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Personal Characteristics and Knowledge of Beneficiary Farmers towards Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana in Amber Block of Jaipur, India

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  • Sharma, Gauri Shankar
  • Mazhar, Syed H.

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The main goal of the study was to assess the socio-economic profile and knowledge of the beneficiaries farmers towards the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana. It is established that the majority (54.17%) of farmers were from the middle-aged group, and 43.33% of respondents had a small family size, i.e., up to 5-8 members. In selected villages, 90.00% were literate, while 10.00% of the illiterate respondent were doing agriculture only (76.67%), with 34.17% of medium-type farmers having medium land holdings and (76.67%) of the respondent having an annual income of 1 lakh, revealing that (75.83%) had extension contact with private agencies. It reveals that the majority of the respondents, accounting for 43.33 percent of the total sample, had a medium score of information. From the study, it was also established that the respondents (50.00%) had medium-level knowledge, further (32.50%) of them had low-level knowledge, and (17.50%) respondents had a high level of knowledge about PMKSY schemes for the study area.

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  • Sharma, Gauri Shankar & Mazhar, Syed H., 2023. "Personal Characteristics and Knowledge of Beneficiary Farmers towards Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana in Amber Block of Jaipur, India," Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, vol. 41(7), pages 1-5.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ajaees:367496
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