Adoption of Climate Resilient Technologies by Paddy Growers

Abstract

The present study was conducted during the year 2017-18 in the Mandya district of Karnataka state. Two villages each in Head reach and Tail end area of Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam were randomly selected. In each selected village twenty five paddy growers were randomly selected. Thus, 100 farmers constituted the sample for the study. The data was collected from the respondents using a structured interview schedule developed for the purpose. The data collected was analysed and tabulated using appropriate statistical tools. The results of the study revealed that, Majority of the Head reach farmers have low-medium adoption level, whereas Majority of the Tail end farmers has medium-high adoption. The correlation analysis indicated a positive and significant relationship at one per cent level between the independent variables such as education, risk orientation, cosmopoliteness, scientific orientation, mass media exposure, extension participation, innovative proneness, extension contact and adoption. While economic motivation had a positive and significant relationship with adoption at five per cent level. The R2 value dipicted that all the 16 independent variables had bestowed to the extent of 63.26 per cent of the variation in adoption level of farmers towards climate resilient technologies.