ATTITUDE OF PADDY GROWING FARMERS TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

K. ATCHUTA RAJU¹*, B. VENKATESHWARLU^2
1Senior Scientist (TOT), DAATTC, ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra premises, Garikapadu, 522614, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, 522034, India
²SMS (Crop Protection), ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Garikapadu, 522614, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, 522034, Andhra Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : atchutaraj@gmail.com

Received : 01-02-2021     Accepted : 26-02-2021     Published : 28-02-2021
Volume : 13     Issue : 2       Pages : 10651 - 10653
Int J Agr Sci 13.2 (2021):10651-10653

Keywords : Sustainable agriculture, Paddy, Attitude
Academic Editor : Dr Ahmed Khadraji
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Senior Scientist (TOT), DAATTC, ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra premises, Garikapadu, 522614, Krishna, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, 522034, Andhra Pradesh, India Authors are also thankful to SMS (Crop Protection), ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Garikapadu, 522614, Krishna, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, 522034, Andhra Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The study was carried out in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, India for identifying attitude of paddy famers towards sustainable agriculture. A well structured schedule was used for this study. In Krishna district the major crop is paddy, that’s why this district was selected for purposively for this study. The attitude of paddy growing farmers reveals that majority of the farmers were in general favorably disposed towards sustainable agriculture. This result was attributed by the significant relationship of attitude with selected characteristics of the farmers

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