Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complications Among Individuals With Diabetes Mellitus

Dr. Simran Maheshwari; Dr. Subhan Quraishi; Dr. Babita Ghodke

Volume : II, Issue : VII, July - 2013

Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complications Among Individuals With Diabetes Mellitus

Dr. Simran Maheshwari, Dr. Subhan Quraishi, Dr. Babita Ghodke

Abstract :

Homegardens of Kerala presents a traditional agroforestry system designed to meet the food, fodder, fuel wood and timber requirement of the farm households and to generate supplementary income through the sale of surplus The structural and functional diversity of this farming system makes it a unique one and it is the predominant type of agricultural production system in the state of Kerala. This study was undertaken in the Southern Kerala comprising Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta districts covering a sample size of 208 homegardens using multi–stage stratified random sampling technique which, examines the different dimension of technology suited for homegarden systems. There has been interplay of several institutions that have led to development of technologies cutting across different crops. Irrespective of the inclusion of crops in homegardens, these technologies have been disseminated by extension systems considering crops in isolation. But, since these crops are only components of a larger system such as a homegarden, the relevance or otherwise of the technologies generated / disseminated need to be thoroughly probed. Technologies that have permeated into the homegardens alone would be relevant to their sustainability. Thus, the identification of such technologies and its dimensions is an important part of the study. On delineation of dimensions of technologies as perceived by homegarden farmers, agricultural officers and scientists, twenty four dimensions were felt important by all categories of respondents. Additional nine dimensions perceived by the farmers were found to fall out of the ambit of extension and scientific community revealing that there is a major requirement either overlooked by the scientific/extension system, which is yet to be idged.