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VOL. 3, ISSUE 1 (2018)
Information access through radio programs on organic farming
Authors
Dr. Tahmeena Nigar Sultana
Abstract
This study was carried out to examine the information access of organic farmers through radio programmes and to know the role of radio in dissemination of organic farming information. Growing awareness of health and environmental issues associated with the intensive use of chemical inputs has led to interest in alternate forms of agriculture in the world. Organic agriculture is one among the broad spectrum of production methods that are supportive of the environment.For the study 30 districts of Karnataka state was selected and multistage sampling was used for selecting sample. The total sample size were 600 respondents. Data was collected through structured interview schedule method. The finding of study reveals that majority of the farmers listen to organic farming programmes on radio and more than half of the farmers (59.7%, N=358) opine that they utilize the full information in their day to day farming.
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Pages:931-934
How to cite this article:
Dr. Tahmeena Nigar Sultana "Information access through radio programs on organic farming". International Journal of Academic Research and Development, Vol 3, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 931-934
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