Gujarat Journal of Extension Education

Title: FACTORS INFLUENCING FARMERS PERCEPTION ON FERTILIZER SERVICES OFFERED AT RYTHU BHAROSA KENDRAS

Authors: K. Gurava Reddy, B. Maheswar Reddy and K. S. Purnima

Publisher: The President, Society of Extension Education Gujarat

Keywords: cropping pattern, perception, major occupation, farmers age

Volume: 37

Issue: 1

Year: June 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2024.37.1.0018

Abstract: The current study was carried out during the year 2022 and 2023 to knew the factors influencing farmers perception on fertilizer services offered at Rythu Bharosa Kendras in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. A representative sample of 120 farmers in two districts of Andhra Pradesh i.e., Tirupati and Chittoor were selected for the study. Through pre-structed interview schedule, farmers perception was collected. Representative farmers were very satisfied about the physical location of the Rythu Bharosa Kendras with the highest mean score of 4.62. Respondents were very unsatisfied about in time availability of all the fertilizers in RBK with respect to cropping pattern with the lowest mean score of 1.86. 42.50% of the representative sample had moderate perception, 37.50% of them had poor perception and 20.00% of the sample farmers had good perception on fertilizer services offered at Rythu Bharosa Kendra. Impact of farmers socio-economic factors like education, major occupation, farming experience, farm size, annual income and farmers age on their perception over fertilizer services offered at Rythu Bharosa Kendras were analysed. It was noticed that only farming experience and major occupation have significant impact on their perception over fertilizer services offered at Rythu Bharosa Kendras.

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