Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
While reviewing a project proposal, the following
points are generally given importance along with
other factors: (a) how best are the intellectual
quality and merit of the study; (b) what is its
potential impact; (c) how holistic is the proposal,
whether the research proposal is likely to produce
new data and concepts or confirm existing
hypotheses; (d) are the hypotheses valid and
whether these have been presentedwith supporting
evidences; (e) whether the aims are logical; (f)
whether the procedures proposed are appropriate,
adequate, and feasible for the research; (g) whether
the investigators/proposers are qualified and com-
petent enough as shown by their credentials and
experience; (h) are the facilities adequate and the
environment conducive to the research; and (i) is
there any other organization where the similar
types of work are being conducted, if so how the
present proposal is different from that, and so on.
In the following section, an attempt is made
to note down the possible steps in research
proposal.
problem was selected and why it has an impor-
tance to the society and thereby justify the
research approach.
14.1.3 Review of Literature
Once after the synthesis of the problem, the
researcher should try to search whether the
same types of work are already taken up in the
same area, if any, their short falls, and how
previous work could be improvised or thought
afresh to solve the present problem. This will
help the researcher to concretize the research
idea and the methodology to be adopted or
developed.
14.1.4 Objectives and Specific
Objectives of the Study
Based on the above two stages, the researcher is
now better placed to formulate the objective and
specific objective of the research program
proposed. The objectives of the study should
clearly be spelled out. Generally there are
objective(s), and to each and every objective,
specific objectives are there, which are generally
followed by hypothesis to be tested (not in all
cases). In all these efforts, the researchers should
try to clear out what he/she wants to achieve, for
whom the objectives are valuable, whether the
objectives are in measurable form or not, and of
course how far the objectives are realistic and
achievable under the given situation. It should
be clearly noted that for mandatory researches,
the objectives, specific objectives, and the
hypotheses are mostly stipulated by the research
organizations or the funding agencies. The
researcher may have options to slightly modify
or reorient keeping the mandate in mind.
14.1.1 Title
The title is the stepping stone to a project pro-
posal. It gives first impression of a proposal and
as such is required to be catchy, small, and infor-
mative. The title should not be the same as the
objective. It should be shorter and at the same
time must
indicate broadly what
is being
attempted to.
14.1.2 Introduction and Rationale
In this part of the research proposal, the
researcher makes an attempt to put forward a
research problem, which he/she has conceived.
This section concerns with background informa-
tion, urgency, critical gaps in knowledge, and
need for the present study. The background part
of the introduction deals with a context having a
set of problems. In the process, the researcher
should emphasize on the origin of the problems,
its importance, and its impact on society.
A researcher should try to make clear why the
14.1.5 Materials and Methodology
This is purely a technical section. This section
clearly answers to questions on how to realize
the objectives. Approaches with details and
