggested subsidies should be made available to farmers for
solar-powered machinery and farmers are being encouraged to employ solar energy in their
farming systems. Also, majority of the farm women suggested that developing the strong
linkage between government and the farmers.
Statement wise distribution of awareness level about Natural Resource Management
among farm women .
S No Statement Frequency Percent
1. Do you know about renewable sources of energy? 35 58.33
2. Do you know about the solar energy? 49 81.67
3. Is solar energy can also be used in agriculture? 48 80.00
4. Do you know about solar crop and grain dryer? 0 0.00
5. Do you know about solar water heater? 39 65.00
6. Do you know about solar spray pumps? 1 1.67
7. Do you know about solar water lifting pump? 0 0.00
8. Do you know about different types of solar water lifting pumps? 1 1.67
9. Do you know direct current (DC) and alternate current (AC) solar
pumps?
10. Do you know about the land size required for 1 HP, 3 HP, 5 HP and 7
HP pump?
11. Do you know the approximate cost of a solar water pump system of 1
HP, 3 HP, 5 HP and 7 HP?
0 0.00
0 0.00
1 1.67
12. Do you know about the operating cost of solar pumps? 3 5.00
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