AWARENESS AND PERCEPTION OF FARMERS TOWARDS SOIL HEALTH CARD SCHEME IN RAYALASEEMA REGION OF ANDHRA PRADESH

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dc.contributor.advisorLAKSHMI, T
dc.contributor.authorLOKESH BABU, S
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-11T10:14:49Z
dc.date.available2020-02-11T10:14:49Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionD5825en_US
dc.description.abstractThe present study entitled “Awareness and Perception of farmers towards Soil Health Card scheme in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh”. The study intended to analyze the awareness and perception towards soil health card scheme with the objectives of analyzing awareness, perception, relationship between profile characteristics and awareness and perception, benefits, constraints and eliciting suggestions to overcome constraints in utilizing soil health cards. Ex-post facto research design was adopted in the present investigation. Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh state was selected purposively for the study. From Rayalaseema region Anantapuramu district was selected purposively based on the the per cent of achievement in distribution of soil health cards. Six mandals from Anantapuramu district were selected randomly by following lottery method of simple random sampling. Six mandals based on highest number of SHC holders viz., Raptadu, Kanekal, Tadipatri, Gudibanda, Dharmavaram, Gorantla were selected randomly by following lottery method of sampling. Two villages were selected from each of the 6 mandals by following simple random sampling thus making a total of 12 villages. From each village, 20 farmers who possessed soil health card were selected by following simple random sampling procedure, making a total of 240 SHC scheme farmers for the study. Data were collected from the selected SHC holders by using interview schedule developed for the study during the months of October 2018 to December 2018 in Anantapuramu district. Interview schedule consisted of three parts. The first part consisted of primary information of the respondent i.e., respondent number, name, village and mandal. The second part consisted of profile characteristics of the respondent and third part consisted of the dependent variable i.e., awareness and perception towards soil health card. Farmers were also asked to elicit the benefits and problems they faced in utilizing the soil health cards and were asked to give their suggestions which they think will improve the situations. The data were collected and recorded in free and frank atmosphere where the interviewer and interviewee had a good rapport. xv The findings with regard to the selected profile characteristics of the soil health card beneficiaries indicate that majority of the SHC beneficiaries were belonged to middle age, middle school education, nuclear family, medium farming experience, semi medium land holding medium annual income ,medium cropping intensity ,medium mass media exposure ,medium social participation ,medium extension contact ,medium scientific orientation, medium economic motivation, medium innovativeness, medium risk orientation, medium management orientation and medium achievement motivation. In the present study majority (67.92%) of the SHC holders had possessed medium level of awareness about soil health card scheme and 79.58 percent medium level of perception about soil health card scheme. In case of relationship between independent variables and awareness of farmers about soil health card scheme there was a positive and significant relationship of awareness about soil health card scheme with education, land holding , mass media exposure , social participation, extension contact, economic motivation, risk orientation and achievement motivation at one per cent level of probability where as cropping intensity ,scientific orientation, innovativeness and management orientation at five per cent level of probability. Age and annual income exhibited positive and non-significant relationship with awareness about soil health card scheme where as farming experience and family type exhibited negative and non-significant relationship with awareness about soil health card scheme. In case of relationship between independent variables and perception of farmers towards soil health card scheme there was a positive and significant relationship of perception towards soil health card scheme with education, land holding , mass media exposure, social participation, extension contact, scientific orientation, economic motivation, risk orientation ,innovativeness, management orientation and achievement motivation at one per cent level of probability where as cropping intensity at five per cent level of probability. Age and annual income exhibited positive and non-significant relationship with perception of farmers towards soil health card scheme where as farming experience and family type exhibited negative and non-significant relationship with perception of farmers towards soil health card scheme. The data related to benefits derived by utilizing soil health card by the SHC beneficiaries are as follows, the farmer can decide well which crops they should cultivate and which ones they should skip, SHC helps farmers to improve soil health and ultimately increase productivity, the farmer will always have updated data about their soil, the soil health card will help the farmers to get an idea on the crop-wise recommendations of nutrients and fertilizers required in each type of soil, reduces the over utilization of major nutrients (N,P,K) ,the government will also employ experts to help farmers in carrying out the corrective measures ,balanced application of fertilizers has increased ,soil health card portal enables SHC beneficiaries to get immediate data relating to their soil, the farmers are also given advice by the experts to improve the productivity of the crops and the necessary methods that have to be practiced in order to implement the changes and reduces the loss of fertilizers and soil pollution. Majority of SHC beneficiaries reported that difficult to calculate fertilizer dose on the basis of nutrient status of soil was the major constraint in utilizing soil health card scheme, received soil health cards after crop harvest, time gap between soil samples taken and issuing cards is too high ,collection of soil sample was not done in xvi presence of farmers ,lack of technical advice on method and time of fertilizer application, recommended fertilizers not available in adequate quantity in local market ,soil testing labs are located far away ,high price of fertilizers ,doubt on the quality and reliability of the information provided in the SHC, lack of training, unable to operate internet (access to soil health card portal) and irregularity of extension services. Majority of the farmers suggested that crop wise recommended dose of fertilizer should be given in the SHC ,soil sampling procedure should be done in presence of farmer ,SHC should be issued prior to crop season ,SHC should be issued prior to crop season, provide training for better understanding about content of soil health cards, farmer should be trained to take soil sample of his own soil ,soil testing laboratory should be established at taluka level with highly qualified staff ,government should provide subsidy on inputs used by farmers ,ensure availability of recommended fertilizers in the market, proper and timely agriculture extension services. The findings of this study revealed that majority of the SHC beneficiaries were of middle age and had moderate education level, who have vital role in crop production technology base on application of soil health card and hence, such type of farmers should be approached for training in shaping the favourable perception and attitude towards soil health card programme. The findings of this study would facilitate in knowing the existing level of awareness and perception of farmers towards soil health card scheme which will serve as a guideline to planners and extension agencies to understand whether soil health card scheme is considered by the farmers as useful programme or not. It will help them in planning and implementing efforts to develop favourable disposition towards soil health card scheme. Hence there is more responsibility on shoulders of government to involve all the stakeholders of soil health card scheme on a single platform to make the scheme successful.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810142887
dc.keywordsFARMERS, SOIL HEALTH CARD SCHEME,RAYALASEEMA, ANDHRA PRADESHen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.pages227en_US
dc.publisherAcharya N G Ranga Agricultural University, Gunturen_US
dc.research.problemAWARENESS AND PERCEPTION OF FARMERS TOWARDS SOIL HEALTH CARD SCHEME IN RAYALASEEMA REGION OF ANDHRA PRADESHen_US
dc.subAgricultural Extensionen_US
dc.subjectnullen_US
dc.themeAWARENESS AND PERCEPTION OF FARMERS TOWARDS SOIL HEALTH CARD SCHEME IN RAYALASEEMA REGION OF ANDHRA PRADESHen_US
dc.these.typePh.Den_US
dc.titleAWARENESS AND PERCEPTION OF FARMERS TOWARDS SOIL HEALTH CARD SCHEME IN RAYALASEEMA REGION OF ANDHRA PRADESHen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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