Vol. 11 (2 & 3) : March-June 2020 issue
Green Farming Vol. 11 (2 & 3) : 217-220 ; March-June, 2020
Impact of village adoption programme (VAP) on farmer’s knowledge and adoption with respect to crop production
N. NAGENDRA BABU1*, G. SIVANARAYANA2, T. GOPIKRISHNA3 and K. UMADEVI4
DAATT Centre, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Lam, Guntur - 522 034 (Andhra Pradesh)
Designation : Green Farming Vol. 11 (2 & 3) : 217-220 ; March-June, 2020
Subject : Agriculture Extension Education
Paper No. : P-7851
Total Pages : 4
Received : 22 February 2020
Revised accepted : 11 March 2020
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Citation :
N. NAGENDRA BABU, G. SIVANARAYANA, T. GOPIKRISHNA and K. UMADEVI. 2020. Impact of village adoption programme (VAP) on farmer’s knowledge and adoption with respect to crop production. Green Farming Vol. 11 (2 & 3) : 217-220 ; March-June, 2020.
ABSTRACT
The present study was conducted to assess the impact of VAP on farmer's knowledge and adoption levels of crop production technology in Guntur district. Two villages namely Appikatla (adopted) and Bharthipudi (non-adopted) of Bapatla mandal with total 120 respondents 60 from each village were selected. The results indicated that the respondents of adopted village had gained more knowledge and adoption of modern technologies, cultivation practices of different crops like rice, maize, blackgram and greengram. Therefore, in adopted village, the VAP had a positive impact on increase in knowledge and adoption levels as compare to non-adopted village.
Key words :
Crop production, Impact, Knowledge & adoption, Village adoption programme.
