Vol. 12, Issue 4 (2023)

Author(s):
Manisha, Bas Kaur, Vinod Kumari, Sahil Boora and Rati Mukteshwar

Abstract:
Organic farming is more than just avoiding the use of agrochemicals in agriculture; it is a technique for establishing a healthy agro-ecosystem on a farm. Organic agriculture arose from the purposeful efforts of inspired people, who wanted to build the finest possible relationship between man and the land. Its goal is to maintain and increase productivity through improving soil health and the agro-ecosystem as a whole. The study was conducted in Karnal and Sirsa districts of Haryana, with an aim to analyse the association between socio-personal characteristics of farmers with their knowledge level towards organic farming. The data were collected personally from 120 respondents comprising 60 farmers from eight villages through a well-structured interview schedule. Findings revealed that 58.30 per cent of organic farmers had medium level of knowledge regarding organic farming followed by 31.70 per cent had high level and 10 per cent had low level of knowledge. Further, analysis of the association between knowledge & profile of farmers revealed that, age, education, class, family type, landholding, subsidiary occupation, socio- economic status were positively correlated with knowledge regarding organic farming. The paper recommends building of proper channels of communication for the farmers regarding information about organic farming.