KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION OF FARMERS ABOUT SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES.
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2019-06-17
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Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra.
Abstract
The study entitled, “Knowledge and Adoption of Farmers about Soil and Water Conservation Practices” was purposively conducted in Akola district. For present study, 150 farmers were selected from 10 villages by using random sampling method.
This research study clearly shows that majority (44.00%) of respondents were included in the middle age (36 to 50 yrs.) category followed by 36.00 per cent respondents were observed in old age (Above 50 years) category. More than one fourth (26.67%) of the respondents were educated up to higher secondary school level, followed by 23.33 per cent of the respondents were educated up to high school level. Maximum percentage (43.33%) of the respondents belonged to category of small land holding ranging from 1.01 to 2.00 ha.Majority (28.67%) of the respondents had annual income between 1, 00,001 to 2, 00,000 followed by 23 .33 per cent respondents were found to have annual income above Rs.4, 00,000. Majority (67.34%) of the respondents had agriculture as a main occupation. More than fifty per cent (61.33%) respondents were having class 1 type of soil, followed by 36.67 per cent respondents having class 2.
Majority (68.67%) of the respondents were having plan topography of land followed by 23.33 per cent respondents having undulating topography of land. Majority (80.00%) of the respondents were having cropping pattern kharif + rabbi followed by 20.00 per cent respondent having cropping pattern only kharif.Majority of farmers (81.33%) were having irrigation on up to 1 ha.
More than (58.00%) of the selected respondents were in low social participation category, followed by 34.00 per cent respondents under medium social participation category and (8.00) per cent respondents having high social participation. Majority of (86.00%) respondent kept low extension contact with extension agencies for seeking information. More than half (56.67%) of the respondents were having medium level of risk preference followed by (43.33) per cent high level of risk preference. Dependent variable Majority (57.33) of the respondents had high level of knowledge about the recommended soil and water conservation practices, whereas (42.67) per cent respondents were having medium level of knowledge. Most of the respondents (76.00%) had low level of adoption of recommended soil and water conservation practices. The percentage of respondents having medium level of adoption was (24.00) per cent.
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The study was conducted on Soil and water conservation are those activities at the local level, which maintain or enhance the productive capacity of the land including soil, water and vegetation in areas prone to degradation through
Prevention or reduction of soil erosion, compaction, salinity. Conservation or drainage of water, Maintenance or improvement of soil fertility.
• To control runoff and thus prevent loss of by soil erosion, to reduce soil compaction;
• To maintain or improve soil fertility;
• To conserve or drain water;
To harvest (excess) water.
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WARIDULLAH. (2019). Knowledge and Adoption of Farmers about Soil and Water Conservation Practices. Department of Extension Education, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. M. Sc. 2019. Print. xvi, 90p. (unpublished).