Extent of Adoption of Recommended Practices of Cotton Cultivation by the Cotton Farmer

Abstract

Aims: To know the adoption level of recommended cultivation practices of cotton crop. Study Design: The research design used for this study was an Ex-post Facto. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh and duration 2020-2022. Methodology: The study was conducted in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh a total of 200 farmers selected by following the proportionate random sampling technique. An interview schedule was prepared for collection data relating to the adoption of recommended practices by the respondents. Results: The study, concludes that, with respect to the adoption, majority of the farmers (69.00%) had a medium level of adoption of recommended improved practices of cotton cultivation while, an equal number (15.50%) of the respondents had low and high level of adoption of the same practices. Among the socio-economic and personal, communication and psychological characteristics of the respondents, age, education, family size, family type, land holding, annual income, farm mechanization, extension participation, information seeking behaviour, cosmopoliteness, economic motivation, scientific orientation and risk orientation indicated significant association with the extent of adoption of the recommended practices of cotton. Conclusion: The study concluded that majority of the cotton growers were low adopted recommended cotton practices.