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G.K. SIDDESWARI, V. SAILAJA*, P.V. SATYA GOPAL, I. BHAVANI DEVI, P. SUMATHI AND S.V. PRASAD
Department of Agricultural Extension, S.V. Agricultural College, Tirupati-517 502
The present investigation was carried out in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh state during 2014-15 to study the level of knowledge and factors influencing the level of knowledge of the participant and non participant FFS rice farmers. A total of 150 respondents were selected for the study out of which 75 farmers were participant farmers of rice FFS and the other 75 were non participants. The results of the study revealed that 53.33 per cent of the participant farmers were having medium level of knowledge, followed by high (34.67%) and low (12.00%) levels. Whereas in case of non participant farmers majority (65.33%) of the respondents were having medium level of knowledge, followed by low (18.67%) and high (16.00%) levels. The profile characteristics viz., education, social participation, mass media exposure, extension contact, innovativeness, scientific orientation, achievement motivation and management orientation were found to be positively significant with the level of knowledge of participant and non participants. Further, all the selected 12 independent variables put together explained about 86.10 per cent variation in the knowledge level of the participant farmers of rice FFSs and whereas in case of non participant farmers it was found 59.30 per cent.
Knowledge level, Integrated crop management, Farmer Field School