PROFILE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SELECTED FARMERS OF SEED VILLAGEPROGRAMME (SVP) WITH REFERENCE TO RICE CROP
- Author Information : GOTTEMUKKULA BHAVANI, M. SREENIVASULU, V. RAVINDER NAIKG. E.CH. VIDYA SAGAR and D. SRINIVASA CHARY
- Agricultural Extension
- 2020-10-02
Abstract:
Seed is the critical input in sustainable development of agriculture for enhancing production and productivity. As seedquality is one of the key contributors to crop productivity and food production a robust seed system is most significant for foodsecurity in India. The present investigation was carried out in Telangana State. Ex-post facto research design was followedselecting 120 respondents at random from three districts, three mandals and three villages of the mandal. The profile characteristicsof respondents of SVP practicing seed production in rice crop was studied on adopting Ex-post facto research design. Salientfindings of the study are, most of the respondents were middle aged (67.50%), had high school level education (34.16%), withmarginal land holding (49.16%), low farming experience (46.66%), medium extension contact (42.50%), medium mass mediautilization (45.00%), medium storage facilities (56.66%), medium market orientation (42.5%), medium innovativeness (59.16%),medium aspirational level (52.50%), high economic motivation (42.50%) and medium risk orientation (51.66%).
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