Aruna Kumari A.*1, Kalpana K.2 and Suseela K.3
1Department of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Vignan’s University, Guntur, Tenali Road, Vadlamudi-522213 (Andhra Pradesh)
2Department of Management Studies, Vignan’s University, Guntur, Tenali Road,
Vadlamudi-522213 (Andhra Pradesh)
3Department of Agricultural Economics, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University,
Guntur-522034 (Andhra Pradesh
Email: aruna.settipalli@gmail.com
Received-04.09.2023, Revised-16.09.2023, Accepted-27.09.2023
Abstract: In the Andhra Pradesh district of NTR, a study was carried out on the adoption of Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) by chilli farmers. A sample size of 45 respondents was chosen from three villages using simple random sampling. The data indicate that the main reason for cultivating chilli in this location was the crop’s suitability for the climate and soil. 53.33 percent of the FPO farmers had a high level of adoption, according to the findings, and 46.67 percent had a medium level of adoption. Among noncontract farmers, 30.00 percent had high adoption levels while 37.50 percent had low adoption. It could be inferred that 46.67 and 66.67 percent of the contract farmers and noncontract farmers had medium adoption followed by high adoption. The major reason for the non-adoption of Good Agricultural practices was their high input costs.
Keywords: Adoption index, Chilli, Farmers, Good agricultural practices
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