KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF IMPROVED PRACTICES AMONG SERICULTURE FARMERS IN KOLAR AND CHIKKABALAPUR DISTRICTS OF KARNATAKA

M.V. SRINIVASA REDDY¹*, IMRANKHAN JIRAGAL², RAMAKRISNA NAIK³, GOLYA NAIK R.^4
1College of Sericulture, Chintamani, 563125, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore, 560 065, Karnataka, India
²College of Sericulture, Chintamani, 563125, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore, 560 065, Karnataka, India
³College of Sericulture, Chintamani, 563125, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore, 560 065, Karnataka, India
⁴College of Sericulture, Chintamani, 563125, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore, 560 065, Karnataka, India
* Corresponding Author : mvsreddy43@gmail.com

Received : 30-07-2019     Accepted : 27-08-2019     Published : 30-08-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 16       Pages : 8926 - 8928
Int J Agr Sci 11.16 (2019):8926-8928

Keywords : Mulberry, Sericulture Farmers, Silkworm Rearing
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to College of Sericulture, Chintamani, 563125, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bangalore, 560 065, Karnataka, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The present investigation was undertaken in Kolar and Chikkabalapur Districts of Karnataka State. A total of 120 sericulture farmers were selected as respondents out of which 60 respondents from Srinivasapur Taluk and 60 respondents from Sidllagatta Taluk. The primary data was collected from the Sericulture farmers through pre-tested interview schedule. Study showed that 53 percent of sericulture farmers possessed high overall knowledge followed by 27 percent had low overall knowledge and 20 percent had medium overall knowledge level of improved cultivation practices in Sericulture. All the ten independent variables fitted together in the multiple regression models explained only 82.70 percent of the variation in the knowledge level of sericulture farmers.

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