“AWARENESS, ADOPTION AND SATISFACTION OF FARMERS TOWARDS SPRINKLER IRRIGATION SYSTEM IN RAJKOT DISTRICT” 2451
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2017-09
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JAU,JUNAGADH
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Key words:Sprinkler, Farmers satisfaction, Linear Discriminate Analysis
The study was undertaken forawareness, adoption and satisfaction of farmers towards sprinkler irrigation system in Rajkot district.The present study carried out with specific objectives like, tostudy the socio-economic profile of farmers, to measure awareness and adoption of farmers towards sprinkler irrigation, to identify the factors discriminating users and non-users of sprinkler irrigation system, to find out the relationship of the farmers’ satisfaction level regarding sprinkler irrigation system with their socio economic characteristics. For the study 160 farmers were randomly selected. Percentages and graphical methods were used to determine the socio economic profile of farmers. Class interval method was used to find out awareness and adoption. To identify the factors which discriminating sprinkler users and non-users in groundnut crop, multiple linear discriminant function analysis was used with the help of SPSS. To check the satisfaction level of farmers regarding sprinkler three point likert’s scales were used along with graphical methods. To trace out the relationship of the farmers’ satisfaction level with their socio economic characteristics chi square technique was used.It was discovered that most of the farmers were belonged to old and middle age group, general category and only few farmers are having higher education.Most of the farmers havinghighto very highawareness and adoptiontowards sprinkler irrigation system.Two variables i.e. age and cost of irrigation were the factors found discriminating between sprinkler users and non-users and which were significant at 1 per cent and 5 per cent respectively.Most of the farmers who have adopted SISare satisfiedwith the product price, quality, availability of SIS parts, after sales service, maintenance cost and installation cost. There was no relationship of the famers’ satisfaction level with their socio economic characteristics.