Table 1
01.08.2005
New ''Knowledge'' and the Farming Community
Table 1: Per cent of farmers adopting recommended practice, by source
State
Source of information
Extension worker
TV
Radio
Newspaper
Input Dealer
Other farmers
Andhra Pradesh
73.5
54.7
50.5
52.5
86.3
91.5
Assam
74.6
53.1
59.6
63.1
48.6
72.8
Bihar
26.9
57.2
61.1
49.1
83.2
87.2
Chhattisgarh
41.2
31.6
29.7
53.5
30.3
60.3
Gujarat
83.4
70.5
53.7
74
85.5
93.1
Haryana
72.1
64.6
66.2
62.8
89.3
81.5
Jammu & Kashmir
26.7
67.4
75.8
50.9
100
100
Jharkhand
100
66.3
36.8
27.6
84.9
48.8
Karnataka
29.4
35.9
37
43.1
71
59.3
Kerala
74.4
44.9
48.3
50.2
75.7
79
Madhya Pradesh
54.5
59.1
54.8
52.2
80.3
80.4
Maharashtra
59
46.5
40.8
50.4
65
82.6
Orissa
43.4
36.4
31.1
38.2
82.6
88.9
Punjab
29.8
56
42.3
59.8
66.7
92.2
Rajasthan
87.2
66.8
67.6
80.9
94.7
92.3
Tamil Nadu
74.1
49.8
52
54.1
86.7
85.3
Uttar Pradesh
48.2
65.1
66.3
63.2
87.5
86.4
West Bengal
85.3
45.7
49.8
56
83.4
88.8
India
62.5
53.1
54.5
53.8
81.7
85.1
© MACROSCAN 2005
