Vol. 12, Special Issue 6 (2023)

Author(s):
Abhishek Kumar Tripathi and Dr. Anuj Tiwari

Abstract:
The research was carried out in five villages in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur Dehat area, with a sample size of 100 small rice growers. According to the obtaining of the survey, 73 percent had medium degree of knowledge of approved rice production technology. In term of adoption, it was shown that 75 percent of respondent have medium level of acceptance of better rice crop farming method. According to findings of survey, 50 percent of rice grower farmer were in their middle years (35-50 years) and 39 percent were primary level educated. Small farmer made up roughly 36 percent of the rice grower in survey, 77 percent of farmer were members of moderate. Rice growers with annual income ranging from 50,001 to 1,00,000 were found to make up roughly 13.61 percent of the total. According to the report, 80 percent of rice grower had medium level of economic motivation followed by scientific orientation and risk orientation had 55 percent and 80 percent respectively. According to the findings, farmers' socioeconomic position can be increased by imparting technical knowledge about rice growing methods, as well as raising their education level, social involvement, and information sources.