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Adoption of Recommended Soil and Water Conservation Practices Among the Beneficiaries of Sujala Watershed Project in Northern Karnataka


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1 Department of Agricultural Extension Education, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), India
2 Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), India
     

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The study conducted during 2012-2013 in Haveri and Dharwad districts of Karnataka state where in Sujala watershed project was implemented during 2001 to 2007. The distribution of beneficiaries and nonbeneficiaries in adoption of recommended soil and water conservation practices shows that highest per cent of beneficiaries (86.25%) as compared to non-beneficiaries (57.50%) adopted shrub check. More number of beneficiaries adopted water ways (65.00%), boulder bund (62.50%), dugout or water recharge pit (58.75%) and vegetative bunds (52.50%) as compared to non-beneficiaries (23.75%, 43.75%, 27.50% and 26.25%, respectively). Around one-third of beneficiaries adopted sunken ponds (38.75%) and farm pond (30.00%) as compared to nonbeneficiaries (13.75% and 16.25%, respectively). Adoption of contour bund, rubble check, contour strip and staggered contour trench was noticed with very less per cent of beneficiaries (12.50%, 8.75%, 6.25% and 6.25%, respectively). But none of the non-beneficiaries adopted contour bund, contour strip and staggered contour trench. The overall distribution reveals that, high per cent of beneficiaries were noticed in high and medium adoption category (43.75% and 40.00%, respectively) as compared to non-beneficiaries (20.00% and 27.50%, respectively). Low adoption category was observed with more number of non-beneficiaries (52.50%) as compared to beneficiaries (16.25%). The extent of adoption amongst beneficiaries was positively correlated with land holding, extension participation, annual family income, awareness of soil erosion problems and accessibility to farm implements and the age was noticed to be negatively correlated. And amongst non-beneficiaries only annual family income was positively correlated with adoption of soil and water conservation practices Whereas, the education, farming system, family type, perception of usefulness of practices, achievement motivation and risk orientation were not related with the adoption of soil and water conservation practices among both beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries.

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Beneficiaries, Adoption, Soil, Water Conservation Practices, Sujala Watershed Project.
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Authors

Mithun P. Kudachi
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), India
A. Bheemappa
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), India
Shreeshail Rudrapur
Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), India
Anil Biradar
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, College of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), India

Abstract


The study conducted during 2012-2013 in Haveri and Dharwad districts of Karnataka state where in Sujala watershed project was implemented during 2001 to 2007. The distribution of beneficiaries and nonbeneficiaries in adoption of recommended soil and water conservation practices shows that highest per cent of beneficiaries (86.25%) as compared to non-beneficiaries (57.50%) adopted shrub check. More number of beneficiaries adopted water ways (65.00%), boulder bund (62.50%), dugout or water recharge pit (58.75%) and vegetative bunds (52.50%) as compared to non-beneficiaries (23.75%, 43.75%, 27.50% and 26.25%, respectively). Around one-third of beneficiaries adopted sunken ponds (38.75%) and farm pond (30.00%) as compared to nonbeneficiaries (13.75% and 16.25%, respectively). Adoption of contour bund, rubble check, contour strip and staggered contour trench was noticed with very less per cent of beneficiaries (12.50%, 8.75%, 6.25% and 6.25%, respectively). But none of the non-beneficiaries adopted contour bund, contour strip and staggered contour trench. The overall distribution reveals that, high per cent of beneficiaries were noticed in high and medium adoption category (43.75% and 40.00%, respectively) as compared to non-beneficiaries (20.00% and 27.50%, respectively). Low adoption category was observed with more number of non-beneficiaries (52.50%) as compared to beneficiaries (16.25%). The extent of adoption amongst beneficiaries was positively correlated with land holding, extension participation, annual family income, awareness of soil erosion problems and accessibility to farm implements and the age was noticed to be negatively correlated. And amongst non-beneficiaries only annual family income was positively correlated with adoption of soil and water conservation practices Whereas, the education, farming system, family type, perception of usefulness of practices, achievement motivation and risk orientation were not related with the adoption of soil and water conservation practices among both beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries.

Keywords


Beneficiaries, Adoption, Soil, Water Conservation Practices, Sujala Watershed Project.

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