Factors affecting on the adoption of recommended agriculture practices in drought affected farmers in Raichur District of Karnataka

Among the effects of climate change, drought is a higher risk dominant impinging factor of crop production. As the outcome of the effect reduced cropping area, reduced rice production, reduced water supply for agricultural activities were witnessed in the district. To mitigate the effect of drought on farming various technology practices were recommended to farmers to adopt. Technology practices as a whole level of adoption was moderate to high only in medium-to-large farm holders of both the groups of respondents. However the level of adoption found same between the respondents who have participated in the extension activities against who haven't participated in the same. It was observed that the regression coefficient of education (B=.020**) participation in extension activities (B=.077*) found significant in irrigated respondents. Whereas cultivable farm holding (B =.047***) membership in the social organisation (B=.103**), participation in extension activities (B =.171**) average gross annual family income of the respondents was found to be significant (B= -1.379E-006*) in rainfed respondents group. There is an urgency to analyse the efficiency of information dissemination system Based on the results programmes have to be formulated. The effectiveness of agricultural training should be evaluated and it should be taken up by the external agencies for the effective implementation of the technologies.