Knowledge and adoption of improved practices in integrated paddy cultivation and animal husbandry by farm women
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2015
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CCSHAU
Abstract
The study was conducted to assess knowledge and adoption of improved practices in
integrated paddy cultivation and animal husbandry by farm women. It was undertaken purposively
selected district kurukshetra, Haryana. Total 160 rural women farmers from small land holding
categories growing rice along with animal husbandry were selected purposively. In paddy cultivation
the knowledge and adoption were assessed in term of pre-production, production, plant protection, post
harvesting, marketing practices and improved farm implements. In animal husbandry the knowledge
and adoption were calculated in term of housing, feeding, pregnant animal and calf management,
breeding management, health management, milking management and marketing practices. Person
correlation coefficients were calculated to explore the factors affecting farm women’s knowledge and
adoption of improved practices. Majority of respondents had higher knowledge about pre-production
(knowledge mean score 4.61) followed by post harvesting (knowledge mean score 4.17) and
production (knowledge mean score knowledge mean score 3.39). Low level of knowledge of rural
women was found in plant protection (knowledge mean score 1.63) and marketing (knowledge mean
score 1.54). In animal husbandry higher knowledge was found in breeding management (knowledge
mean score 4.88) followed by milking management (knowledge mean score 4.71), health management
(knowledge mean score 4.66), pregnant animal and calf management (knowledge mean score 4.13) and
housing (knowledge mean score 3.51). Medium level of knowledge of women was found in case of
feeding (knowledge mean score 3.0). The poor knowledge of respondents among all the practices was
found about marketing (1.54). Maximum respondents were aware of sprayer followed by paddy reaper,
paddy thresher, transplanter, rotary weeder and conoweeder. In paddy cultivation higher level of
adoption was found in pre-production (adoption mean score 4.56) and post harvesting (adoption mean
score 3.88), followed by medium in production (adoption mean score 2.56), plant protection (adoption
mean score 2.39) and low in pest control (adoption mean score 1.60). In animal husbandry higher
adoption was in health managements (adoption mean score 4.79) followed by breeding management
(adoption mean score 4.66), milking management (4.24), pregnant animals and calf management
(adoption mean score 4.12) and housing (adoption mean score 3.86). Medium level of adoption was
found in feeding (adoption mean score 3.0). The low level of adoption was found about marketing
(adoption mean score 1.08). Majority of the respondents used sprayers followed by transplanter, paddy
reaper and paddy thresher. Age, family size and livestock ownership were positively correlated with
women knowledge in paddy cultivation and age also positively correlated with women knowledge in
animal husbandry. Family type, family size and farm assets were positively correlated with adoption by
women in paddy cultivation.
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Planting, Genetics, Sowing, Biological phenomena, Soybeans, Yields, Heritability, Developmental stages, Crossing over, Humus