Adoption of Soil and Water Conservation Practices by the Farmers in Vidarbha, Maharashtra

A survey of 150 proportionately selected sample of farmers from Nandura Panchayat Samiti of Buldhana district of Vidarbha in Maharashtra revealed that majority of farmers had low level of extent of adoption SWCPs. Age, education, land holding, occupation, extension contact, risk preference and attitude had 62.12 per cent variation in extent of adoption. Level of annual income, soil type, social participation and extend of knowledge were determining factors of extend of adoption of SWCPs.