Comparative assessment of different methods of paddy cultivation during Covid-19
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2023
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Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
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The study entitled “Comparative assessment of various methods of paddy cultivation during Covid-19” was undertaken to study the opinion of farmers, comparative analysis among various methods of paddy cultivation during Covid-19, prospects and constraints faced by farmers during Covid-19 after adoption of different paddy cultivation technologies. From each agro-climatic zones of Punjab (total five districts were selected for the purpose of study). A list of respondents who were using DSR, mechanical transplanting and conventional transplanting technologies for paddy cultivation during Covid-19 was obtained from the CAO/KVKs of each district. From each district 10 respondents was selected from the selected method during Covid-19. Thus, a total sample of 150 respondents for the study. Interview schedule was used to collect the data. Majority of respondents were in between 38-52 years of age group and had nuclear families, had education level upto matric, medium operational land holding and annual income less than eight lakhs. Majority of respondents had medium mass media exposure and extension contacts whereas low participation in extension activities
during Covid-19. Maximum number of the respondents had average opinion regarding DSR, mechanical transplanting and conventional transplanting method of sowing. Majority of respondents wants to increase their area under DSR. Less requirement of labour, number of irrigation, fuel consumption was observed in direct seeded rice as compare to other methods of paddy cultivation. Majority of respondents faced infestation of weed problem in DSR, affordability of machines in mechanical transplanting and high labour cost in conventional transplanting during Covid-19.
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Singla, Sahil (2023). Comparative assessment of different methods of paddy cultivation during Covid-19 (Unpublished M.Sc. thesis). Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.