Vol. 11, Special Issue 6 (2022)

Author(s):
Shashikala S Ruli, Goudappa SB, Reddy BS and Shashidhara KK

Abstract:
The study was conducted in Koppal and Ballari districts of Kalyana Karnataka region in Karnataka during the year 2020-21 with the sample of 120 farmers. The results regarding the overall adoption of Protected Cultivation Technologies by respondents reported that majority (54.17%) of the respondents had medium level of adoption followed by high (26.67%) level of adoption and low (19.17%) level of the adoption. Since, majority of the respondents belonged to medium level of adoption with respect to adoption of protected cultivation practices. Hence, it is important to design more number of extension activities like demonstrations, study tours, exposure visits by the development departments to convince the farmers about protected cultivation practices for full adoption of the technologies. The extension agency should further intensify the awareness extension activities like demonstration, training, discussion, meetings etc., particularly on improved protected cultivation technologies and motivated them to adopt these technologies.