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- Perception of Tribal Farmers about Front Line Demonstration
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1 Department of Extension Education, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN
2 Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN
1 Department of Extension Education, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN
2 Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN
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Agriculture Update, Vol 14, No 3 (2019), Pagination: 209-213Abstract
The present study was conducted in Amravati district of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state. The study “Perception of tribal farmers about front line demonstration” was conducted in Chikaldara and Dharni talukas of Amravati district, 80 respondents (tribal farmers) were purposively selected for study. The data were collected by personal interview method with the help of structured interview schedule. The data were tabulated, analyzed and interpreted. The findings of the study revealed that the majority of tribal farmers were having middle age group of 35 to 55 years, education upto high school level, medium level farming experience, marginal size of land holding (0.01 to 1.00 ha), low level training received and medium level annual income 50001 Rs. to 1,00,000 Rs. However, the observation also found that most of the respondents were possessed medium level social participation, medium level extension contact, medium level achievement motivation and medium level economic motivation. Majority of the respondents were interested in front line demonstration programme of Bengal gram and soybean. The significant variables include achievement motivation and economic motivation found the positive and significant level of probability 0.01 with perception level. The variable viz., training received, social participation and extension contact found positive and significant at 0.05 level of probability with perception level. The variable age, education, farming experience, land holding and annual income found non-significant relationship with perception level.Keywords
Perception, Tribal Farmers, KVK, Front Line Demonstration, Chikhaldara, Dharni.References
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- Wadekar, R.P.,Mehata, P.G., Mardane, R.G. and Dhende, S.A. (2016). A study of socio-economic profile of Warli tribal farmers. Adv. Life Sci., 5 (18) : 7306-7309.
- Adoption of Bt Cotton Growers about Management Practices for Control of Pink Bollworm
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1 Department of Extension Education, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN
2 Maharashtra Agriculture Department, Krushi Vighag, Aurangabad (M.S.), IN
1 Department of Extension Education, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati (M.S.), IN
2 Maharashtra Agriculture Department, Krushi Vighag, Aurangabad (M.S.), IN
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Agriculture Update, Vol 15, No 1&2 (2020), Pagination: 42-44Abstract
The present study on adoption of Bt. cotton growers about management practices for control of pink bollworm was undertaken in Daryapur and Achalpur taluka of Amravati district. With sample size of the 80 respondents. The data were collected on personal, socio-economic, communicational and psychological characteristics of the Bt. cotton growers, adoption about management practices for control of pink bollworm with the help of pre-structured interview schedule. Finding reveled that majority 65.00 per cent of the respondents belonged to middle age group, high propotion of respondents 31.25 per cent were studied upto high school level, majority of respondent 37.50 per cent had small land holding (1.01 to 02.00 ha), Majority 58.75 per cent respondents were having medium level farming experience, More than half of the respondents 77.50 per cent having annual income between Rs. 70,0001 to Rs. 2,90,000, majority of 60.00 per cent had occupied medium level of social participation, majority of 71.25 per cent of the respondents have medium level of extension contact, majority of the respondent 62.50 per cent had medium level of source of information, majority of the respondent 61.25 per cent of the respondents had medium level of achievement motivation, majority of the 66.25 per cent of the respondents had medium level of training received, majority of the 56.25 per cent found to be in the medium level of risk orientation. in case of adoption of management practices for control of pink bollworm 77.50 per cent having medium level of adoption. The variable namely education, source of information, training received are positively significant with adoption of management practices for control of pink bollworm at 0.01 level of probability and the variable namely farming experience, extension contact, achievement motivation, risk orientation are positively significant and age, land holding, annual income, social participation, were non - significantly correlated with adoption of management practices for control of pink bollworm at 0.05 level of probability.Keywords
Adoption, Bt Cotton, Pink Bollworm, Pheromone Traps.References
- Jakkawad, S.R.and Patange, N.R. (2019). Awareness of Bt. cotton growers from Marathwada region of Maharashtra about integrated pink bollworm management. J. Sci. Agric.& Engg., 9 (29) : 195-198.
- Jakkawad, S.R.,Patange, N.R. and Kadam, S.B. (2019). Extent of adoption of practices by cotton growers for the management of pink bollworm. Trends in Biosciences, 12 (3) : 246-250.
- Mahendrakar, Mahesh, Jahanara, M.S. and Mazhar, Syed H. (2018). To assess the extent of adoption of Bt. cotton production practices in Shahapur Taluk of Yadgir district Karnataka. J Pharmacognosy & Phytochemistry, 7 (3): 1848-1850.
- Pavan Kumar, P.and Dhorey, R.K. (2017). Extent of adoption of farmers about Bt. cotton practices in Warangal district of Telangana state, India. Internat. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci., 6 (11): 824 - 829.
- Shambharkar, Y.B., Sarnaik, S.D. and Khade, A.H. (2018). Knowledge and adoption behaviour of Bt. cotton growers about integrated nutrient management practices in Yavatmal district of Vidarbha region. Internat. J. Curr. Microbiol. Appl. Sci.,6: 2746 - 2751.