International Journal of Engineering and Management Research (IJEMR)
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 1

Impact of Paddy Demonstrations Conducted under TOT Project of RKVY in Gadchiroli District

  • Author:
  • S. S. Karhale1, S. P. Lambe2, S. B. Brahmankar3
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 300 to 304

1Subject Matter Specialist (Agril. Engg), Krishi Vigyan Kendra, (Dr. PDKV), Sonapur-Gadchiroli, India

2Associate Professor of Extension Education, College oif Agriculture, Gadchiroli, India

3Associate Professor of Plant Pathology, College oif Agriculture, Gadchiroli, India

Online published on 21 November, 2017.

Abstract

The impact assessment of the demonstration on paddy PKV HMT conducted on the farmers’ field were made with the sample of 100 farmers selected for undertaking demonstration under TOT of RKVY. The results pertaining to profile of respondents, revealed that more than half (53.00%) of the respondents were found in the middle age category and educated up to secondary school (44.00%). Whereas 33.00 per cent of the respondents were found in small land holding category i.e. 1.1 to 2 ha of land. About 52.00 per cent of respondents were found in the medium annual income category i.e. (up to Rs. 48001 per year). More than half of the respondents were found in the medium social participation category (56.00%). After conduction of demonstrations of PKV HMT remarkable change is observed in awareness, attitude, knowledge, adoption, increase in area and yield Paddy (PKV HMT)

Keywords

PKV, HMT, RKVY