Agriculture Update

R. S. Aundhkar ¹, A. N. Deshmukh ¹, S. G. Tale ¹, P. P. Shinde ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati, M.S., IN

Abstract

The study was undertaken in the year 2012- 2013. A sample of 120 farmers was randomly selected in 14 villages of Chandur Bazar Punchayat Samiti of Amravati district of Maharashtra. The investigation revealed that 55.83 per cent of respondents of orange growers had medium level of adoption of drip irrigation technologies while, 33.33 per cent of respondents of orange growers had high level of adoption and 10.83 per cent of respondent possessed low level of adoption of drip irrigation technologies. The correlation analysis related to independent variable viz., education, land holding, annual income, cosmopolitness, innovativeness, extension contact, knowledge, irrigation source, risk preference and cropping pattern showed significant and positive relationship with adoption of drip irrigation technologies. While only age showed negative and non significant relationship between adoption of drip irrigation technologies.

Keywords

Adoption, Drip Irrigation Technologies, Orange Growers

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P. P. Shinde ¹, S. U. Mokhale ¹, S. A. Shelke ¹, R. S. Aundhkar ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati, M.S., IN

Abstract

In the beginning of the 21^st century a global development taking place and India is supported to keep pace with it, farmers all over country are supported by the State Govt. through various development schemes. Leaders in the villages i.e. Gram Panchayat members use many other sources for agricultural development.The study was undertaken in the year 2012-13. A sample of 120 GramPanchayat members was randomly selected in 10 villages of Amravati Panchayat Samiti of Amravati District of Maharashtra. Majority (61.67%) of members had medium level of use of information source. Among the selected characteristics, education, land holding, occupation, annual income, social participation, cosmopoliteness, agricultural progressiveness, extension contact and knowledge were positive and significantly related with use of information source where as age was non-significant with use of information source.

Keywords

Use of Information Source, Gram Panchayat Members

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