Extent of Adoption and Reasons for Non-adoption of Selected Resource Conservation Technologies by the Farmers of Ludhiana and Moga Districts of Punjab

The present study was conducted to know the extent of adoption and reasons for non-adoption of selected resource conservation technologies by the farmers. A total sample of 180 respondents was taken from 12 villages of two selected districts for the present investigation. The data were collected with the help of interview schedule. The findings revealed that around half of the respondents adopted laser land leveler, but the extent of adoption of tensiometer, leaf colour chart and bed/furrow/ridge planting was low. Area wise extent of adoption of laser land leveler was also high i.e. 60.5 per cent. About 71.0 per cent of the respondents were willing to increase the area but only 7.5 per cent wanted to decrease the area under selected resource conservation technologies. The major reasons expressed by the respondents for non-adoption of laser land leveler were high cost and its non-availability whereas for non-adoption of tensiometer and leaf colour chart were their non-availability in the local market and lack of awareness.