Utilization of Information Sources by SRI growers

Abstract

 The information sources play a key role in ensuring food security and sustainable agriculture. The demonstration,  agricultural scientist, friend, extension worker, training, television, radio, relative etc. are the main source of information  by creating socio information support system to identify the problem of the SRI farmers so that the need based information  through information sources may be provided and also to established its utility among SRI farmers there by resulting. The  present study was carried out to know the utilization of information sources by SRI growers in Balaghat block of District  Balaghat Madhya Pradesh with 120 SRI farmers of Balaghat block. It was found that the most of the respondents they  were utilized the information sources mostly respect to SRI method of paddy cultivation, In case of individual contact  methods Agricultural scientists and Rural Agril. Extension officers were the main source of information. In case of group  approach Demonstration, Training and Lecture were the main source of information and in the case of mass approach  Television and Radio were the main source of information utilized by the SRI growers.