SUSTAINABILITY AND ADOPTION OF ORGANIC FARMING PRACTICES IN SOUTHERN KARNATAKA

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dc.contributor.advisorRaghuprasad, K.P.
dc.contributor.authorTANWEER AHMED, M.
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-07T05:17:35Z
dc.date.available2020-10-07T05:17:35Z
dc.date.issued2019-10-26
dc.description.abstractThe study was conducted in Bengaluru rural and Chickballapur district of Karnataka to assess the sustainability of organic farming, adoption level of organic farming practices and participation in organic farmers associations. To assess consumer preference for organic products, data were collected from organic outlets in Bengaluru urban district. The findings of the study revealed that 47.50 per cent of organic farmers belong to highly sustainable category followed by less sustainable (29.17%) and sustainable (23.33%). With respect to adoption of organic farming practices is concerned, 58.33 per cent of organic farmers belonged to high category of adoption followed by low (24.17%) and medium (17.50%). Further, regarding participation of organic farmers in organic farmers associations, it was found that 37.50 per cent of the organic farmers were found in high category of participation followed by low (36.67%) and medium (25.83%). Organic farmers have adopted different channels to market their organic produce like to middleman (59.16%), to organic farmers associations (47.50%), local markets (42.50%), HOPCOMS (33.33%), super markets (23.33%) and directly to consumer (21.66%). Regarding consumer preference for organic products, it was found that more than half (53.34%) of consumers belonged to medium category of preference for organic products followed by high (30.00%) and 16.66 per cent of respondents belonged to low category of preference for organic products. Further it was found that 56.67 per cent of consumers belong to medium satisfaction category followed by high (25.00%) and low (18.33%) category of consumer satisfaction about organic products.en_US
dc.identifier.otherTh-12516
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810152680
dc.keywordsOrganic farmers, Adoption level .en_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.pages211en_US
dc.publisherUNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES, GKVK BENGALURUen_US
dc.subAgricultural Extensionen_US
dc.themeORGANIC FARMING PRACTICESen_US
dc.these.typePh.Den_US
dc.titleSUSTAINABILITY AND ADOPTION OF ORGANIC FARMING PRACTICES IN SOUTHERN KARNATAKAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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