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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 Rajendra
 
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 novations in agriculture. The initial introduction of an innovation and its diffusion among the farming ommunities are two different processes. The adoption of any innovations is not uniform at the
farmers filed. Adoption itself is a complex processwhich 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 haracteristics 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 fromeach 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 Gurjarigrowers belonged to middle age groups having secondary level to college and above level of education, possessed farming + animal husbandry as their majoroccupation, 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 ofinformation 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 ducation,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 2016-05-24T11:34:11Z
2016-05-24T11:34:11Z
2013
 
Type Thesis
 
Identifier http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/66262
 
Language en
 
Format application/pdf
 
Publisher NAU