A STUDY ON THE ADOPTION OF THE RECOMMENDED PACKAGE OF PRACTICES IN BT COTTON BY THE FARMERS OF RANGA REDDY DISTRICT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

Abstract

A study was taken up with the main objective of identifying and analyzing the adoption of package of practices by the Bt cotton farmers as recommended by the scientists of ANGRAU. It was conducted in 2013 with a sample of Fifty (50) farmers in the Ranga Reddy district of Andhra Pradesh. Cent per cent of the respondents fell in the category of fully adopted with respect to seed treatment. 96.00 per cent of the respondents fully adopted recommended time of sowing, pest management practices & time of harvest; while the remaining 4.00 per cent fell in the category of partially adopted. 90.00 per cent of the respondents fully adopted recommended methods of sowing, time of fertilizer application & weeding practices; while the remaining 10.00 per cent fell in the category of partially adopted. 88.00 per cent of the respondents fully adopted gap filling, while the remaining 12.00 per cent fell in the category of partially adopted. With respect to crop rotation 90.00 per cent of the respondents fell in the category of fully adopted, followed by partially adopted (6.00%), and not adopted (4.00%). A little more than half of the respondents were grouped in high (54.00%) adoption of package of practices in Bt cotton, followed by medium (38.00%) and low (8.00%) categories.