FARMERS’ PERCEPTION AND PRACTICES TO MITIGATE CROP RESIDUAL BURNING IN HARYANA
| dc.contributor.advisor | KADIAN, K.S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | ANURADHA | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-18T10:13:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-10-18T10:13:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The research entitled “Farmers’ perception and practices to mitigate crop residual burning in Haryana” was undertaken with the objectives to assess the perception of farmers about Crop Residual burning and readiness toward crop residual management, to analysis the socio ecological issues with crop residual burning in study area, to study the existing crop residue management practices and alternative use of crop residual in the study area, to delineate the constraints faced by the respondents and suggestive measures for crop residual management. This study was conducted in Haryana state because it is one of the major crop residue burning state of India and limited studies had been conducted in this region make it the perfect choice for study. Karnal, Kurukshetra and Fatehabad districts were selected purposively because according to report of Haryana Space Applications Center (2018) these districts are among five leading crop residue burning districts. From each district two blocks were selected randomly, from each block randomly three village were selected and from each village 10 respondent were selected. So, the total number of respondent under study was 180. Data were collected with the help of interview schedule. Finding of study revealed that farmers had medium to high level of perception about crop residue burning and farmers were ready to adopt crop residue management practices if any sustainable and economical feasible option will provided. Perception and readiness was positively and significantly correlated with independent variables such as education, owned farm assets, mass media exposure, extension contact, innovativeness and ecological consciousness. Study shows that farmers were aware about different kind of issues such as Agricultural issue, human health issue, environment issue and other issues. Mostly farmers were aware about the available crop residue management practices such as use as animal feed, soil incorporation, use of SMS attached combine harvester, compost making, mushroom cultivation etc. but mostly farmers were following use of balers, happy seeder, soil incorporation and burning. All the respondents agreed that adoption of crop residue management practices increases cost of production, to use machineries for crop residue management requires high power tractor and crop residue interference with tillage and seeding operations were the major constraints in adoption of crop management techniques. Farmers suggested that to combat crop residual burning establishment of biomass based power plant should be promoted; service of custom hiring centre should be improve and demand of straw should be created by industries. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810199089 | |
| dc.language.iso | English | |
| dc.pages | 88 p. | |
| dc.publisher | ICAR-NDRI, KARNAL | |
| dc.sub | Agricultural Extension | |
| dc.theme | MASTER OF SCIENCE | |
| dc.these.type | M.Sc | |
| dc.title | FARMERS’ PERCEPTION AND PRACTICES TO MITIGATE CROP RESIDUAL BURNING IN HARYANA | |
| dc.type | Thesis |