Vol. 11, Special Issue 11 (2022)

Author(s):
Jyothsna Dandolu, Balasubramaniam P and Nirmala Devi M

Abstract:
The study involved 120 sample respondents and was conducted in natural and conventional crop fields in the Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh. Sixty farmers engaged in natural farming practises, and the other sixty engaged in conventional farming. Using a purposive sample strategy, 30 farmers were chosen from each hamlet. With the main objective of identifying the adoption of natural and conventional farming methods by paddy growers, the data were gathered using a well-structured interview schedule. Paddy is a crucial crop in the Naidupeta block. The study discovered that the majority of respondents (50.70%) adopted natural farming practises to a medium extent, followed by high and low levels of adoption, and that the majority (48.30%) had a medium level of knowledge about conventional farming practises, followed by low and high levels of knowledge. The development of appropriate measures to strengthen the practises would be aided by farmers' understanding of natural and conventional paddy farming techniques.