ADOPTION OF KVK ACTIVITIES BY TRIBAL FARMERS IN INDIA
Journal Title: International Journal of Agriculture Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 15
Abstract
Krishi Vigyan Kendra (the Farm Science Centre) is a noble concept developed by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), which rests upon a solid base of transfer of technology from laboratory to farmer's field with respect to Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal husbandry, Floriculture. Bee keeping, Mushroom Cultivation, Broiler Farming and allied subjects. The present study was undertaken to assess the adoption level of beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries of KVKs working in the tribal district of Madhya Pradesh. The study was conducted with 300 tribal farmers i.e., 225 beneficiaries and 75 non-beneficiaries randomly selected in 12 villages of Mandla, Dindori and Shahdol district, which were results showed that. Tribal farmers were of comparatively middle age group, education up to high school, agriculture + other as their occupation, medium annual income, medium landholdings, medium experience, high attitude towards technological demonstration, high knowledge about KVK activities, high perception towards scientific agriculture, medium market orientation, high scientific orientation, high aspiration level, medium use of information sources and high training exposure. The adoption level of tribal farmers was high.
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RAJAN PARVEZ
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