Knowledge of farming families regarding environmental pollution in Punjab.

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dc.contributor.advisorSharma, Preeti
dc.contributor.authorPratiksha
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-10T04:12:57Z
dc.date.available2021-09-10T04:12:57Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe study entitled „Knowledge of farming families regarding environmental pollution in Punjab‟ was conducted to assess the knowledge level of respondents regarding causes, effects and mitigating practices for environmental pollution and to ascertain the relationship of socio-personal characteristics with knowledge level of farming families. Data was collected from five agroclimatic zones i.e. central plain zone, sub-mountain undulating zone, undulating plain zone, western plain zone and western zone of Punjab state. From each of the selected agro climatic zone, fifteen farm families were selected randomly, the male and female heads of the family were chosen for responses, thus, in total 150 respondents were randomly selected. Data was collected using pre-tested structured interview schedule. A knowledge test was developed and pre tested for its reliability and validity. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. The findings of the study revealed that a large percentage of the respondents belonged to the 40-50 years age, were matriculate, nearly two fifth respondents had nuclear family having 5-7 family members. Majority of the respondents had occasional use of newspaper, regular use of television, occasional use of smart phone and rare use of social media and applications. Majority of the respondents, most of the times contacted Veterinary officer under cosmopolite extension agents and progressive farmers under localite extension agents. Male respondents‟ social participation was higher than female respondents. Majority of the respondents had high level of knowledge about causes of air and soil pollution while most of the respondents had medium level of knowledge about causes of water pollution. Majority of the respondents had medium level of knowledge regarding effects of air, water and soil pollution. Majority of the respondents across all agro-climatic zones had high level of knowledge for mitigation of air pollution, medium for water and low for mitigation of soil pollution. Overall, a large percentage of respondents had good amount of knowledge about causes and effects of environmental pollution but they had less knowledge about mitigation strategies for environmental pollution and very few households practised mitigation strategies to combat environmental pollution. It was ascertained that socio-personal characteristics such as education, family size, annual income, mass media exposure positively and significantly affect the knowledge of the respondents. It is suggested that to increase the knowledge level of the respondents, extension trainings should be organized with more emphasis on mitigation strategies to combat environmental pollution. Farm families of Punjab need to be updated more about causes of water pollution. Innovative behaviour change communication strategies need to be applied to improve the practical application of knowledge gained. Media mix to be used for disseminating knowledge about environmental pollution.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPratiksha (2020). Knowledge of farming families regarding environmental pollution in Punjab (Unpublished M.Sc. thesis). Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810175595
dc.keywordsEnvironmental pollution, stubble burning, soil degradation, crop residue, water pollution, socio-personal characteristics, mass media exposure, mitigation strategies, knowledge testen_US
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.pages109en_US
dc.publisherPunjab Agricultural University, Ludhianaen_US
dc.research.problemKnowledge of farming families regarding environmental pollution in Punjab.en_US
dc.subExtension Educationen_US
dc.themeKnowledge of farming families regarding environmental pollution in Punjab.en_US
dc.these.typeM.Scen_US
dc.titleKnowledge of farming families regarding environmental pollution in Punjab.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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