International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Pate RS, Puri SG and Kadam RP

abstract
The most of India's population works in the agricultural industry. At most of the places, traditional approaches are used. As a result, it is regarded a drudgery-prone occupation. Drudgery-reducing technologies aid in the prevention of long-term health problems and injuries. The present study was conducted in Marathwada region of Maharashtra state during the year 2023-24 with the objective to know the knowledge of drudgery reducing technologies developed by VNMKV, Parbhani among the farmers. For the study, Parbhani district was selected from Maharashtra state as, the work of All India Coordinated Research Project (Women in agriculture), Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani was carried out in this district. 10 villages were selected randomly from the respective talukas from Parbhani district and 12 respondents from each village were selected randomly from the list of beneficiaries of AICRP (WIA), Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Krishi Vidyapeeth, Parbhani constituting the sample size of 120. Ex-post-facto research design was used for the study. Data was gathered using a well-structured interview schedule. To interpret findings and draw conclusions, statistical tools such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and coefficient correlation were used. Majority (50.00%) of respondents had a medium level of knowledge of drudgery reducing technologies.