1ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, Haryana
2ICAR-Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012
3ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, 753006, Orissa
*Corresponding author: skdagri@gmail.com
Online published on 24 March, 2023.
The aim of this paper is to explore the role of psychological factors on the intension to adopt the soil and water conservation practices, and then examine the effect of intension to adopt and institutional factors on actual adoption using structural equation modelling. Primary data of 445 farmers from the drought prone areas of Karnataka State were collected. We found that perceived economic benefits followed by risk perception are key factors, and were positively associated with intension to adopt. Further, intension to adopt and institutional factors such as subsidy, contact to extension agencies and visit to model watersheds were significant factors governing actual adoption of soil and water conservation practices in rainfed areas.
