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CONSTRUCTION OF SCALE FOR ADOPTION OF PADDY PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

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Title CONSTRUCTION OF SCALE FOR ADOPTION OF PADDY PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
 
Creator SALUNKHE, SUMIT R.
 
Contributor PANDYA, R.D.
 
Subject rice, biological phenomena, technological changes, productivity, tillage equipment, production technology, participation, land resources, economics, economic systems
 
Description Being a staple food of big mass, paddy occupies prominent place in Indian
agriculture. The physical and value of paddy productivity is changing in the
farming communities due to constant flow of innovations in agriculture. The initial
introduction of an innovation and its diffusion among the farming communities are
two different processes. The adoption of any innovations is not uniform at the
farmers filed. Adoption itself is a complex process which is governed by several
factors. There are certain factors which determine the adoption and permanent
utilization of an innovation. Moreover, an innovation can be adopted according to
needs of the farmer and / or the situation of adopter. Considering these facts the
present study was conducted with following objectives.
OBJECTIVES
1. To develop and standardize a scale to measure the adoption of paddy
production technology.
2. To study the personal, socio economic, psychological, situational and
communicational characteristics of Gurjari growers of South Gujarat.
3. To find out the level of knowledge and extent of adoption regarding
recommended paddy production technologies in Gurjari growers of South
Gujarat.
4. To study the relationship of selected characteristics of Gurjari growers with
their level of knowledge and extent of adoption.
5. To develop the suitable extension strategies for enhancing the adoption
level among the Gurjari growers of South Gujarat.
METHODOLOGY
In the process of development and standardizing a scale to measure the
adoption of paddy production technology three major factors viz., package of
practices of paddy, stages of adoption and the independent variables of growers were
conceptualised by the investigator.
An ex-post facto research design was used in present investigation. The study
was confined to all five talukas of Navsari district. The five villages from each taluka
having highest area under Gurjari variety were identified. From each village 10
samples were randomly drawn. In this way, 50 respondents were selected from five
talukas and thus, the sample size for the study comprised of 250 respondents. Fifteen
independent and two dependent variables were taken for the study. The knowledge
measured with the help of structured schedule and adoption scale was developed. The
collected data were analyzed by using appropriate method of analysis viz., percentage,
mean, rank, t value, standard deviation and correlation coefficient.
FINDINGS
1. The selected package of practices of paddy, stages of adoption and
independent variables of paddy growers were found reliable and valid
components for the adoption scale. The extent of adoption was categorized as
awareness, trial and adoption.
2. It can be conclude that majority of the Gurjari growers belonged to middle age
groups having secondary level to college and above level of education,
possessed farming + animal husbandry as their major occupation, belonged to
medium to high level of annual income, had medium to big size of land
holding with poor social participation, and had medium to big family
categories. Further, they had medium level of economic motivation, medium
level of risk orientation, had moderate to higher level of scientific orientation,
possessed medium level of innovativeness, had moderate level management
orientation, medium to higher level of overall modernity, had medium to high
level of farming experience and had medium level of information input and
processing behaviour.
3. Majority of the Gurjari growers possessed adequate to superior level of
knowledge and belonged to trial to adoption categories of paddy production
technology.
4. The age and information input and processing behaviour of the Gurjari
growers found positively and significantly associated with their knowledge
about paddy production technology, while education, annual income, size of
land holding, family size, economic motivation, scientific orientation,
innovativeness, management orientation, overall modernity and farming
experience found positive and highly significantly correlated with their
adoption regarding paddy production technology.
5. The age, occupation, family size, risk orientation, innovativeness, overall
modernity and information input processing behaviour of Gurjari growers
found positive and significantly associated with their adoption of paddy
production technology, whereas education, annual income, farming experience
found positively and highly associated with their adoption of paddy production
technology.
6. The shortage of labour was reported as major constraint by the Gurjari
growers and ranked first followed by high cost of inputs got second rank, lack
of need based technical knowledge ranked third, complex procedure to obtain
crop loan ranked fourth, complex procedure to obtain crop insurance ranked
fifth, inadequate extension support ranked sixth, non availability of quality
seeds ranked seventh, short supply of inputs in time ranked eight,
diversification in agriculture ranked ninth, lower market price of produce
ranked tenth and inadequate irrigation facility ranked eleven.
7. The suggestions offered by the Gurjari growers were as; subsidy should be
provided for purchase of farm machinery, agency should formed from where
high cost inputs made available as cheaper rate, organized extension activities
at each gram panchayats in rotation, obtaining crop loan procedure should be
made easier, procedure of crop insurance should be made easier, recruit
personnel at village level, provide quality seed at cheaper rate, develop
structure for providing critical inputs in time, provide information about
remunerative area of diversification, ascertain best market price for produce
and canal should be routed in unreached area.
 
Date 2016-05-04T10:18:58Z
2016-05-04T10:18:58Z
2013-12
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/65765
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari