Knowledge and Adoption of Landraces by the Beneficiaries of Global Environment Facilities (GEF) Project in Western Rajasthan
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2021-08-06
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Agriculture University, Jodhpur
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Research study entitled “Knowledge and Adoption of Landraces by the
beneficiaries of Global Environment Facilities (GEF) Project in Western Rajasthan”
was undertaken to study the socio-economic profile of beneficiaries of GEF project as
well as knowledge and adoption level of respondents regarding recommended
cultivation practices of landraces. The study also emphasized to identify the
constraints faced by the respondents and finally to formulate the strategies for
effective implementation of the project.
The study was conducted in four villages of two tehsils of Jodhpur and Barmer
districts with a sample size of 113 respondents. The farmers interviewed personally
by a well structured interview schedule. The data were collected, tabulated and
interpreted using suitable statistical tools.
The profile of the respondents revealed that majority of the farmers were from
middle age group, belong to other backward caste, joint family and had agriculture as
main occupation. Most of them were educated up to middle level of education,
categorized under medium category of land holding, were from medium annual
income category and were associated with one organization as means of social
participation.
The study also revealed that majority of respondents possessed medium level
of knowledge about recommended cultivation practices of landraces. Practice wise
maximum knowledge was about “Sowing of seed” and “Spacing” while minimum
knowledge was reported in “Seed treatment” and “Fertilizer application”.
It was found that majority of the respondents were in medium adopter
category. The results showed that farmers had adopted practices such as “Sowing of
seed” and “Spacing” to the higher extent while “Fertilizer application” and “Seed
treatment” were found to be least adopted by the farmers.
Among the four major constraints the constraint related to “Financial
constraints” perceived with highest intensity followed by General and Storage
constraint. Least perceived constraints were “Technical constraints”.
The constraints “Unavailability of latest technology at village level” and
“Lack of knowledge about spacing” were perceived as most and least severe technical
constraints, respectively. The constraints “High labour charges” and “Lack of credit
facility in the area” were perceived as most and least severe financial constraints. The
constraint “Unavailability of proper storage place” was perceived as major while
“Lack of technical knowledge about storage” was perceived as least severe storage
constraints. The constraint “Natural calamities” and “Lack of motivating agencies in
the area” were perceived as the most and least severe general constraints
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Kishnawat Lokendra Singh 2021. Knowledge and Adoption of Landraces by the Beneficiaries of Global Environment Facilities (GEF) Project in Western Rajasthan. M.Sc. thesis, College of Agriculture, Agriculture University Jodhpur