Ethnography Report

USER-1

USER PROFILE:-

NAME : Bhagya

AGE : 60 years old

GENDER :Female

OCCUPATION :Home maker

INCOME : 90,000

SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR: Cotton,Paddy,maize.

  • COTTON – It is used for preparation of clothes.
  • PADDY –It is used for food items.
  • MAIZE–It is used for food items.

EXPENSES: Educating children’s,treatment for her husband,Investment for ,Seed/sapling,pesticide,machinery/cattle’s expenses,fertilizer,labour/manpower.

WORK SPACE:-

Layout:-2.5achrs

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:-

1.Ploughing the field.

2.Supplying the water to the field.

3.Sowing the seeds.

4.Sprinkling of pesticides,spreading of fertilizers

5.After the growth of the sapling removing the weeds.

WORK INTENTIONS:-

Timely completion of work for getting good profit.

VARIOUS PROCESSER RESOURCE:-

Drip irrigation system,water pumping through the well ,pump for spraying of pesticides availability of ox and buffaloesfor the usage of artefacts/ploughing.

TOOLS USED:-

PHYSICALLY ARTEFACTS:-Cultivator,driving harrow snow plough,rotary tiller etc..,

SPECIALLY DESIGNED:-Sickle,turmeric rhizome dibbler iron plough, spade, hardhoe,turmeric harvester.

PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED:-

  • It is difficult to remove the weeds.
  • She has to bend the whole day to seed the seeds in the earth.
  • There is no water facility near to the field.

USER-2

USER PROFILE:-

NAME : Rajamallu

AGE : 50 Years old

GENDER : Male

OCCUPATION : Farmer

INCOME : 30,000

SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR:-

Production of cotton used to preparation of clothes spinning mill supply.

EXPENSES:-

To educate their children’s, paying the insurance,home expenditure.

WORK SPACE:-

LAYOUT:-1achr

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:-

Ploughing fields

Sowing seeds

Sprinkling pesticides and spreading fertilizers.

WORK INTENSION:-

High yielding to get more income.

HUMAN RESOURES:-

Sunrise pumps,crowbar,axe,hooks.

TOOLS USED:-

PHYSICAL ARTIFACTS:-

Shabdkosh,seeder iron wheels,driving harrow double plough water,pump, snow plough, single plough.

SPECIALLY DESIGNED:-

Sickle turmeric rhizome dibble,iron plough,spade,hard hoe,turmeric harvester spade,shovel,trowel.

PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED:-

  • Spreading,lack of man power,improper usage.
  • Lack of facilities.
  • Water scarcity.
  • Weeds growing quickly even after cutting.
  • While spraying pesticides they will effect with their health issues.
  • For sowing the seeds it is very difficult to bend ups and down.
  • Spraying machine causes heavy weight,vibration,sound.
  • Insects problems like caterpillar
  • Carrying machines is very difficult to all category persons or people.

USER-3

USER PROFILE:-

NAME:-Swaropa

AGE:-53 Years old

GENDER:-Female

OCCUPATION:-Home maker

INCOME:-1.5Lakhs

SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR:-

Production of cotton used to preparation of clothes, supply to spinning mill,textile market.

EXPENSES:-

Paying the insurance,home expenditure,to educate their children’s ,look after the aged people in the home ,machinery cost, labour cost,seeds cost ,pesticides cost ,fertilizers cost.

WORK SPACE:-

LAYOUT:-4.5 acers

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:-

1. Ploughing the field.

2.Sprinkling of pesticides and spreading of fertilizers.

3.Spreading the dung all over the field.

WORK INTENSION:-

Doing the work intime.

VARIOUS PROCESSER INVOLVING RESOURES:-

Drip irrigation system,water pumping through the well, operating sprinkler spraying the pesticides.

TOOLS USED:-

PHYSICALLY ACTEFACTS:-

Seeder,iron wheels,driving harrow , double plough,water pump.

SPECIALLY DESINGED:-

Spade,hard hoe,iron plough, turmeric harvester ,rakes fork,hoe.

PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED:-

· Cutting of unwanted weeds.

· Pickup the unwanted grass out of the cultivating field.

· Lifting the hand pump with full of pesticides water.

USER-4

USER PROFILE:-

NAME:-Shusheela

AGE:-40 Years old

GENDER:-Female

OCCUPATION:-Home maker

INCOME:-1.2lakhs

SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR:-

Cotton,paddy,maize,chilly.

COTTON:-It is used for preparation of clothes

PADDY:-It is used as food items.

MAIZE:-It is used as food items.

CHILLY:-It is used to prepare for food items.

EXPENSES:-

Educating children , investment for agriculture,house expenditure.

WORK SPACE:-

LAYOUT:-5achrs

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:-

1.Ploughing the field.

2.Supplying the water to the field.

3.Sowing the seeds.

4.Sprinkling of pesticide spreading of fertilizers.

5.After the growth of the seeds cutting the unwanted grass.

WORK INTENSION:-

To complete the work intime for getting of more profits.

VARIOUS PROCESSER INVOLVING RESOURCES:-

Drip system water pumping through the bore well,pump for spraying of pesticides.

TOOLS USED:-

  • PHYSICALLY ARTIFACTS:-Flip plough, disk plough, rotary tiller, cultivation, disk harrow, share plough.
  • SPECIALLY DESIGNED:-Watering can, tawn mower, hose pipe, sprinkler, strimmer, spade, shovel, trowel hand fork.

PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED:-

      • Pick up the unwanted grass out of the cultivating field.
      • Lifting the hand pump with full of pesticides.
      • Getting pain after spreading the chemicals like URIA,DAP,20-20.

USER-5

USER PROFILE:-

NAME:-Prathap reddy

AGE:-54 Years old

GENDER:-Male

OCCUPATION:-Farmer

INCOME:-2 Lakhs

SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR:-

  • Cotton,paddy,maize,tobacco,turmeric.
  • COTTON:-It is used for preparation of clothes.
  • PADDY:-It is used as food item.
  • MAIZE:-It is used as food item.
  • TOBBACO:-It is used to smoking.
  • TURMERIC:-It is used as food item, used as antibiotic.

EXPENSES:-

Educating children , look after the family , investment for agriculture

WORK SPACE:-

  • LAYOUT:-10 acers

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:-

      • Ploughing the field.
      • Sowing the seeds.
      • Supplying the water to the field.
      • Sprinkling of pesticides, spreading of fertilizer.

WORK INTENSION:-

      • To complete the work in time for getting of good profit.

HUMAN RESORSES:-

Drip system, water pumping through the bore wells , pump for spraying of pesticides.

TOOLS USED:-

  • PHYSICALLY ARTEFACTS:-

Seeder, iron wheels, driving harrow, double plough, water pump, snow plough.

  • SPECIALLY DESIGNED:-

Sickle, turmeric rhizome dibbler, iron plough, spade, hard hoe.

PROBLEM IDENIFIED:-

      • Lifting the hand pumps while spreading the pesticides.

Sowing the seeds by doing ups and downs.

Picking the cotton from the plants.

USER-6

USER PROFILE:-

NAME :-Venkat reddy

AGE :-51 Years old

GENDER :-Male

OCCUPATION:-Farmer

INCOME :-10 Lakhs

SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR:-

  • Cotton, paddy, maize, tobacco, turmeric.
  • COTTON:-It is used as preparation of clothes.
  • PADDY:-It is used as food item.
  • MAIZE:-It is used as food item.
  • TOBBACO:-It is used as smoking.
  • TURMERIC:-It is used in food items and it is used as antibiotic.

EXPENSESE:-

Educating his children’s,look after the family, investments for agriculture.

WORK SPACE:-

      • LAYOUT:-15 acers

SEQUENCE OF EVENTS:-

        • Ploughing of field.
        • Sowing of seeds.
        • Sprinkling of pesticide and spreading of fertilizers.

WORK INTENSION:-

In order to get more income.

VARIOUS PROCESSER INVOLVING RESOURCES:-

Drip system, water pumping through the bore wells, pump for spraying the pesticides.

TOOLS USED:-

PHYSICALLY ARTIFACTS:-

Single plough ,flip plough, disk plough, rotary tiller, cultivation, disk harrow, share plough .

SPECIALLY DESIGNED:-

Turmeric harvester, small basket, big basket, rakes fork hoe, spade shovel, trowel, hand fork, watering can etc..,

PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED:-

      • Keeping many number of workers for the removing the weeds and for collecting the cotton.
      • Lifting the hand pump with full of pesticide water .