Vol. 12, Special Issue 11 (2023)

Author(s):
Mahiwal Singh Sisodiya, Ashwani Anil and Dipak Kumar Bose

Abstract:
In the years 2021–2022, this study was conducted in Rajasthan’s Luni Block of the Jodhpur district. 120 respondents were chosen using the random sample approach, and data were gathered through in-person interviews using a pre-tested interview schedule. Appropriate statistical analysis was then carried out to determine the meaningful outcome. The study method used is descriptive research design. The study's findings revealed that the majority of the beneficiary farmers were middle-aged (71.67%), that the majority of them had completed junior higher secondary school (30.84%), that the majority of them had small families (65%), that the majority of them held large land (more than 5 acres; 43.33% of them had shallow soil); that the majority of them had medium-level annual incomes (65.83%), that the majority of them had medium levels of mass media exposure (74.17%), and that the majority of them were not very innovative (50.83%). The majority of the beneficiaries (64.17%) used canals as their primary source of irrigation. A medium level of risk tolerance was exhibited by 40.83 percent of the recipients.