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VOL. 6, ISSUE 5 (2021)
A study on extent of adoption of recommended technologies by cashew growers in Ariyalur district of Tamil Nadu
Authors
S Dinesh Kumar, R Jeya
Abstract
Cashew is often referred as “Gold mine of waste land”. The primitive reason to cultivate cashew is to prevent soil erosion as it binds the soil particles firmly.The present investigation was designed to study the extent of adoption possessed by the cashew growers on recommended cashew cultivation practices. This study also aimed to find out the relationship between the extent of adoption and profile characteristics of cashew growers. A sample size of 300 respondents was selected by using proportionate random sampling technique. The collected data were tabulated and analyzed using appropriate statistical tools. The result of this study revealed that majority of the cashew growers had medium level of extent of adoption of cashew cultivation practices. Regarding extent of adoption, seven variables viz., experience in cashew cultivation, extension agency contact, mass media exposure, scientific orientation, risk orientation, economic motivation and market perception were found to have positive and significant relationship with the extent of adoption. The result of multiple regression showed that 67.42 per cent of variation in the adoption level was explained by the fourteen independent variables selected for the study and the results fit in the regression equation.
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Pages:1129-1132
How to cite this article:
S Dinesh Kumar, R Jeya "A study on extent of adoption of recommended technologies by cashew growers in Ariyalur district of Tamil Nadu ". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 6, Issue 5, 2021, Pages 1129-1132
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