Vol. 7, Issue 4 (2019)
Knowledge assessment of farmers in rice-wheat cropping system towards conservation agriculture: A resource saving technology
Author(s): Shrishti Bilaiya, Dr. NK Khare and Dr. PK Singh
Abstract: Conservation agriculture (CA) is a resource-saving agricultural production technology, that aims to achieve production intensification and high yields while enhancing the natural resource base through compliance with three interrelated principles, viz minimum soil disturbance/ Zero Tillage (ZT), permanent soil cover and crop rotation. It is an environmentally friendly, more efficient and sustainable technology, which restore soil fertility, improve moisture conservation, ensure increased crop productivity and reduces total cost of cultivation. Despite of being such a profitable technology, low adoption and knowledge rate is seen among farmers. Thus, to assess the knowledge level of adopters and non-adopters towards CA in rice-wheat cropping system, present study was conducted in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh. In the investigation, it was revealed that, 52.50 per cent of adopters and only 10.00 per cent of non-adopters, had high knowledge of CA. Also, adopters witnessed increase in the yield of wheat and Rice by 2-3q/ha.
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Shrishti Bilaiya, Dr. NK Khare, Dr. PK Singh. Knowledge assessment of farmers in rice-wheat cropping system towards conservation agriculture: A resource saving technology. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(4):214-218.
