ADOPTION BEHAVIOUR OF AJWAIN GROWERS ABOUT RECOMMENDED CULTIVATION PRACTICES

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dc.contributor.advisorLambe, Dr. S. P.
dc.contributor.authorCHAVHAN, SHITAL CHANDUSING.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-11T14:03:33Z
dc.date.available2020-09-11T14:03:33Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-07
dc.descriptionThe investigation was carried out at Akola, Akot and Balapur Panchayat Samities of Akola District. For the study of adoption behaviour of ajwain growers about recommended cultivation practices exploratory research design was used. 120 respondents were purposively selected from three Panchayat Samiti constituting 40 from each. The data was collected with the help of Interview Schedule.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe present study on “ADOPTION BEHAVIOUR OF AJWAIN GROWERS ABOUT RECOMMENDED CULTIVATION PRACTICES” was purposively conducted in three Panchayat Samities of Akola district of Maharashtra state. 10 respondents from each village were selected from 12 villages, so 120 respondents for study. The objectives for study are as follows, 1. To study the personal, socio-economic, situational, communicational and psychological characteristics of Ajwain growers 2. To study the knowledge, attitude and adoption of recommended cultivation practices by Ajwain growers 3. To study the relationship of selected characteristics of Ajwain growers with their knowledge, attitude and adoption 4. To identify the constraints faced by Ajwain growers in adoption of recommended cultivation practices The exploratory design of social research was used in the present study. The data was collected by personally interviewing the respondents with the help of pretested and well-structured interview schedule subjected to appropriate statistical analysis. Data were collected on personal, socio-economic, situational, communicational and psychological characteristics of the respondents. Findings revealed that, maximum number of respondents were in middle age group and educated up to secondary school level, possessed semi-medium land holding, annual income ranging from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 1,50,0 Majority of respondents were having area under Ajwain up to 1 ha. More than half of the respondents had market accessibility above 20 km. Higher proportion of the respondents had medium level of sources of information, economic motivation and scientific orientation. Risk preference comes under high level category. With regards to knowledge of Ajwain growers, majority of them possessed medium to high knowledge level and favourable attitude towards recommended cultivation practices. As far as adoption is concerned, majority of Ajwain growers were observed in medium level of adoption of recommended cultivation practices. Also, adoption behaviour observed at medium level. The reasons for medium adoption behaviour were the medium adoption in major operations and lack of awareness about recommended cultivation practices, more fluctuation in market price, unavailability of improved variety etc. As regards, existence of low adoption behaviour in variety and seed treatment showed unavailability of variety and lack of technical knowledge about seed treatment, were also one of the reasons of the medium adoption behaviour. Findings of relational analysis revealed that age, education and land holding were positively and significantly correlated at 0.05 level of probability. The variables such as annual income, area under Ajwain, sources of information, economic motivation, scientific orientation and risk preference were positively and highly significant at 0.01 level of probability. Whereas market accessibility had shown non-significant correlation with adoption behaviour. The variables selected under study, jointly explain a significant amount of variation in adoption behaviour of Ajwain growers about recommended cultivation practices.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCHAVHAN SHITAL CHANDUSING (2019). Adoption behaviour of ajwain growers about recommended cultivation practices. Department of Extension education. Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. M. Sc. 2019. Print. xiv, 107p. (Unpublished).en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810151149
dc.keywordsSpices, Seed spices, Ajwain, Crop, Adoption behaviour, Ajwain growers, Ajwain seed, Cultivation practices, Market, Market accessibility, Knowledge about Ajwain, Attitude about Ajwain, Adoption about Ajwain, Sources of information, Economic motivation, Scientific orientation, Risk preference, Rural youth, Employment, Profit, Extension, Training programmes, Guidance, Persuasion, Demonstartion,en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.pagesxiv, 107pen_US
dc.publisherDr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra.en_US
dc.research.problemIn the present research the researcher has tried to study the personal, socio-economic, situational, communicational and psychological characteristics of Ajwain growers and to study the knowledge, attitude and adoption of recommended cultivation practices by Ajwain growers. Efforts were also made to study the relationship of selected characteristics of Ajwain growers with their knowledge, attitude and adoption also to identify the constraints faced by Ajwain growers in adoption of recommended cultivation practices.en_US
dc.subAgricultural Extension Educationen_US
dc.subjectCrops, Spice crops, Ajwain, Social sciences, Agricultural extension, Agricultural development, Education, Extension activities, Agriculture sector, Motivation, Training programmes, Diffusion of information, Information needs, Innovation adoption, Research institutions, Rural areas, Technology transfer, Agricultural demonstration, Information dissemination, Extension programmes, Knowledge, Cultivation practices adoption, Cultivation practices, Information sources, Economic motivation, Risk preference,en_US
dc.themeThe present research deals with the whether the farmers acquire knowledge, attitude, adoption and adoption behaviour about the university recommended cultivation practices of Ajwan or not.en_US
dc.these.typeM.Scen_US
dc.titleADOPTION BEHAVIOUR OF AJWAIN GROWERS ABOUT RECOMMENDED CULTIVATION PRACTICESen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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