INSECTICIDE APPLICATION BEHAVIOUR OF COTTON GROWERS.
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Date
2019-08-01
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Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra.
Abstract
The present study on Insecticide application behaviour of cotton growers was undertaken in Yavatmal district of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra State with sample size of 120 respondents from 12 villages. Data were collected on personal, socio-economic, situational, communicational and psychological profile of cotton growers towards insecticide application by using exploratory design of social research.
Data from the respondents were collected by personally interviewing with the help of present and well-structured interview schedule. Thus, data was collected and appropriate to statistical analysis.
The result of independent variable showed that near about half of farmers belonged to middle age group i.e. 36 to 50 years of age, education up to secondary school (30.00%), belong to semi medium land holding (48.33%), majority of farmers possessed semi medium area under cotton cultivation (53.34%), medium level of farming experience (60.83%), medium level of extension contact (71.67%), medium level of social participation (62.50%), medium level of mass media exposure (72.50%), medium level of economic motivation (67.50%), medium level of innovativeness (67.50%), medium level of risk orientation (73.33%) and medium level of scientific orientation (74.17%).
As regard the dependent variable knowledge had medium to high level of knowledge, most of the farmers found to moderately favorable attitude towards insecticide application and medium to low level of adoption of insecticide application practices.
As regards the relational analysis, independent variable regard to knowledge, education, land holding, extension contact, social participation, mass media exposure. Economic motivation, innovativeness, risk orientation and scientific orientation were positive and significant with insecticide application behaviour. Age and farming experience were negative and significantly correlated with insecticide application behaviour.
As regard the relational analysis, independent variable regard to attitude, education, land holding, extension contact, social participation, mass media exposure, economic motivation, innovativeness, risk orientation, and scientific orientation were positive and significantly correlated with insecticide application behaviour. In case of age, area under cotton cultivation and farming experience were found non-significant with insecticide application behaviour.
As regard the relational analysis, independent variable regard to adoption, education, land holding, extension contact, social participation, mass media exposure, economic motivation, innovativeness, risk orientation and scientific orientation was positive and significant with insecticide application behaviour. Age and farming experience were found to be negative and significantly correlated with insecticide application behaviour. In case of area under cotton cultivation were found non-significant with insecticide application behaviour.
The major problem faced by the farmers was less knowledge in compatibility of insecticide and mixing of chemical.
Description
As increasing use of insecticide may result in fatal injuries often leading to death, so the research study will help to suggest suitable practices of insecticide use, application and avoid the health hazards due to insecticide. This study would help the scientist and extension functionaries to realize the situation at present so that, they can suggest suitable measure to cotton growers regarding insecticide usage which results will aware the farmers about safe handling and insecticide application on cotton crop.
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Social Science, Extension Education.
Citation
RAUT, ANAND SUBHASHRAO. (2019). Studies on Insecticide application behavior of cotton growers. Department of extension education, Nagpur. Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. M. Sc. 2019. Print. xv, 122p. (unpublished).