International Journal in Management & Social Science
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 12

Study on: Adoption Level of Paddy Growers and its Relationship with their selected Socio personal Characteristics in Navsari District of Gujarat State

  • Author:
  • A U Ade, S D Payal, M G Vaseem Ahmed
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 31 to 34

*Research Associate, AICRPAM-NICRA, Deptt. of Agril. Met., VNMKV, Parbhani

**Assistant Proffesor, College of Agril. Engg., VNMKV, Maharashtra

***Senior Research Fellow, AICRPAM-NICRA, Deptt. of Agril. Met., VNMKV, Parbhani, MS

Online published on 18 April, 2015.

Abstract

Present study was conducted in the year of 2009–11 to know adoption level of paddy growers about improved paddy cultivation practices in selected 08 villages of Jalalpore taluka, Navsari district of Gujarat state. The study concluded that, majority (46.25 per cent) of paddy growers had medium level of adoption on improved paddy cultivation practices. All selected independents variables (i.e. education, land holding, family size, social participation and extension contact) for the study were positively and significantly associated with level of adoption except age. Knowledge level of paddy growers on improved paddy cultivation practices which helps to increase interest and adoption level of paddy growers.

Keywords

Adoption level, improved cultivation practices, Paddy growers, Relationship