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 .