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Extension Studies

 

1.

 Extent of adoption of SAU  technologies in major crops of Chittoor district

Objectives:

1.To study profile characters of farmers

2. To find out extent of adoption of SAU  technologies

3. To ascertain constraints in adoption of technologies

Under Progress

2.

 A Study on identification viable farming system in different farming situations of Chittoor district

Objectives:

1. To study profile characters of farmers

2. To find out viable farming Systems in different farming situations

3. To ascertain constraints in adoption of farming system models

Under progress

3.

 Perception and adoption of soil health cards by farmers in Chittoor district

Objectives:

1.To study profile characters of farmers

2.To study Perception and adoption of Soil Health cards (SHC) by farmers

3.To ascertain constraints in adoption of SHCs

Under progress

4.

 Training need  assessment of FPO stake holders Objectives

To study the profile characters of stake holders

To identify  training needs of stake holders

 

Under progress

 

 

Results

 

Perception and adoption of soil health cards by farmers in Chittoor district

 

  • Among sample of 60 farmers 50 farmers perceived as most use ful
  • Among sample of 60 farmers, 18 farmers not done soil testing and remaining 42 farmers done soil testing.
  • Among 42 farmers of done soil testing 20 farmers understood the soil testing results and remaining 22 farmers expressed that they did not understand the soil testing results.
  • Among the 60 farmers only 5 farmers followed soil testing based fertilizer application.

 

Constraints expressed by the farmers for not following soil test based fertilizer application:

 

  • Lack of awareness,
  • Difficulty in understanding the soil test report,
  • Poor exposure to areas adopting STBF application,
  • Poor exposure to trainings on soil test based fertilizer application,
  • Less involvement of Gram Panchayats in promoting soil test based fertilizer application