Evaluating the Performance of Krishi Vigyan Kendras through Farmers’ Perceptions
Dinesh Brijalal Suryawanshi
Department of Agricultural Extension and Communication, Govt. College of Agriculture, Nandurbar MPKV, Rahuri, India.
Deepali Suryawanshi *
Department of Agricultural Extension & Communication, School of Agriculture, ITM University Gwalior, Gwalior, M.P., India.
Indira Priyadarsini Pattnaik
Department of Extension Education, OUAT, Odisha, India.
Mohit Singh
ICAR-CSSRI KVK Hardoi-II, U.P., India.
Manjul Pandey
KVK, Jalaun (UP), India.
Anjali Pandey
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Somdutt Tripathi
Department of Agricultural Extension Education, Banda University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda, Uttar Pradesh, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The study was carried out in Bundelkhand, focusing on two purposively selected Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs): Hamirpur, under the authority of BUAT, Banda (U.P.) and Datia, under the authority of RVSKVV, Gwalier (M.P.). A simple random sampling was used to reach 120 farmers in 12 villages which were served by both of the KVKs. The results showed that most beneficiaries belonged to the middle-age group, had education up to higher secondary, medium-sized families, marginal landholdings, and displayed moderate levels of media exposure, extension contact, and social participation. In terms of effectiveness, the respondents expressed favourable perceptions regarding various aspects. Education, gender, annual income, training and risk orientation were some of the important factors which positively affect the perception of farmers towards KVK’s performance. Overall, the perception of KVK effectiveness was moderate, with 41.67% of farmers falling in the medium category.
Keywords: Perception, effectiveness, KVK, socio-economic