Evaluating the influence of frontline demonstration and training on vermicomposting adoption among farmers Bashir Uzma1,*, Mohideen Sajad1, Sheikh Manzoor Ahmad2 1Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Srinagar 2Division of Fruit Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar-190 025, Jammu and Kashmir, (India) *e-mail: druzmass@gmail.com
Online published on 2 April, 2024. Abstract Awareness of vermicompost production for entrepreneurship was created among rural youth of the Srinagar district of UT (Jammu and Kashmir) by Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Srinagar through Front front-line demonstration programme. The study was conducted on the beneficiaries of FLD programme and a total of 100 farmers were selected randomly. The research design followed in the study was a survey research method and data collected was done by well well-structured interview schedule. As per the data collected, it is clear from the results that female farmers were more interested in adopting vermicompost (76.0 %) as compared to male farmers (55.0 %). The independent variables like gender, age, education, income and land holding of farmers were the important variables for the adoption of vermicompost technology. The study indicated that KVK, Srinagar was able to motivate the middle-aged, literate, with annual income ranging from Rs 60,000 to Rs 1,00,000 and having land holdings ranging from 0.5 to 1ha. Out of 100 participants 76.0 % respondents showed keen interest in vermicomposting technology. The study also shows that the HDPE poly pit shows a benefit-cost ratio of (3:28) as compared to the Kaccha bed/ Heap method and Paka concrete pit. Therefore there is a need to popularize vermicompost technology for the upliftment of the farming community. Top Keywords Front line demonstration, Heap method, HDPE poly pits, Kacch bed, Paka concrete pit, Vermicomposting. Top |