Correlation Analysis Between Profile  Characteristics of Cotton Farmers with Their  Knowledge on Health Hazards of Pesticides Usage  In Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh

P. Nagarjuna Reeddy; T. Lakshmi; S.v. Prasad

Volume : III, Issue : VI, June - 2014

Correlation Analysis Between Profile Characteristics of Cotton Farmers with Their Knowledge on Health Hazards of Pesticides Usage In Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh

P. Nagarjuna Reeddy, T. Lakshmi, S. V. Prasad

Abstract :

This paper describes the relationship of profile characteristics of cotton farmers with their knowledge on health hazards of pesticide usage in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. The data was collected from a sample of 120 cotton farmers by following ex-post-facto research design. The correlation analysis study between the profile characteristics and knowledge of cotton farmers on health hazards of pesticide usage concluded that the variables like education, farming experience, extension contact, social participation, economic orientation, innovativeness, mass media exposure, risk orientation and scientific orientation were having positive and significant relationship, where as farm size had non-significant relationship with the knowledge of cotton farmers on health hazards of pesticide usage.