KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION AND UTILIZATION PATTERN OF ORGANIC INPUTS BY THE FARMERS

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dc.contributor.advisorANGADI, J. G.
dc.contributor.authorSIDRAM
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-22T07:02:43Z
dc.date.available2019-01-22T07:02:43Z
dc.date.issued2015-01
dc.description.abstractThe research study was conducted in Dharwad, Belagavi, Gadag and Haveri districts of north Karnataka which fall under the jurisdiction of University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad which is actively involved in promoting organic farming practices by establishing Institute of Organic Farming. Two hundred and forty farmers formed the sample for the study. Two scales were developed for the study one for measuring the knowledge of farmers regarding organic inputs usage and another for measuring the perception of farmers regarding organic farming inputs usage. The scales were standardized for wider applicability. The study revealed that, majority of farmers (50.42%) had medium knowledge about organic input usage. Among the different organic inputs, the knowledge possessed by farmers with respect to organic manures was to the extent of 73.44 per cent. With respect to perception of farmers, majority (65.83%) had the perception that “Organic inputs are not available in local market”. Seventy two per cent of variation in knowledge regarding organic input usage was explained by independent variables selected for the study. Regression coefficients of education, farming experience and extension contact were found to be significant at one per cent level. Cent per cent of farmers had applied the FYM and 45.00 per cent of farmers applied vermicompost. Among different bio-fertilizers, rhizobium was applied by higher per cent of farmers (35.83%) followed by azotobacter (13.75%) and phosphorus solubilizing bacteria (13.75 %). The most influencing factor to adopt organic inputs was “Concern for degrading soil fertility and productivity” which stands first as it was expressed by 77.08 per cent of farmers. “Motivational activities to use organic inputs” (76.67%), “Separate market facility to the organic produce” (73.75%) and “Supply of organic inputs at village level” (67.92%) were important suggestions given by the farmers.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810091993
dc.keywordsKNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION, UTILIZATION PATTERN, ORGANIC INPUTS, FARMERSen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.pages292en_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwaden_US
dc.subAgricultural Extension Educationen_US
dc.subjectnullen_US
dc.themeKNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION AND UTILIZATION PATTERN OF ORGANIC INPUTS BY THE FARMERSen_US
dc.these.typePh.Den_US
dc.titleKNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION AND UTILIZATION PATTERN OF ORGANIC INPUTS BY THE FARMERSen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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