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VOL. 8, ISSUE 1 (2026)
A Success story, a policy development reports related to policy planning and research in India to farmers’ perception and adoption of Soil Health Cards for better nutrients and water management in field crops in Motigarpur & Kadipur blocks of Sultanpur district of U.P, India
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Trilok Nath Rai, Kedar Nath Rai, Sanjeev Kumar Rai, Rajeev Kumar Rai, Traloki Singh
Abstract
The present study was conducted with an objective to study the farmers’ perception and adoption of Soil Health Card (SHC) in Sultanpur district. A total of 120 respondents including 90 farmers and 30 extension workers were selected for the study. The results revealed that majority of the respondents were in 36 – 54 years age group with primary school education and farming as a sole occupation, with more than 30 years of experience in farming, land holding of 1-5 acres, annual income was between 1 lakh to 2 lakh, neighbors, friends, AEO/AO as major sources of information, nuclear type of family with family size up to 5 members, having occasional information seeking behaviour, had no membership in any organization and majority of them used complex fertilizers followed by straight. It is evident from the study that Majority of the farmers had medium (56.67 %) level of perception followed by high (28.89 %) and low (14.44 %) level perception. Whereas, in case of adoption of soil Health card results, majority of the farmers had low (45.56 %) level of adoption followed by medium (36.67 %) and high level of adoption (17.78 %). respectively.
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Pages:60-64
How to cite this article:
Trilok Nath Rai, Kedar Nath Rai, Sanjeev Kumar Rai, Rajeev Kumar Rai, Traloki Singh "A Success story, a policy development reports related to policy planning and research in India to farmers’ perception and adoption of Soil Health Cards for better nutrients and water management in field crops in Motigarpur & Kadipur blocks of Sultanpur district of U.P, India". International Journal of Agriculture and Plant Science, Vol 8, Issue 1, 2026, Pages 60-64
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