Knowledge and adoption level of farmers about sustainable practices in redgram based farming system

Abstract

The present study was conducted in Kalaburagi district of North Eastern Karnataka, during the year 2018-19. Kalaburagi district was purposively selected because the district is the pulse bowl of the state with highest area. The study was conducted in eight villages selected from four talukas of Kalaburagi district which included 30 farmers from each selected village thus making a sample of 240 farmers using random sampling method. Ex-post-facto research design was employed for conducting study. Data was collected by using a detailed interview schedule employing personal interview method and analyzed using mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentage. The analysis indicated that little over half (52.92%) of the farmers were belonged to overall medium knowledge level category of sustainable practices in redgram based farming system. Redgram based farmers had high knowledge level regarding land preparation practices summer ploughing (100.00%), farmers igh school education (25.00%), belonged to nuclear family (55.42%), medium size of land holding (63.33%), had more than 20 years of farming experience (55.83%), medium annual income (42.08%), low cropping intensity (41.25%), medium material possession (46.67%), low livestock possession (48.33%), medium extension orientation (42.08%), medium mass media utilization (42.08%), medium level of innovativeness (52.92%), medium level of achievement motivation (42.92%), medium scientific orientation (47.92%), medium risk orientation (55.42%) and medium management orientation (41.67%).