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Standardized Scale to Measure Attitude of Beneficiary Farmers towards Drip Irrigation Technology

2013; Volume: 13; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

0976-1071

Hanuman Sahay Bunkar, Hanuman Lal, Jagdeep Yadav,

Livestock Management and Performance Improvement

Due to the non-availability of a proper scale for measuring the attitude of beneficiary farmers towards drip irrigation technology in Chomu and Phulera tehsil of Jaipur district, Rajasthan. It was thought necessary to construct a attitude sale for measuring the attitude of beneficiary farmers toward drip irrigation technology. Keeping this in view, an attempt has been made to develop a scale for measuring the attitude of beneficiary farmers towards drip irrigation technology. Method of equal-appearing intervals likert’s technique was used for measuring the attitude of beneficiary farmers toward drip irrigation technology. Thirty eight statements were selected from 53 statement’s for which scale (s) and ‘t’ value were worked out. Keyword : Beneficiary farmers; Attitude scale; It is relatively a new concept, which has developed over the last decade throughout the world. In 1964, Symcha Blass an Israeli engineer developed the first potential drip irrigation system / technology. Today, India ranks 7th in terms of coverage of area under drip irrigation with an irrigated area of 3,09,466.4 hectares after USA, Spain, Australia, South Africa, Israel and Italy. In this method water is supplied directly near the root zone of plants, through drop by drop, with the help of drippers. Drippers are linked with side pipelets which are linked with main pipeline connected with water supplying source .Drip irrigation system / technology is very profitable as it saves 60-70% water as compared to surface irrigation method and reduces labour cost, protects the plants from diseases by minimizing humidity in atmosphere. Soluble fertilizers can also be applied with drip irrigation water. Thus, drip irrigation has become a means of hi-tech agriculture / Horticulture and precision farming. This technology is, especially, suitable for saline and alkaline soil and water use