ACHARYA N.G RANGA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY
Contents of 40(1) 2012 - acharya ng ranga agricultural university
Contents of 40(1) 2012 - acharya ng ranga agricultural university
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IMPACT OF FARMER FIELD SCHOOLS IN KVK ADOPTED VILLAGES<br />
More exposure to mass media, more number<br />
of trainings received and the information sources<br />
utilized coupled with educational back ground helped<br />
majority of FFS respondents (45.00% medium and<br />
40.00% high) to have good scientific orientation. The<br />
non FFS respondents had medium scientific<br />
orientation (40.00%) followed by high (35.00%).<br />
50.0 per cent of FFS respondents had high<br />
innovativeness. As innovativeness involves risk,<br />
most of the farmers afforded to take risk. Generally<br />
of farmers adopt technology only after success is<br />
established by the other farmers in the village. Hence<br />
Extension agencies of KVK worked in harmony with<br />
farmers while conducting trainings and during<br />
extension contacts they easily convinced the need<br />
of innovation. Majority of the non FFS farmers<br />
(55.00%) per cent of respondents had medium<br />
innovativeness.<br />
Majority (47.00%) of FFS respondents as<br />
high risk orintation well as non FFS respondents<br />
(60.00%) had medium risk orientation.<br />
With reference to level of knowledge,<br />
majority of the FFS respondents (57.00%) were in<br />
the high level group, while only 42.0 per cent of non<br />
FFS respondents had high level of knowledge. This<br />
finding was in line with that of Prasad (2002).<br />
47.0 per cent of FFS farmers were grouped<br />
under high level of adoption category. While only 34.0<br />
per cent of Non FFS farmers came under the group.<br />
Table 3. Item wise analysis of knowledge and adoption of participants and non participants<br />
S.No. Item Knowledge Adoption<br />
Participant<br />
(40)<br />
Non<br />
Participant<br />
(40)<br />
Participant<br />
(40)<br />
Non<br />
Participant<br />
(40)<br />
1. Soil Samples collected up to 15-20cm 38% 23% 34% 19%<br />
depth in V shape for soil testing.<br />
2. Soil test based fertilizers application is 35% 20% 31% 18%<br />
economical<br />
3. Growing of green manure crop 37% 30% 21% 11%<br />
preceding to Rice and incorporate into<br />
the soil improves the soil fertility<br />
4. Seed Treatment with Pseudomonas bio 30% 22% 19% 10%<br />
fungicide reduces the disease incidence<br />
in the initial stages of plant growth<br />
5. Selection of suitable variety according 22% 18% 17% 12%<br />
to the season for obtaining higher yields.<br />
6. Spraying of herbicide Cyhalofop butyl 25% 19% 21% 13%<br />
10% solution @ 2 ml /lt of water<br />
reduces the weeds of Echinochloa in<br />
Nursery<br />
7. Application of 1kg Carbofuron granules 37% 23% 34% 18%<br />
in paddy nursery before one week of<br />
transplantation reduces stem borer and<br />
gall midge incidence in early stages of<br />
plant growth<br />
8. Clipping of leaves before transplantation 40% 32% 40% 30%<br />
destroys the eggs of stem borer<br />
incidence<br />
9. Transplantation of lesser seedlings(2-3) 34% 30% 30% 28%<br />
per hill and shallow transplantation<br />
facilitates more tillers leads to higher<br />
yields<br />
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