Journal of FARM SCIENCES, Vol 10, No 2 (1997)

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Knowledge and Adoption of Integrated Watershed Forest Practices Among the Peasants of Karnataka

G. Eswarappa, H.N. Byrareddy, K.C. Shashidhar, M. Shivamurthy

Abstract


This study was taken up in dry zones where average rainfall received was 668.18 mm per annum to measure knowledge and adoption level of farmers on integrated watershed forest practices. The findings of the study indicated that most of the farmers were unaware about the practices of forest and their impact on agriculture productivity and environment. Thereby their extent of adoption of these technologies was also not upto the mark.

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