Impact of climate resilient agricultural technologies and social interaction under NICRA project in Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

The study was conducted in four districts of Madhya Pradesh to assess the impact of various Technological Interventions of National Innovations on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) Project on socio-economic and agricultural practices of the farmer beneficiaries of the project. A total of 300 farmers (20% farmers of each village) were selected randomly for the study and data were collected by a personal interview with the help of a structured schedule. The data collected were classified, tabulated and statistically analyzed. The findings of the study revealed that the majority of NICRA beneficiaries’ (66.33%) believe medium level impact NICRA followed by low (23.7%) and high (10.3%) on overall agricultural scenario of the villages selected under NICRA. The study also concludes that impact of agricultural technologies promoted under NICRA has positively and significantly correlated with age, farming experience, annual income, social participation and economic motivation at the 1% level of significance.