A STUDY ON THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXTENT OF ADOPTION OF THE FARMERS ON RECOMMENDED RICE FALLOW BLACKGRAM PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY IN GUNTUR DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
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2016
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Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University
Abstract
Blackgram is scientifically known as Phasiolus mungo and it is
commonly known as Urad in India. India is its primary origin and is mainly
cultivated in Asian countries including Pakistan, Myanmar and parts of
Southern Asia. About 70% of world's blackgram production comes from India.
In India, blackgram is grown in 31 lakh hectares with production of 14 lakh
tonnes with productivity of 451 kg per hectare. In Andhra Pradesh, blackgram
is grown in an area of 3.7 M ha with a production of 3.9 M t with productivity
of 968 kg per hectare.
An ex-post facto research design was followed .The study was
conducted in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh state during the year, 2015-16.
Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh was selected, out of 57 mandals, three
mandals were selected purposively and four villages were selected from each
mandal for the study. Respondents were selected from each village by
following proportionate random sampling method. Thus, 120 farmers
constituted as sample for the study. Data were collected by pre-tested schedule
followed by personal interview method.
For the purpose of statistical analysis of the coded data, appropriate
statistical tools were used viz., frequency and percentages, correlation analysis,
multiple linear regression analysis and ranking.
The detailed analysis of profile characteristics of blackgram growers
indicated that majority of the growers were old aged (40.00%), one fourth with
primary school (23.33%), having small land holdings (38.33%), medium
farming experience (61.66%), medium extension contact (46.66%), high social
participation (38.33%), medium level of mass media exposure (45.00%),
medium level of economic motivation (59.16%), medium level of
innovativeness (43.33%), medium level of scientific orientation (62.50%),
medium level of risk orientation ( 59.16%), medium level of market orientation
( 67.50%), medium level of annual income (52.50%), and majority of them
(57.50%) with zero trainings.
The detailed analysis of dependent variables indicated that majority of
the blackgram growers (65.00%) had medium level of knowledge followed by
high (19.16%) and low (15.83%) level of knowledge.
About 65.00 per cent of blackgram growers had medium level of
adoption followed by those having low (17.50%) and high (17.50%) adoption
levels.
The study revealed that blackgram growers had knowledge on the
selected production technology in following aspects viz., recommended
method of sowing as broadcasting , recommended time of sowing in the month
of November –December , sowing shall be taken up 3-4 days prior to harvest of
paddy , variety which is resistant to yellow mosaic , recommended chemical
used for seed treatment against seed borne diseases ,duration of rabi blackgram
varities grown ranges from , 1-2 irrigations should be given when there are no
rains , weeds are dominant problem in rice fallow blackgram.
In case of extent of adoption, that the blackgram growers had fully
adopted the selected production technology in the following order viz., The
method of sowing is broadcasting, sowing of seed in the months of November-
December, drying of harvested crop on threshing floor and later going for
threshing by trampling with help of tractors, harvesting of crop is done when
most of the pods turn black, following drying of seed after seed treatment,
harvesting of crop after 75-95 days after sowing, growing of blackgram in well
drained loam soils, sparying of weedicide after 20-25 days after
sowing,Sowing of seed prior to 2-3 days of harvest of Paddy.
Out of fourteen selected profile characteristics, nine of them viz.,
extension contact, social participation, mass media exposure, economic
motivation, innovativeness, scientific orientation, risk orientation, market
orientation, annual income, showed significant relation with level of
knowledge of blackgram growers.But age, education, farm size, farming
experience, training received did not show any significant relationship with
their level of knowledge.
The multiple linear regression analysis (MLR) indicated that all the
fourteen selected profile characteristics put together explained 86.66 per cent of
variance in the level of knowledge selected production technology, remaining
13.34 percent is due to the extraneous effect of variables.
Out of fourteen selected profile characteristics namely education,
innovativeness, scientific orientation, market orientation, risk orientation, mass
media exposure and extension contact showed significant relation with extent
of adoption of selected production technology of Rice fallow Blackgram. But
age, education, farm size, farming experience, training received did not show
any significant relationship with extent of adoption.
The MLR indicated that all the fourteen selected profile characteristics
put together contributed 69.07 percent to the total variance in the extent of
adoption; remaining 30.03 percent due to the extraneous effect of variables.
The most important constraints encountered by the blackgram growers
were, inadequate quantity of seed availability from government agencies,
inadequate technical knowledge on usage of foliar sprays, inadequate
information on crical stages of irrigation, inadequate availability of sprayers,
exploitation by middle men, inadequate financial assistance from the
government , non-availability of labour in time, inadequate storage facility, and
inadequate technical guidance through training programmes about cultivation
practices.
Suggestions made by the blackgram growers to overcome the
constraints were, financial assistance from the government at the time of crop
losses, timely technical guidance to the farmers, provision of plant protection
equipment on subsidy, provision of good marketing facilities, provision of
timely credit facility at lower interest, providing support price to blackgram,
evolving suitable varieties with YMV and drought resistance, supply of seed
adequately and on timely basis. through government agencies.
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