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not much discerned, with exceptions. Nevertheless, very few
sericulturists would like to develop an open animosity with the extension
staff, barring exceptions. This is because they would not like to lose any
benefit that may come on their way, by losing the favour of the
extension staff. The progressive sericulturists too do not antagonise the
extension staff lest they lose the proximity with higher officials. The
same is true of the extension staff also, who too try to maintain a cordial
relationship with the sericulturists.
The other major avenues of interaction with the department
officials would include the occasions of regular procurement of layings
and of marketing of the cocoons. Apart from this, most of the
sericulturists have the opportunity for training programmes unlike the
non-sericulturists. In reality, not every training programme achieves its
intended results because of the less insistence of attendance and the
distant location of the training spots. Another area of interaction with
officials is associated with credit interactions.
All these avenues of interaction bring a high level of recognition
for the village-folk. In the process, the sericulturists develop wider
contact and gain rich experience and knowledge. This is evident from
the interaction level and maturity of the sericulturists in different
villages of study.
Network Analysis
J .A. Barnes (1972: 26-7) identifies three main types of relations
in the network interactions. They include the symmetric, asymmetric and
non-symmetric relations. It is, however, not very clear, how the non-
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