Journal of Krishi Vigyan
Open Access
  • Year: 2022
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 1

Infrastructure Status of Karnataka State Department of Agriculture in Central Dry Zone of Karnataka

1Ph.D. (Agri.), Dept. of Extension Education, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India-785013

2Professor & Head, Dept. of Extension Education, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India-785013

3MANAGE Fellow (Agricultural Extension), MANAGE, Hyderabad, Telangana, India-500030

*Corresponding author's E-mail: sachinvr69@gmail.com

Online Published on 05 January, 2023.

Abstract

The survey was carried out in the central dry zone of Karnataka during 2018–19. An attempt has been made to understand the infrastructure availability status of Karnataka State Department of Agriculture (KSDA) in central dry zone. 75 respondents (extension personnel) were sampled by employing the proportionate stratified random sampling technique. In total 15 infrastructure facilities were listed and the results revealed that the managerial aspects of infrastructure viz., Coordination of activities, Authority & responsibility and Monitoring & evaluation were stood at first with highest availability whereas, last two positions were conquered by the physical aspects of infrastructure viz., Vehicles for mobility and Residential quarters facility.

Keywords

Dry zone, Extension personnel, Infrastructure availability