Knowledge and Decision-Making Patterns of Farm Women in Peddaplli District, Telangana, India
K. Laxmi Prasanna
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, India.
R. K. Doharey
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, India.
Vishal Yadav
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, India.
Manoj Kumar *
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, India.
Gaurav Kumar
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, India.
Ajay Pratap Singh
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The present study was conducted in the Peddapalli district of Telangana, India. The paper mainly focuses on the respondent's (farm women) knowledge analysis and decision-making patterns in their profession (agriculture). The purpose of choosing this region is that it is more familiar to the researcher and further interest was shown to know the activity participation of women in the study area. The methodology included was the personal interview method in which a questionnaire was prepared on dependent variables (knowledge and decision-making). The results revealed that the majority of them had a medium level of knowledge (93.33 percent) on agricultural activities, and the majority of them are actively taking decisions in agriculture activities like seasons of growing (79.17 percent), time of manuring (70.83 percent), and use of pesticides (74.17 percent) respectively.
Keywords: Farm women, knowledge, decision-making patterns