Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences
Vol : 10 - Issue : 5 ; 772-776
Kantheti Vysali*, P Rambabu1 and B Mukunda Rao2
Department of Agricultural Extension,
Agricultural College, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
1Director of Extension, 2Professor (Polytechnics), O/o Dean of Agriculture,
ANGRAU, Administrative Office, Lam, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Abstract
The study was conducted in Andhra Pradesh state during 2017-18. A total of 120 Bt cotton tenant farmers were selected randomly for the study. An ex-post facto research design was followed. Data was collected with interview schedule followed by personal interview method by selecting the independent variables. The detailed analysis of profile of the Bt cotton tenant farmers indicated that majority of the them were middle aged (55.00%), Functionally literate (27.50%), Land taken for lease of about 1.1 to 2.0 hectares (35.00%), 7 to 9 years of farming in Bt cotton (40.84%), 1 to 2 trainings received (50.00%), medium extension contact (52.50%), low social participation (40.00%), low annual income of ₹ 12,307 - 71,691 (60.83%), medium innovativeness (70.83%), medium economic motivation (64.17%), medium mass media exposure (47.50%), medium risk orientation (53.33%), medium market orientation (56.67%).
Kantheti Vysali*, P Rambabu1 and B Mukunda Rao2
| Published online : 30-Dec-2019