A STUDY ON FARMER’S BEHAVIOURAL CHANGE IN TRANSITIONAL PERIOD TOWARDS ORGANIC FARMING IN KARNATAKA
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2019-11-20
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UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU
Abstract
The study was conducted in Mysore and Mandya districts of Karnataka during
2018-19. Standardized scale to measure the farmer’s behavioural change towards organic
farming was developed and used in the study.180 organic transition farmers were
selected, personally interviewed using a pre-tested schedule. The findings revealed that
with respect to irrigated farmer’s 36.67 per cent shown moderate extent of behavioral
change, 32.22 per cent shown greater extent and 31.11 per cent shown lower extent of
behavioural change towards organic farming. Whereas 45.56 per cent of rain fed farmers
had shown moderate extent, 35.56 per cent had shown greater extent and 18.89 per cent
had shown lower extent of behavioral change towards organic farming. In combined
situation 41.11per cent of the farmers had shown moderate extent followed by 33.89 per
cent greater extent and 25.00 per cent lower extent of behavioural change towards
organic farming. The study enunciated that age, farming experience, land holding,
farming commitment, extension contact, extension participation, organic practices
followed, organizational participation and training received were significantly
contributing to the variation in behavioural change towards organic farming. The
variables like age, education, farming experience, land holding, livestock possession,
organic practices followed, farming commitment, achievement motivation, risk
orientation, extension contact, extension participation, organizational participation, mass
media use and training received had positive and significant relationship with behaviour
change of farmers towards organic farming. Lack of knowledge about bio-control
practices, non-availability of labours, low yield and scarcity of organic manure, high
labour and high transportation cost were the major problems faced by the transitioning
farmers. Organizing more training programmes on bio-control practices for pest and
disease management, provide crop insurance/incentives during transition period,
establishments of Goshala’s at hobli level, Provision be made avail for organic manures,
trap cards, yellow sticky cards and biological agents through RSK’s are the major
suggestions expressed by farmers.