Technologies Adopted by the Farmers in Bt Cotton
2015
Gopala, M. | Udikeri, S. S. | Rafee, C. M. | Benagi, V. I.
The present study was conducted in Dharwad, Davanagere, Haveri, Gadag and Mysore districts during the year 2011. These districts are selected for study based on highest area under Bt cotton cultivtion and these districts incidently represents all the agro climatic zones of the state. The total sample size of the study was 5000 farmers spread over in all the five selected districts. Findings of the study indicated that, majority of the Bt cotton growers (96.27%) adopted the seed dibbling method of sowing and 91.00 per cent of farmers followed the recommended plant population. The study also revealed that, majority of the farmers perceived that the Bt cotton technology had a very positive impact on profit from the Bt cotton production (91.00%) and on the economic position of farmers (87.00%). High cost of labour and non availibilty (82.34%) and new pest and diseases (52.11%) were the major problems encountered in Bt cotton cultivation.
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