Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, 500030, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Online published on 2 May, 2018.
The present study was conducted in Karimnagar district of Telangana. Ex post facto research design was adopted in the present investigation. Karimnagar district was purposively selected for the study as maximum budget was allotted by the state government for this district among all the Telangana districts under farm mechanization. The study was conducted in 4 villages selected from 2 Mandals of Karimnagar district which included 30 farmers from each selected village thus making a sample of 120 farmers. The analysis of profile characteristics of farmers indicated that majority of them were middle aged (47.00%), had primary school education (37.5%), low farming experience (59.00%), medium socio-economic status (41.00%), medium source of procurement of agricultural implements and machinery (60.0%), medium level of socio-political participation (48.5%), more than one crop (71.00%), having more than one source of irrigation (52.5%), one time participation in extension activities related to agricultural implements and machinery (47.5%), low labour availability (57.5%), medium level of scientific orientation (52.5%) and more repair centers (62.5%).
Farmers, profile characteristics, paddy, irrigated dry crops, mechanization
