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- Title
STUDY OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND INCREASE IN KNOWLEDGE OF FARMERS THROUGH PUNJAB AGRICULTURAL HELPLINE.
- Authors
Arfan, Muhammad; Ali, Shoukat; Safdar, Umair; Javed Khan, M. Athar
- Abstract
A study was conducted during 2012 in the Department of Agricultural Sciences, Allam Iqbal Open University, Islamabad to analyse the association of demographic characteristic and increase in knowledge of farmers through Punjab Agricultural helpline (PHA). The Punjab Agricultural Helpline (PAH) was launched in the Punjab to help farmers in short time regarding farm issues and problems. A sample of 150 respondents were taken through multistage sampling technique from study area district Lahore. A valid and reliable research instrument was used for data collection. The collected data were analysed by using chisquare method through computer software, statistical pakage for social sciences (SPSS) in order to accept or reject the hypothesis. It was found that there was significant negative association (chi-square value of 10.09 & gamma= -0.05) between age of the respondents and the improvement in their technical knowledge disseminated through PAH. While the variables i.e. education (chi-square value = 17.06 & gamma = 0.277), size of land holding (chi-square value = 16.93 & gamma = 0.247) and annual income (chi-square value = 39.48 & gamma = 0.472) of the respondents showed a significant positive relationship between the variables and the increased knowledge level of the respondents. It highlighted the needs to supplement extension efforts with strategic educational intervention for the farming families. The extension workers must consider the demographic characteristics of the farmers to get maximum output of resources to be utilized for the increase of agricultural knowledge of the farmers.
- Subjects
FARMERS; DEMOGRAPHIC characteristics; ACQUISITION of data; AGRICULTURAL development; AGRICULTURAL laboratories
- Publication
Journal of Agricultural Research (03681157), 2015, Vol 53, Issue 2, p287
- ISSN
0368-1157
- Publication type
Article