Determinants of adoption of poultry technology by the farmers of adopted and non-adopted villages in North Eastern states of India

This study to analyse the determinants of adoption of poultry farming practices in North East Region was conducted in 13 purposively selected KVK districts in the region with 130 sample size from each adopted and non-adopted villages selected through proportionate random sampling. Data collection from the selected respondents was made with the help of pre-tested structured schedule through personal interview method. The study reveals that majority of the respondents in KVKs adopted villages had medium level of adoption of improved poultry farming practices, while over half of the total respondents in non-adopted villages were found having low to medium adoption level of the same poultry practices. Respondents of non-beneficiary farmers was found with little adoption of specific recommendations of selected poultry farming practices like stocking of birds, brooding and rearing and health care as shown by their corresponding total scores compared to beneficiary farmers. The study further reveals that out of 13 independent variables under study, primary occupation, trainings received, mass media exposure and extension contact of the respondents were found having positively significant relationship with the extent of adoption of poultry farming practices. While four variables namely, primary occupation, size of operational land holding, trainings received and extension contact had emerged as the most dominant factors influencing farmers for adoption of poultry farming practices in the region.