Profile Characteristics of the Farmers in the Adopted and Non-AdoptedVillages of the Guntur District

摘要

An evaluation study of Village Adoption Programme (VAP) was undertaken with the objective to assess the difference between the profile characteristics of the farmers in the adopted and non-adopted villages of the Guntur district. Study revealed that there was a significant difference between the farmers of adopted and non-adopted villages regarding age, education, land holding, material possession, annual income, occupation, farming experience, training received, extension contact, innovativeness, social participation, mass media exposure, marketorientation and achievement motivation.