A STUDY ON CROP RESIDUES MANAGEMENT PRACTICES USING BY THE FARMERS OF UTTAR PRADESH
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2022
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SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT- 250110 (U.P.),
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S. V. P. University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut-250110 (U. P.)
Name of students : Girijesh Yadav Id No : PG/A-4900/19
Year of Admission : Ist sem. 2019 Degree : Ph.D. (Ag.)
Major : Agricultural Extension and Communication Minor : Agronomy
Topic : “A Study on Crop Residues Management Practices Using by the Farmers
of Uttar Pradesh.”
Advisor : Dr. D. K. Singh Department : Agril. Extension & Comm.
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The study was conducted in Western Uttar Pradesh during the year 2021-22 to find
out the Socio personal characteristics of the farmers practice on crop residue management.
In the study 180 farmers were selected as respondent. The independent variables such as
age, caste, education, marital status, family type, etc were measured. Data were collected
through structured personal interview schedule. The statistical methods and tests such as
frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation etc. were used for analysis of data. The
result of the data showed that the majority 33.89% of the farmers belonged to lower
medium age group followed by higher medium age group, 68.33% farmers belonged to
Other Backward Caste. The majority 26.67% of respondents were educated up to
intermediate, 64.44% respondent were engaged in agriculture as their main occupation,
52.78% were having medium size (2-4 ha) of land holding, 84.44% were used private tube
well for irrigation, and 11.67% respondents were having membership of only one social
organization while 88.33% farmers were having no any kind of membership. In the study
82.22% respondents were getting information from KVK Scientist. The majority 63.89%
of the respondents were having medium level of knowledge regarding crop residues
management, 66.56% respondents were having medium level of Attitude regarding crop
residues management. The study reveals that the maximum 70.00% respondents were
followed medium level of practices under crop residues management. To found many
constraints maximum 90.55% respondents faced more time consuming in crop residues
management constraints followed 88.33% respondents were faced labour charge is high for
crop residues management.
The result of the correlation analysis revealed that the adoption of crop residues
management practices was found to be positively and significantly correlated with their
education, source of information, irrigation facilities, home appliances, farm implements,
transports facilities, annual income at 1 % level of significance. Size of land holding, social
participation was found to have positive and significant correlation at 5 % level of
significance. The variable age and marital status was found to have negative correlation
with adoption of crop residues management practices. However the rest of the variables,
namely caste, type of family, size of family, type of house, occupation were found to be
positive but non-significantly correlated with the adoption of crop residues management
practices.
(D. K. Singh) (Girijesh Yadav)
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