Association between the adoption of crisis management practices and selected profile characteristics of cotton growers in Saurastra region Association between the adoption of crisis management practices and selected profile characteristics of cotton growers in Saurastra region
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Abstract
Cotton is widely grown in all the districts particularly in South Saurashtra Agro-Climatic Zone of Gujarat State.
The objective of the study was to ascertain association between profiles of the cotton growers and their
level of adoption of crisis management practices.
The study was carried out in Amreli and Bhavnagar District of South Saurashtra Agro-Climatic Zone
during 2015-16. A random sample of 200 cotton growers was selected from Amreli and Bhavnagar
District and the constraints faced by cotton growers in cotton cultivation were studied. Age and index of
farm experience were negatively and significantly associated with the level of adoption of crisis
management practices. The characteristics like education, social participation, irrigation index, yield
level, management orientation, innovativeness, risk orientation and extension participation had positive
and highly significant relationship with adoption level of respondents with respect to crisis management
practices. There was a non -significant association of the adoption level of respondents with respect to
crisis management practices with their size of land holding, irrigation index and cropping intensity.
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