A Study on Knowledge of Farmers for the Production of Vermicompost in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh, India
M. B. L. Amrutha Kasthuri *
Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, 211007 (U.P.), India.
Ms. Jahanara
Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Naini Agriculture Institute, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, 211007 (U.P.), India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
A study was carried out to study the knowledge level of farmers in the production of vermicompost. A structured interview schedule was developed to complete the study and 120 farmers were taken from 10 villages of selected block of district purposively. The knowledge level of respondents clearly visible that majority 52.5% of the vermicompost users had medium level of knowledge on vermicompost production technology, 25.30 % and 22.5 % of the vermicompost users has low and high level of knowledge on vermicompost technology respectively. It can be concluded that knowledge level of majority of respondents was medium.
Keywords: Knowledge, vermicompost production technology