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Study on Awareness Level of the Respondents Regarding Crop Insurance in Cooch Behar District of West Bengal, India

Subhajit Chakraborty, Sabita Mondal, Peddi Naga Harsha Vardhan, Victor Sarkar

International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · pp. 10–13 · Published 8 Jun 2023

10.9734/ijpss/2023/v35i153067

Abstract

Crop yield and income from farm is always under frequent threat of natural disasters. Crop insurance is considered to be a basic instrument for ensuring stability of farm income by promoting and encouraging technology, investment and credit flow. Still it is not much popular among our farmers. Hence, the study was conducted to understand the awareness level of respondents towards crop insurance in the district of Coochbehar in West Bengal. The study was carried out in Mathabhanga-2 and Cooch Behar -2, blocks of Coochbehar district of West Bengal. The state, district and villages were selected purposively. From three villages namely Tenganmari, Khagribari, Bara Simulguri, Baghmara 100 respondents, were selected randomly. Data were collected from individual farmers with interview schedule and processed through co -relation coefficient and multiple regressions. Farmers of the present study are aware of the crop insurance but not about different components of insurance. They are aware of bank and agricultural departments but not about other implementing agencies.

Crop insurance crop protection natural calamities investment and credit flow

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