Adoption level of smart agriculture practices in south-west zone and north-east zone of Haryana

ANIL KUMAR ROHILA; P S SHEHRAWAT; AJAY KUMAR

doi:10.56093/ijas.v88i8.82566

Authors

ANIL KUMAR ROHILA PIU-NAHEP, ICAR, Krishi Anusandhan Bhawan-II, New Delhi
P S SHEHRAWAT Department of Extension Education, CCS HAU, Hisar
AJAY KUMAR CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v88i8.82566

Keywords:

Agriculture, Adoption, Haryana, Practices

Abstract

Present study was carried out in Hisar and Kaithal districts of Haryana to find out adoption level of smart agriculture practices. The data were collected with the help of well-structured and pre-tested interview schedule and analyzed through Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for tabulating results and drawing conclusions. It was observed that adoption level was high about conjunctive use of water (63.52%), certified seed for crop production (71.11%), seed cum fertilizer drill machine (62.04%), integrated nutrient management (60.93%), recommended nozzle for spray (97.04%), abandoning crop stable burning (88.52%), cropping system having high productivity (73.70%), kisan mela visit (46.11%), and storing produce for future sale (43.52). Study also observed that 43.00% (r²=0.43) variation in the adoption of the respondents regarding smart agriculture practices when other factors were kept constant.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Anavrat V. 2015. Adoption of improved technologies among Nagpur Mandarin Growers in Vidarbha. Indian Journal of Extension Education 51(3 & 4): 101-3.

Anonymous. 2011. Agriculture Census. 2010-11.

Arjun K M. 2013. Indian agriculture: Status, importance and role in Indian economy. International Journal of Agriculture and Food Science Technology 4(4): 343-6.

Arshed A W, Anwar S, Mahmood K and Ashraf E. 2014. Analysis of adoption gap in integrated weed management (IWM) practices among sugarcane growers of district Faisalabad. International Journal of Agriculture and Applied Sciences (Pakistan) 2(1): 20-5.

Chaudhary S K, Singh D, Singh R P, Singh D K, Yadav R N and Singh H L. 2013. Analysis of adoption gaps and their causes in major crops grown in Basti district of Uttar Pradesh. Indian Journal of Extension Education 49(3&4): 130-5.

Chowdhury S and Ray P. 2009. Participatory constraint analysis regarding the adoption of IPM technologies in pointed gourd cultivation: An empirical study. Journal of Bangladesh Agricultural University 7(2): 219–27. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v7i2.4722

Dudi A and Meena M L. 2016. Awareness about cotton production technology of farmer in western Rajasthan. Journal of Cotton Research and Development 30(2): 310-2.

FAO. 2013. The state of food and agriculture. Rome, p 114.

Hadgu G, Tesfaye K, Mamo G and Kassa B. 2015. Farmers' climate change adaptation options and their determinants in Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia. African Journal of Agricultural Research 10(9): 956-64. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5897/AJAR2014.9146

Sezgin A, Kaya T E, Kulekci M and Kumbasaroglu H. 2011. Factors affecting the adoption of agricultural innovations in Erzurum Province, Turkey. African Journal of Business Management 5(3): 777-82.

Singh B. 2008. Technological gap in wheat production technology in arid zone in Rajasthan. Indian Journal of Extension Education 43(3&4): 44-7.

Singh R, Kumar S, Kumar A, Chand R and Singh S. 2008. Multidimensional impact assessment of zero tillage technology. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research 42(1): 13-8.

Varadan R J and Kumar P. 2012. Impact of crop insurance on rice farming in Tamil Nadu. Agricultural Economics Research Review 25(2): 291-8.

Vashishtha U, Sharma F L and Vashishtha S B. 2010. Adoption of pigeon-pea production technology in Udaipur district of Rajasthan. Indian Journal of Extension Education 46 (1&2):137-40.

Yadav B C, Choudhary R and Saran P L. 2013. Adoption of improved production technology of mandarin in Rajasthan, India: A review. African Journal of Agricultural Research 8(49): 6590-600.