Farmers perception about system of rice intensification (SRI) in rewa block of district rewa (M.P.)

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dc.contributor.advisorChouhan, A.S.
dc.contributor.authorDharmendra
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-22T10:10:07Z
dc.date.available2017-02-22T10:10:07Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT In the last two decades, many socio-economic changes have been taken place among the people as well as environment due to pressure of population growth, increase in urbanization and industrialization and also intervention in technological development which causes the variability in the nature. Rice is life for millions of people in the world, particularly in developing countries. Rice is water intensive crop. Unfortunately in India, the productivity of rice is very low and area under rice cannot be increased further. Several management strategies have been tried to alleviate the crisis, but the yield potential could not be matched with that of irrigated transplanted rice. Therefore a more efficient and fundamental approach for reducing the water requirement is the need of the hour. In this context, System of Rice Intensification (SRI) was tried as an alternative practice to solve the water crisis. The System of Rice Intensification (SRI), developed in Madagascar is gaining increasing credence and momentum as the farmers are now using this method to raise their rice production while also reducing their use of external inputs and production costs. Though Madhya Pradesh is the state concentrating on large scale promotion of SRI, but no substantial increase in area could be achieved during the last few years. Even after 9-10 years of introduction of SRI technology in India, the pace of spread of technology is not rapid as to the expectations among the farmers of M.P. It has been observed that farmers perception and other psychological characterstics about SRI have significant contribution to their adoption. Keeping this in view the present study entitled as “Farmers perception about System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Rewa Block of district Rewa (M.P.)” will be undertaken with the following specific objectives:- Objectives:- 1. To know the socio economic and psychological attributes of paddy growers. 2. To study perception of paddy growers about SRI technology. 3. To find out association of perception on paddy growers on SRI technology and their attributes. 4. To identify the constraints perceived by paddy growers in adoption of SRI technology and suggest measures to overcome them. Methodology 1. Selection of the district The present study was conducted in Rewa district M.P. Rewa district was selected purposively, since presently it has larger area under SRI cultivation. 2. Selection of the block The study was conducted in Rewa block of Rewa district purposively because this block has been covered intensively through the All India Coordinated Rice Improvement Project (ICAR), College of Agriculture Rewa. 3. Selection of the villages Ten village of Rewa block namely khajuha, Baisa , Padothar , Laxaman pur , Mahasan , Amiliki, Hardi, Orakhi, Rithi , Karhiya, were selected on the basis of larger area under SRI rice production for the present study. 4. Selection of the respondents A list of farmers from these villages who are practicing SRI was prepared. From this list, the farmers were selected from each village through proportionate random sampling method to make a sample of 120 SRI growers. Finally the sample was consisted of 120 respondents. . Independent variable Age, caste, education, social participation, farming experience, land holding, annual income, cosmopoliteness, source of information, achievement motivation, risk orientation and economic motivation. Dependent variable Perception pattern of the farmers in relation to agricultural management practices. MAIN FINDINGS The main findings of the study have been presented in line with the objectives of study. The findings are presented under the following sub-heads A) Socio - personal and psychological profile of the farmers - 1. Out of 120 respondents i.e. 42.50 percent were from middle age group. 2. More than one third of the respondents i.e. 35.00 percent were from OBC category. 3. The study revealed that 37.50 percent respondent belonged to up to middle level of education category. 4. It was found that i.e. 45.00 percent respondent had medium level of social participation. 5. The majority of the respondents i.e. 50.00 percent had medium farming experience. 6. Similarly higher percentage of respondent of the i.e. 46.67 percent had the medium size of landholding. 7. The higher percentage i.e. 44.16 of the respondents had medium annual income. 8. It was found that 43.33 percent respondents were having medium cosmopolitness. 9. The data revealed that 37.5 percent respondents were having medium level of source of information. 10. The higher percentage i.e. 46.66 the respondents had medium economic motivation. 11. It was found that 50.83 percent respondents belonged to the medium risk orientation group. 12. The higher percentage i.e. 46.66 of the respondents had medium achievement motivation. B) Perception about of paddy growers about SRI technology. Farmers mean perception about score of different aspects of the SRI technology as perceived by the respondents. It was found that the aspect economic viability (1.63) is highest mean perception about score followed by, insect and disease management (1.51), nutrient management (1.48), transplanting (1.39), nursery management (1.33), seed management (1.25), mortality (1.13), labour requirement (1.07), water management (1.06) and lowest mean perception about score weed management (0.98) SRI Technology. The study out of 120 respondents 45.84 percent showed high perception about, 32.50 per cent of respondents indicated medium perception about where as 21.66 percent depicted low perception about about SRI technology. C) Association between independent and dependent variables 1. It was found that the age had non significant association with the perception about SRI technology. 2. Caste of the respondents had non-significant association with perception about SRI technology. 3. Education had significant association with the perception about SRI technology. 4. The social participation had non significant relationship with the perception about SRI technology. 5. It was found that the farming experience had significant association with the perception about SRI technology. 6. It was found that the size of land holding had significant association with the perception about SRI technology. 7. As far as annual income is concerned, it was found to be significantly associated with the perception about SRI technology. 8. Cosmopolitness of the respondents had shown significant association with the perception about SRI technology. 9. Source of information was also found to have significant association with the perception about SRI technology. 10. The economic motivation was significantly associated with the perception about SRI technology. 11. As regards risk orientation holds a significant association with the perception about SRI technology. 12. The achievement motivation it hold a significant association with the perception about SRI technology. The data also indicated that the attributes of respondents namely education, size of land holding, annual income, farming experience cosmopolitness, source of information, achievement motivation, economic motivation, risk orientation had significant relationship with the perception about SRI technology at 0.05 level of probability. On the contrary the respondent’s age, caste, social participation, did not establish significant relationship with the perception about SRI technology. D) a. Constraints perceived by the farmers perception about SRI technology The respondents faced several barriers in application of SRI technology. The major barriers identified were as lack of training (81.66%), shortage of agricultural labour (76.66%) and low governments support price (72.59%), unavailable of technological inputs viz. seed, fertilizers, and bio fertilizers etc(70.83%), hybrid seed is costely (67.50%), non-availability of cono-weeder and marker (62.50%), lack of technical information about application in this technology (59.16%), difficulty in preparation of raised seed bed (50.00%), un availability of electricity (46.66%) and maintaining water during puddling field for transplanting (41.66%). b. Suggestions for enhancement of the perception about SRI technology The majority of the respondents suggested as conducting research and procurement of produce should be made at reasonable price by society (78.33%), agriculture scientist should visit one in week (74.16%), availability of good quality seed at reasonable rate (70.00%), government should provide more knowledge about high yielding varieties (68.33%), government should provide cono-weeder & marker (65.83%), knowledge & skill oriented training should be imparted at village level (65.00%), the price of hybrid rice seeds should be low (55.50%), fertilizer should be made available at subsidized rate (53.33%), timely availability of seeds and fertilizers should be maintained (45.83%) and trained labour should be available on low wage cost (45.00%).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810002214
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.pages60en_US
dc.publisherJNKVVen_US
dc.subAgricultural Extensionen_US
dc.subjectnullen_US
dc.themeEXTENSION EDUCATIONen_US
dc.these.typeM.Scen_US
dc.titleFarmers perception about system of rice intensification (SRI) in rewa block of district rewa (M.P.)en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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