The document discusses coping mechanisms, organizational stress in farming, farmer groups, and research and extension organizations. Coping mechanisms help manage stress through activities like swimming, writing, and music. Farmers experience stress from heavy workloads during planting and harvesting, unpredictable weather, and financial pressures. Farmer groups are formed to collectively work towards improving livelihoods through cooperatives, associations, and community organizations, gaining access to information, training, markets, and technologies. Research and extension organizations perform agricultural research and disseminate knowledge to farmers through extension services to promote innovation, sustainable practices, and increased productivity.

1. S.SRISABARI
Lecture : 19
 Coping Mechanism
 Organizational Stress in Farming
 Farmer Group
 Research and Extension Organization

2.  Coping Mechanism
 Help individuals manage
stress and adversity,
 Leading to better mental,
physical and emotional health.

3. Example :
Swimming, writing and music
reduce stress.

4. i. Positive Effects
 Reduce Stress,
 Improve Emotional Regulation,
 Increase confidence.

5. ii. Negative Effects
 Excessive Avoidance
 Immediate Gratification
Using drugs or alcohol
can lead to addiction.

6.  Organizational Stress in Farming
 Work-related stress,
 Arises from,
 The nature of the job and
the demands of work.

7. Farmer Stress
 Workload
 During planting and
harvesting seasons.
 Weather-related stress

8. Farmer Stress (continued),
 Financial pressures
 Equipment maintenance
 Time consuming and costly.

9.  Farmer Group
 Farmers come together,
with a common objectives
to improve,
their livelihoods by,
working collectively for their benefit.

10. Farmer Group (continued),
Organizations forms,
 Cooperatives,
 Associations and
 Community-based organizations.

11. Farmer Group Aim
 Develop and promote
agricultural technologies and practices.
 Access to
information, training
& market opportunities and
new technologies.

12. Farmer Group Aim (continued),
 The policy-making process,
 Developing sustainable agriculture and
improving rural livelihoods.

13.  Research and Extension Organization
 Institution that performs research,
to develop new knowledge and
disseminates that knowledge
through extension services to
farmer, business and public or private.

14. REOs
 Government agencies,
 Private institutions,
 Non-profit organizations.
 Governments sponsor these institutions to
stimulate agricultural research.

15. REO Aim
 Promoting technological innovation,
 Assessing the sustainability of farming
practices and
 Enhancing agricultural productivity.

16. REO Activities
 Testing new crop varieties,
 Developing improved farming practices,
 Reduce pests and disease,
 Improve agricultural productivity and
 Promote economic development.