Correlation of Adoption of Bt Cotton Production Technology

The study was conducted in Nanded district of Maharashtra state to know the profile of Bt cotton growers and to find out relationship of characteristics of Bt cotton growers with adoption of Bt cotton production technology. From the study it was found that majority of the Bt cotton growers had 12 to 26 years of farm experience, educated up to Middle School, medium land holding, medium level of annual income, medium sources of information use, medium level of social participation, medium risk preference and middle socio-economic status. Education, land holding, annual income, sources of information use, social participation, risk preference and socio-economic status were positively and significantly related with the adoption of Bt cotton production technology. While, education, land holding, annual income and risk preference had substantial contribution to the adoption of Bt cotton production technology.