Title: Knowledge of farmers of Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu on organic farming in paddy
Abstract: The present study was conducted in Orathanad block of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu covering 90 farmers cultivating paddy. Data on the profile characteristics of farmers and their knowledge on organic farming practices in paddy were gathered and analyzed. Majority of the respondents (86.67%) were above 45 years of age; one-third (33.33%) of them were educated up to high school, majority (73.33%) had been doing farming alone and 60.00 per cent had high experience in farming of more than 20 years. They had mainly (40.00%) small size farms (2.51–5.00 acre); 42.22 per cent grew paddy on medium size area (2.51–5.00 acre). Main source of irrigation for majority of them (84.44%) was canal water. Two-third of the farmers (66.67%) possessed cows. They (46.67%) had mainly low social participation. Their mass media exposure and contact with extension agencies were also medium (61.11 and 65.56% respectively). Majority of them had medium level of risk orientation and innovativeness (77.78 and 57.78% respectively). Of the total respondents only 42.22 per cent showed their willingness to do organic farming whereas 57.78 were unwilling. Five variables viz source of irrigation, social participation, risk orientation, innovativeness and willingness to do organic farming showed positive and significant relationship with the knowledge of organic farming practices in paddy.
Publication Year: 2019
Publication Date: 2019-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
Access and Citation
Cited By Count: 1
AI Researcher Chatbot
Get quick answers to your questions about the article from our AI researcher chatbot