PERSONAL, SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOIL HEALTH CARD BENEFICIARIES IN MANDYA DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA

H.R. MADHU¹, A.D. RANGANATHA², G. NAGESHA³, D.S. MAHESH⁴*
¹Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, Karnataka, India
²Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, V.C.Farm, Mandya, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, Karnataka, India
³Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, V.C.Farm, Mandya, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, Karnataka, India
⁴Scientist, Central Muga Eri Research & Training Institute, Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles: Govt. of India, Lahdoigarh, Jorhat, 785 700, Assam, India
* Corresponding Author : maheshdnpura@gmail.com

Received : 30-06-2020     Accepted : 07-07-2020     Published : 15-07-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 13       Pages : 10008 - 10011
Int J Agr Sci 12.13 (2020):10008-10011

Keywords : Personal, Socio-Economic, Psychological Characteristics, Soil Health Card
Academic Editor : Dr Manjunath R N, Prakash Kumar Singh
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, 560065, Karnataka, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The present study was carried out during 2018-19 to analyze the knowledge and attitude level of farmers about Soil Health Card (SHC). Out of 120 soil health card holders 60 farmers were selected from each in Mandya and Maddur taluks of Mandya district. The respondents were randomly selected for the study. Data was collected using a pre-tested interview schedule. A large number of the farmers (49.16%) had medium level of overall knowledge regarding SHC, while 27.50 and 23.33 percent of the farmers had high and low level of overall knowledge regarding SHC, respectively. It was also found that a majority of farmers (80.00%) were having favorable to more favorable attitude towards SHC. Education, achievement motivation, management orientation, scientific orientation, Cosmo politeness, mass media exposure, risk orientation, extension agency and extension participation of farmers had significant to highly significant association with their knowledge and attitude towards SHC. Around 70 and 72 percent of the variation in the knowledge and attitude level of farmers respectively It was explained by all the 14 independent variables selected for the research study. Delay in distribution of soil health cards, fertilizers calculations are not given in SHC, difficulty in following the soil test-based results, illiteracy of farmers, lack of awareness regarding method of soil sampling and inadequate follow-up by extension agency were the major problems faced by the farmers.

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