Effectiveness of dramatization for creating awareness regarding Safe use of pesticides
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2018
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Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
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The present study entitled “Effectiveness of dramatization for creating awareness regarding safe use of pesticides” was undertaken with the objectives to study the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents, the effectiveness of technical street play and gain knowledge of the respondents, the association between socio-economic status of the respondents and gain in knowledge and their reaction. Five districts of Malwa region i.e. Ludhiana, Faridkot, Fazilka, Patiala and Mansa were selected purposively. From each district one village was selected and from each village thirty farmers were selected randomly. Thus, the sample of 150 farmers were selected for the study. The data were collected by personal interview method with the help of questionnaire. Further, the data were tabulated and analyzed by using appropriate statistical tools. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the respondents belonged to the young age group having primary level of education, medium category of operational land holding. Majority of them had medium level of mass media exposure, medium level of extension contacts and medium use of ICT tools. Majority of them gained information regarding safe use of pesticides along with harmfulness of pesticides and overall knowledge regarding various aspects of agriculture. It was also found that the socio personal characteristics of the respondents like age, family size, operational land holding, mass media exposure, extension contact and ICT tools of the respondents was significantly associated with their reaction of street play on safe use of pesticides.
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