Utilization Behaviour of Rice Growers Towards Farm Mechanization in Villupuram District
Journal Title: International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research (IJASR) - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 3
Abstract
In India, the majority of the population depends on agriculture for their livelihood. In recent years, due to non-availability of the labours and fragmentation of land, farmers are not able to undertake various field operations in time. Hence, utilization of farm implements and tools by farmers in farming is inevitable. As paddy is the major crop in Tamil Nadu and Villupuram is one of the predominant district in paddy area, the present study was undertaken to analyze the usage of various farm implements and machineries among the paddy farmers in Villupuram district. Two blocks were selected from Villupuram and six villages were selected as three villages from each block. The sampling method was derived by using Proportionate Random Sampling method. The data were collected from 108 respondents of six villages using a well-structured interview schedule. It was exposed that medium category of paddy respondents used the recommended farm implements and machineries in paddy cultivation and all the respondents utilized tractor attached with cage wheel, tractor attached with leveler and combine harvester. The study also disclosed that nobody had used the paddy implements like mould board plough, drum seeder, seed cum fertilizer drill for paddy, power operated conoweeder, power operated rotary weeder, self-propelled paddy harvester and thresher in their previous year paddy cultivation
Authors and Affiliations
Kavinya M, Asokhan M
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