FACTORS RELATED TO ADOPTION OF MAIZE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY IN COOCH BEHAR DISTRICT OF WEST BENGAL

Deepa Roy; Dr. A. K. Bandyopadhyay; Manjima Mandal

Volume : V, Issue : II, February - 2015

FACTORS RELATED TO ADOPTION OF MAIZE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY IN COOCH BEHAR DISTRICT OF WEST BENGAL

Deepa Roy, Dr. A. K. Bandyopadhyay, Manjima Mandal

Abstract :

Despite huge economic value, being C4 plant maize can resist the changing global climatic condition. In this aspect of great value of maize and it’s continuously increasing area and production scenario in Cooch Behar District of West Bengal this study has been undertaken to measure the adoption behavior of farmers towards maize cultivation. This work had been conducted with the dependent variable adoption behaviour of farmers and twenty two causal independent variables. Total 100 farmers from the four villages were selected randomly as respondents & interviewed through well structured interview schedule and results had been analyzed by co–efficient of correlation and multiple regression analysis. From the Correlation, it is found that except caste, family size and family type all other variables are having significant relationship with adoption behavior of farmers. From Multiple Regression analysis category of farmers, education and risk orientation are come out as the most important factors which influence the farmers for adoption of maize. On the other hand Climatic hazards, drying and extraction of cobs has found to be most problematic according to respondents while they have suggested availability of subsidies regarding inputs and need more technical help for increasing the production per unit area.