A study on the knowledge and adoption level of improved sericulture technologies by the farmers of Kothar area of Anantnag district of Kashmir

Abstract

In the present study, 120 sample respondents were selected randomly from 8 sericulture beats of Kothar zone in district Anantnag. The independent variables such as age, area under mulberry, experience in sericulture and scientific orientation had significant correlation with knowledge however independent variables such as age, family size, occupation, area under mulberry, extension contact, land holding, experience in sericulture and scientific orientation exhibited positive and significant correlation with extent of adoption about improved sericulture technologies. The major findings revealed that (55.83%) of silkworm rearers had low level of knowledge, (43.34%) percent had medium level of knowledge and only (0.83%) percent had high level of knowledge about sericulture technologies while as (50.00%) of the respondents belonged to medium adoption level category, (40.00%) percent had low and (10.00%) percent of the respondents had high adoption level of improved sericulture technologies.