Study on Knowledge and Adoption of Selected Dry Land Technologies Developed From Dry Land Agriculure Research Station Vijayapura
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2018-07
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University of Agriculture Sciences, Dharwad
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The present study was conducted in the year 2017-18 in Kavalagi and Honwada villages of Vijayapura district with 160 samples. Samples were selected by following Random Sampling procedure. The profile characteristics of the dry land farmers showed that 53.75 per cent of adopted farmers belong to middle age group, 41.25 per cent of adopted farmers were educated up to middle school, 62.50 per cent of farmers belong to nuclear family and 51.25 per cent of farmers were semi-medium farmers. The variables like annual income (46.25%), extension contact (51.25%), extension participation (51.25%), mass media participation (43.75%), material possession (41.25%) and social participation (47.50%) were found medium level among adopted farmers. Majority of adopted farmers were belonged to medium knowledge (53.75%) and medium adoption (46.25%) level, 50 per cent of farmers are aware of the impact of dry land technologies.
Whereas in case of non-adopted farmers it revealed that 66.25 per cent of adopted farmers belongs to middle age group, 35.00 per cent of adopted farmers were educated up primary school, 51.25 per cent of farmers belongs to joint family, 46.25 per cent of farmers were small farmers. The variables like annual income (47.50%), extension contact (42.50%), extension participation (41.25%), mass media participation (40.00%), and social participation (58.75%) were found low level category and only one variable i.e. material possession (45.00%) was found medium level among non-adopted farmers. Majority of non-adopted farmers were belonged to low knowledge (43.75%) and low adoption (47.50%) level, 48.00 per cent of non-adopted farmers are not aware of the impact of dry land technologies.
The major problem faced by both adopted and non-adopted farmers is lengthy and too many procedure to avail loan (60.00% and 93.75%) and both farmers suggested that there is a need to simplify the procedure for subsidy and loan (81.25% and 95.00%) respectively.