Year: 2022 | Month: December | Volume 9 | Issue 4
Participation and Time Utilization Pattern of Agricultural Households
M.T. Lakshminarayan
K. Shivaramu
H.K. Pankaja
Preethi
DOI:10.30954/2394-8159.04.2022.11
Abstract:
The present study was carried out during 2022 in Bangalore Rural district and Ramanagara districts of Karnataka
state to know the participation and time utilization pattern of agricultural households. One hundred and ninety
six agricultural households were interviewed for the study using a pre-tested interview schedule. The head of the
family and his spouse were interviewed for the research study, thus the total sample comprised of 196 farm men
and 196 farm women. The results of the t’ test revealed a highly significant difference existed in respect of mean
participation score between farm men and women. Education, experience in farming, achievement motivation,
management orientation, mass media participation, innovative proneness, extension agency contact, farm scientist contact and extension participation had significantly contributed in increasing the participation of the respondents in agricultural activities. Further, the results revealed that 183 and 148 mandays per year is spent by farm men and women, respectively in agricultural activities.
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