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O. SARADA* AND G.V. SUNEEL KUMAR
*Scientist (TOT) DAATTC, ONGOLE – 523 262
The present study was conducted in 5 villages of Prakasam Dist., with a sample size of one hundred and fifty farmers. Great majority of the framers expressed their information needs on new varieties in major crops (92.17%), new molecules for pest and disease management (81.33%) and pre emergence and post emergence herbicides in major crops (78.00%). Majority of the farmers preferred ADA/AO/AEO, bank officers, ANGRAU scientists and market committees as formal sources of informa-tion. Family members, neighbors, friends & relatives, progressive farmers and input agencies were the most preferred informal sources of information. Whereas Television and news paper were the most preferred mass media sources of information. With respect to constraints, over dependence on neighbors and input dealers for agricultural information, insufficient extension officers and non availability of need based information were the major constraints expressed by the respondents.
Constraints, Information needs and Information sources