A Study on Knowledge and Adoption Behaviour of Capsicum Growers of Belagavi District
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2016-08
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University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad
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This study was conducted during 2015-16 in two talukas of Belagavi district, Karnataka, India. The data was collected by personal interview method using structured interview schedule. A sample of 150 capsicum growers were selected by using simple random sampling method.
The study revealed that majority (64.66 %) of respondents were middle aged, one third (34.66 %) of the capsicum growers studied up to primary school, majority (47.33 %) of the respondents belonged to medium size family, semi-medium land holding (52.66 %), medium level of capsicum growing experience (43.33 %), medium income category (56.00 %), medium mass media exposure (39.33 %), medium level of extension contact category (46.00 %), and 50.00 per cent of capsicum growers belonged to medium market orientation.
Majority of the growers had knowledge about recommended varieties (85.33 %), sowing time (94.66 %), seed rate (74.66 %), providing shade to seed bed (90.66 %), seed bed preparation (89.33 %), FYM application (87.33 %), time of transplanting of seedlings to the main field (85.33 %), irrigation (84.00 %), spacing in main field (82.66 %), control measures for these insect (74.43 %). Regarding adoption majority (74.66 %) of respondents had adopted recommended varieties, correct time of sowing (94.00 %), providing shade to seed bed (90.66 %), seed bed preparation (84.66 %), spacing (76.66 %), control measures to pests (61.66 %).
Regarding marketing behavior majority (92.00 %) of the respondents expressed that the perishable nature of vegetable was the major reason for selling in local market immediately after harvest, sold their produce to wholesaler through commission agents (89.33 %), selling the produce to the commission agents since they have immediate cash payment (90.00 %).
Major constraints expressed by capsicum growers were information related to weather forecasts (94.66 %), high labour charges (100.00 %), high cost of transportation (96.66 %).