Reasons for Non-adoption of Recommended Cultivation Practices by Wheat Growers in Bidar District of North Karnataka

The present research study was conducted in Humnabad taluk of Bidar district. Personal interview schedule was distributed to 100 wheat farmers. The study revealed that majors reasons for non-adoption of recommended wheat cultivation practices were low market price (94.00%), Exploitation by middlemen (90.00%), Lack of knowledge (87.00%) and Electricity (for irrigation) (84.00%). However, Seed (variety) (78.00%) and Credits (68.00%), were perceived as other important reasons in adopting recommended practices by majority of wheat farmers in study area. Regression coefficient exhibited that three variables, land holding status, extension participation and mass media participation, had positive and significant contribution to knowledge level, whereas two, land holding and economic motivation, were significantly toward the adoption behaviour. Regression model tested all 10 independent variables together could explain 54.2 and 55.2 per cent of the variation in knowledge level and adoption behaviour, respectively of recommended wheat cultivation practices.