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Profile Characteristics of Watershed Farmers and the Extent of Adoption of NRM Practices in Watershed Areas of the Andhra Pradesh State
Author(s) -
Archana Palle,
M. Jagan Mohan Reddy,
I. Sreenivasa Rao
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of natural resources and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0719-2452
DOI - 10.5027/jnrd.v7i0.08
Subject(s) - watershed , watershed area , environmental resource management , geography , watershed management , natural resource , business , socioeconomics , environmental science , ecology , computer science , sociology , machine learning , biology
This study describes the association between the profile characteristics of watershed farmers and the extent of adoption of various NRM (Natural Resource Management) practices in watershed areas of the Andhra Pradesh state. The results indicate that positive and significant relationships were seen between profile characteristics such as training undergone, team work, risk-taking ability, input usage pattern, farm size, environmental awareness and socio-political participation and the extent of adoption of NRM activities. The value of the coefficient of multiple determination (R2) indicates that a combination of six independent variables (farm size, training, input usage pattern, environmental awareness, risk-taking ability and group communication) could explain 78.49 % of the variation in the dependent variable of the extent of adoption of NRM practices

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