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ADOPTION OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES BY FARMERS IN SUJALA WATERSHED PROJECT: A STUDY IN CHITRADURGA DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA

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Title ADOPTION OF WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES BY FARMERS IN SUJALA WATERSHED PROJECT: A STUDY IN CHITRADURGA DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA
 
Creator MANJUNATH, M
 
Contributor VARADARAJU, G M
 
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Description Karnataka is the eighth largest state in India, with highest proportion of drought
prone area. Natural resource is being subjected for poor land management practices. in
order to overcome this the Government of Karnataka has initiated Sujala watershed
project. Chitradurga district was selected purposefully to study the impact of watershed
project. The project covered with Hiriyur taluk. larger number of beneficiaries were of
middle aged (61.00%) studied up to high school (34.00%), leaving in joint family
(61.00%), having small land holding (56.00%), with medium level of risk
orientation(39.00%), achievement motivation (43.00%), scientific orientation (57.00%),
social participation (43.00%) and extension participation(39.00%) It was found that a
considerable number of beneficiaries were having high level of mass media participation
(54.00%) and innovativeness (38.00%), whereas 53.00 per cent of the beneficiaries had
low level of market orientation. Around sixteen per cent increase in the yield level was
noticed in Groundnut (15.67%) closely followed by Ragi (13.88%). While, more than
24.71 per cent increase in the yield level was observed in Pomegranate, 17.51 per cent
increase in the yield level was observed in Sapota and drastic increase in Diary farming is
(14.32%).When we compared data before and after implementation of the project, There
was a significant relationship between extension participation, achievement motivation,
risk orientation, innovativeness, scientific orientation and education had positive and
significant relationship with adoption.
 
Date 2016-11-02T10:03:05Z
2016-11-02T10:03:05Z
2014-07-07
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier TH-10760
http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/83243
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore