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The influence of certain socio-personal charateristics of the farmers in the adoption of improved poultry practices

Volume : 66
Issue: Jan-jan
Pages: 34 - 37
Published: October 02, 2023
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Abstract


A study was conducted in Erode and Modakkurichi blocks of Coimbatore district to find out the influence of socio-personal characteristics of the farmers on their adop- tion of improved poultry practicos. The age of the respondents and adoption of in- proved practices in terms of adoption quotient was negatively correlated. Education. farm size (number of birds maintained), scientific orientation and risk preference werd positively associated with the adoption of improved practices. There was no significant assocation between adoption quotient and the variables like gross income, socio econo- mic status and economic motivation.

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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