Vol. 10, Special Issue 4 (2021)

Author(s):
VA Khadse, PU Ghatol, PD Thakare and VM Bhale

Abstract:
The Centre for Organic Agriculture Research and Training (COART), Department of Agronomy, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra, India has conducted Study-cum-Survey project on Biodynamic organic agriculture practices demonstration on farmers’ field in six distress districts of Vidarbha region during the year 2015-16 under Convergence of Agriculture in Maharashtra (CAIM) project. University’s Organic Agriculture scientists had taken an adoption study on scientific parameters of low cost sustainable Biodynamic technology on farmer’s field. Majority of farmers have medium level of knowledge and adoption as well as favourable attitude towards Biodynamic technology. Overall this study enforced that there is great potential to improve soil health and crop yield upon these aspects for greater adoption of technology at grassroots level. Findings have showed the scope of improvement for shifting the sizable number of respondent from medium category to high category.