RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADOPTION PATTERN AND SOCIO ECONOMIC PROFILE OF POMEGRANATE GROWERS

RAGHUPRASAD¹*, MEHABOOB PASHA², TANWEER AHMED^3
1Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Agricultural Sciences, Gandhi Krishi Vignan Kendra, Bengaluru, 560065, Karnataka
²Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Agricultural Sciences, Gandhi Krishi Vignan Kendra, Bengaluru, 560065, Karnataka
³Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Agricultural Sciences, Gandhi Krishi Vignan Kendra, Bengaluru, 560065, Karnataka
* Corresponding Author : kpraghuprasad@yahoo.co.in

Received : 25-02-2018     Accepted : 02-03-2018     Published : 15-03-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 5       Pages : 5251 - 5254
Int J Agr Sci 10.5 (2018):5251-5254

Keywords : Adoption pattern, Pomegranate farmers, risk orientation, Extension participation, information seeking ability
Academic Editor : Mishra Pramod Kumar, Reddy S. Vijayachandra, Samal Gouri Prava
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to University of Agricultural Sciences, Gandhi Krishi Vignan Kendra, Bengaluru, 560065, Karnataka
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

The present study was carried out in Koppal district of Karnataka state. From each taluk, six villages were selected and from each village 10 respondents were selected randomly thus making total sample size of 120. Ex post facto research design was employed for the study purpose. Data were collected from the respondents using pre tested interview schedule and data was analyzed using the appropriate statistical tools. The study revealed that 38.33 per cent of the respondents belonged to high overall adoption category followed by low (31.67%) and medium (30.00%) level of overall adoption. With respect personal and socio economic characteristics of respondents is concerned it was found that about 65.00 per cent of respondents were of young age, 34.17 per cent of them had education up to high school, 42.50 per cent of them had medium level of cosmopoliteness, 55.83 per cent of them were big farmers, 44.17 per cent of respondents had high level of economic motivation, 39.17 per cent of them had medium level of innovative proneness, 54.17 per cent of respondents had medium level of risk orientation, about half of the respondents had medium level of management orientation and achievement motivation, 41.67 per cent of respondents had medium level of extension participation and 42.50 per cent of respondents had medium level of information seeking ability. Further it was found that variables like extension participation, risk orientation, management orientation, achievement motivation and information seeking ability of respondents were positive and significantly related to their adoption pattern.

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