D. BHAGYA LAXMI*, K. RAGHAVENDRA CHOWDARY, T. LAKSHMI AND K. NAVYA JYOTHI

Department of Agricultural Extension Education, ANGRAU-S.V. Agricultural College,Tirupati-517 502.

ABSTRACT

The present study was carried out to assess the profile of farmers utilizing drone technology application in Anantapuramu and Nandyal districts of Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh over a randomly drawn sample of 120 respondents. The results revealed that majority of farmers were in the middle age (61.67%), completed high school (33.33%), had small farm size (33.33%), medium level of annual income (79.17%), social participation (55.83%), extension contact (53.33%), mass media exposure (70.00%), innovativeness (64.17%) and scientific orientation (67.50%).

KEYWORDS: Profile, drone technology application.