Knowledge of rural women about organic farming
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Date
2009
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UAS, Dharwad
Abstract
The research study was conducted in Dharwad district of Karnataka state during
2008-09. Two taluks namely Kundgol and Kalaghatgi were selected for conducting the
present investigation. Kalaghatgi was selected purposively as villages adopted by the
University of Agricultural Sciences for practicing organic farming fall in this taluka.
Kundgol was selected where farmers/farm women practice regular agriculture. Level of
knowledge of the farm women regarding improved agriculture, organic farming and organic
foods was studied. The findings revealed that there was no significant difference between
organic and non-organic villagers with regard to improved agriculture. Level of knowledge
regarding organic farming in the organic villages was quite high (73.00%) while the same
was practically nil in the non-organic villages. This could be because of the intensive efforts
done by the University scientists to educate the farmers/farm women of the adopted villages.
However, with regard to the knowledge of organic foods, the findings revealed that women of
both groups had very low or no knowledge at all. The findings would therefore call for
educating farmers/farm women on the ill effects of inorganic agriculture on the human
health. The farmers and farm women could be enlightened on these aspects either through
mass media or by way of training, campaigns, exhibitions and such other extension
methods.