Adoption Behavior of Farmers in Soybean Production Technology

It was observed that most of the soybean growers (58.71 per cent) were of middle age (26 to 45 years), received formal education up to Higher Secondary and diploma level, possessed medium size of land holding between 4.01 to 7.00 acres. Majority of the soybean growers (49.54 per cent) had medium farming experience i.e. 9 years to 17 years, having medium social participation group (i.e. score between 3 to 4) and medium annual income (Rs. 75,551 to Rs. 1,50,765/-). It was found that the majority of the soybean growers’ (75.23 per cent) had adopted the recommended package of soybean production practice at medium extent. It can be stated that the level of adoption of soybean cultivation practices by majority soybean growers was satisfactory.