Vol. 12, Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
Deshmukh JM, Bhandarwar VG and Thorat KS

Abstract:
Perception is a combination of knowledge and ideas has gained as a result of having an experience in relation to a topic. A contingency crop planning refers to implementing a plan for making alternate crop or cultivar choices in tune with the actual rainfall situation and soil in a given location. The present study was conducted in Nanded district of Maharashtra and it is confined to 10 villages in two tehsils Kinwat and Bhokar which was selected purposively on the basis of drought prone area. Ex-post facto research design was used for the study. The primary data was collected from 120 respondents by following personal interview method. The results of the Nanded district study on "Perception of contingency crop plan by rainfed cotton growers" show that, more than half (55.00%) of cotton growers had a medium level of perception toward contingency crop plans of improved cotton cultivation practices, while 25.83 percent had a low level of perception. Only 22.50 percent of cotton growers had a high perception about a contingency crop strategy.