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T. RAMU KUMAR*, S.V. PRASAD AND P.V. SATHYA GOPA
Department of Agricultural Extension, S.V.Agricultural College, Tirupati-517502, A.P.
The study was conducted in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh during the year 2014-15. The study has focused on factors affecting technological gap of rice growers in adoption of recommended rice production technology. A sample of 120 farmers of six villages was included by random sampling and their responses were analyzed with relevant statistical tools. Findings of the study revealed that independent variables viz., age, education, annual income, cosmopoliteness, social participation, extension contact, mass media exposure, innovativeness, scientific orientation, management orientation and risk orientation were found negatively and significantly correlated with technological gap of rice farmers. Farming experience was found to have positive and significant relation with technological gap where as farm size had non- significant relation with technological gap of rice farmers with overall technological gap of rice growers.
Technology gap, Adoption, Rice growers production technology