Application of Blue Green Algae Bio-Fertilizer to Paddy Growing Farmers

Algae are very simple in operation and easy in adaptability by Indian farmers. The technology has got potential to provide an additional income from the scale of algal bio-fertilizer. The study carried out in the village of Nashik tehisil of Nashik District of Maharashtra state western part of western part of Nashik. The climatic and socioeconomic condition of the study area small and marginal landholders and most of the farmers are tribal peoples. For these study forty farmers from five villages i.e. eight from each village were selected. Primary data of rice cultivation were collected by discussion, interview about their cultural practices and yield. In each village ten farmers were grouped into four classes. The effective of various combinations of communication modes it was concluded that combination of all four modes or three modes had showed significant impact of BGA technology. The response of post questionnaire on poster show, field demonstration, mass culture and printed matter was found significant and it was concluded that all modes were effective of message communication.