Knowledge and Adoption Pattern of Biofertilizers by the Farmers of Tungabhadra Command Area
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Date
2011
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UAS, Dharwad
Abstract
The present study was conducted in Raichur, Bellary and Koppal districts of
Karnataka state during 2010-11 to measure the knowledge level and adoption pattern
of bio-fertilizers by the farmers, ascertain the factors influencing the use of biofertilizers
and identify the constraints by the farmers in adoption of bio-fertilizers.
One hundred and twenty farmers were selected as the sample for study. The data was
collected by personal interview with the help of structured schedule which was
developed keeping in view the objectives and variables of the study.
Nearly 45.00 per cent of the respondents had medium level of knowledge,
while 63.00 per cent and 12.00 per cent of the respondents had low and high level of
knowledge, respectively. More than half (52.50%) of the respondents belonged to low
adoption category followed by medium (37.50%) and high (10.00%). High yield
(81.66%) and regular supply (78.33%) were the major factors which influences use of
biofertilizers by the farmers. Lack of reinforcement efforts from the Department
(85.00%) and inability to understand the details of biofertilizers (77.50%) were the
major constraints encountered by the farmers in adoption of bio-fertilizers.
About 45.00 per cent of the respondents belonged to semi-medium land
holding followed by almost equal percentage of marginal (11.66%), small (19.16%),
medium (14.16%) and big farmers (10.00%). In case of cosmopoliteness, 39.00 per
cent of farmers belonged to high cosmopoliteness followed by low (35.00%) and
medium (25.83%). Among total number of respondents 42.00 per cent fall under
medium social participation followed by low and high. More than 40.00 per cent of
farmers belonged to medium extension contact followed by low (33.33%) and high
(25.00%). Majority (74.16%) of farmers belonged to medium economic motivation
followed by high (13.33%) and low (12.50%). In mass media utilization, (51.00%) of
farmers fell under medium category followed by low and high.
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Agricultural Extension Education