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Correlates of Farmers Towards Zero-Tillage Technology in Haryana


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The study was conducted in Karnal and Fatehabad district of Haryana state. Two blocks trom Kamal district i.e. Kamal and Nilokheri; two villages trom each block namely Uchana and Kulvehari (Kamal), Bhaini and Sultanpur (Nilokheri); one block trom Fatehabad district i.e. Tohana trom Tohana block and three villages namely Prithla, Lalauda and Nagala village were selected twenty respondents trom each village were selected randomly for the study purpose having a total sample of 140 users of Zero-Tillage Technology (ZTT). The study revealed that most of the respondents were of young to middle age group, mean score of education was not satisfactory. 12.14% of the respondents were having more than 15 acres land holding. The average socio-economic status was not satisfactory. Extension contacts, mass media exposure, change proneness and risk orientation were found to low level. Majority of farmers used rice-wheat cropping pattern. Maximum respondents were of favorable (57.85 %) attitude towards Zero-Tillage Technology. Large majority of farmers (61.42%) were had medium level of overall knowledge of ZTT. Maximum respondents of the farmers used control flooding method of irrigation. Age, caste, occupation, house, land, material possession, education, farm power, socio-economic status, mass media exposure, risk orientation, attitude and knowledge were positive and highly significant at 1% level.

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Correlates, Zero-Tillage Technology, Knowledge and Attitude.
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Anil Kumar
Department of Extension Education, COA, CCS Haryana Agricultnral University, Hisar, Haryana, India
Ashok Kumar
Department of Extension Education, COA, CCS Haryana Agricultnral University, Hisar, Haryana, India

Abstract


The study was conducted in Karnal and Fatehabad district of Haryana state. Two blocks trom Kamal district i.e. Kamal and Nilokheri; two villages trom each block namely Uchana and Kulvehari (Kamal), Bhaini and Sultanpur (Nilokheri); one block trom Fatehabad district i.e. Tohana trom Tohana block and three villages namely Prithla, Lalauda and Nagala village were selected twenty respondents trom each village were selected randomly for the study purpose having a total sample of 140 users of Zero-Tillage Technology (ZTT). The study revealed that most of the respondents were of young to middle age group, mean score of education was not satisfactory. 12.14% of the respondents were having more than 15 acres land holding. The average socio-economic status was not satisfactory. Extension contacts, mass media exposure, change proneness and risk orientation were found to low level. Majority of farmers used rice-wheat cropping pattern. Maximum respondents were of favorable (57.85 %) attitude towards Zero-Tillage Technology. Large majority of farmers (61.42%) were had medium level of overall knowledge of ZTT. Maximum respondents of the farmers used control flooding method of irrigation. Age, caste, occupation, house, land, material possession, education, farm power, socio-economic status, mass media exposure, risk orientation, attitude and knowledge were positive and highly significant at 1% level.

Keywords


Correlates, Zero-Tillage Technology, Knowledge and Attitude.

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