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Intelligent Decision-Making Approaches for Agricultural Sectors of Odisha in India

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  • Debesh Mishra

    (KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India)

  • Suchismita Satapathy

    (KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India)

Abstract

Agriculture lacks organizational frameworks which are needed for OHS management techniques to operate effectively. Thus, it becomes essential to analyze the magnitude of OHS problems within the agricultural sector. Hence, an attempt was made in this study to explore the prevalence of OHS disorders and discomforts among the farmers of Odisha in India. There are three contributions in this study. At first, OHS issues of farmers were analyzed based on the literature review and the data was collected by personal interaction and questionnaires. In the second part, the “Best Worst Method (BWM)” was used to rank the different rice farming processes, and the different occupational disorders and discomforts, respectively. Furthermore, the RULA tool was used to assess the ergonomics involved in various postures taken by farmers in different rice farming processes, and based on the obtained RULA scores the necessary actions were recommended accordingly. The findings in this study may have positive implications for extension programs and policy formulation in agricultural sectors.

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  • Debesh Mishra & Suchismita Satapathy, 2019. "Intelligent Decision-Making Approaches for Agricultural Sectors of Odisha in India," International Journal of Decision Support System Technology (IJDSST), IGI Global, vol. 11(4), pages 67-95, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jdsst0:v:11:y:2019:i:4:p:67-95
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