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ACHARYA N.G 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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