A STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE AND EXTENT OF ADOPTION OF IMPROVED CULTIVATION PRACTICES BY TURMERIC GROWERS IN BELAGAVI DISTRICT
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2018-07-26
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UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK, BENGALURU
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The present study was conducted during 2017-18 in Belagavi district of Karnataka to
analyse knowledge and extent of adoption of improved cultivation practices in turmeric
and to enlist the constraints faced and suggestions given by turmeric growers. A total of
120 respondents were selected randomly which includes 60 respondents from Gokak and
Raibag taluks because production, productivity and area under turmeric was found to be
maximum. The findings of the study revealed that, 48.33 per cent of turmeric growers had
high level of overall knowledge about improved practices in turmeric cultivation followed
by medium (30.00 %) and low (21.67 %) categories, respectively. 47.50 per cent of
turmeric growers belongs to medium level of overall adoption, followed by high (32.50 %)
and low (20.00 %) level overall adoption. The variables viz., education, landholding,
annual income, extension contact, extension participation, risk orientation, farming
experience, achievement motivation, market orientation, economic motivation,
innovativeness and scientific orientation had significant relationship with knowledge and
adoption level of turmeric growers. The major constraints of turmeric growers were
scarcity of labour, high labour wages (96.67 %) and more incidence of diseases and pest
(84.17 %). The turmeric growers have suggested to supply of inputs at subsidized rates
(85.00 %), fixing of MSP to turmeric (80.83 %) and regular technical & extension
functionaries visit to their field (75.83 %).
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