Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Author(s):
Satishkumar K and Ranganatha AD

Abstract:
Redgram is an important legume crop of rain fed agriculture in countries like India. Number of methods and practices are being adopted to address climate change challenges by altering cropping patterns, planting dates and farm management techniques. Climate smart technologies are operationally defined as those technologies that enhance agriculture production and productivity through judicious use of resources that improves the sustainability of redgram cultivation through adoption of modern production and risk management technologies under changing climate. The present study was carried out in Magadi taluk of Ramanagara district and Sira taluk of Tumkur district in Karnataka state during 2020 – 21 to assess the perception level of climate smart technologies among redgram growers. A total of 120 redgram growers were interviewed, 60 from each selected taluk of respective districts for the purpose. The results revealed that 45.83 percent of redgram growers possess moderate perception followed by better (29.17) and poor (25.00) perception respectively. Majority of redgram growers (75.83%) had strongly agreed climate smart technologies like the earthing up helps to conserve water and majority of redgram growers strongly agreed by practicing nipping yields better by enhancing the lateral branches (67.50%), majority of redgram (58.33%) farmers agreed, Intercropping of redgram with ragi, cowpea, avare and groundnut helps in nutrients and water use efficiency and a great number of redgram growers (45.00%) agreed bird perches helps to control pod borer incidence in the field.