International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
VK Fuke, VS Manvar, DD Suradkar, SA Thakare and SB Shinde

abstract
The present study entitled “Impact of CROPSAP on Agricultural production” was conducted in Latur, Ausa and Udgir tehsils which were randomly selected from Latur district of Marathwada region of Maharashtra State with a study sample of 60 beneficiaries and 60 non-beneficiaries. Profile of CROPSAP beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries revealed that, majority (65.00%) of the beneficiaries and (61.67%) of the non-beneficiaries had medium age category, majority (35.00 %) of the beneficiaries and 35.00 percent of the non- beneficiaries were educated up to secondary level, majority (70.00%) beneficiaries were having medium size of land holding and half (50.00%) of the non-beneficiaries were having small size of land holding, majority (71.67%) of the beneficiaries and majority (78.30%) of non-beneficiaries were in medium annual income category, about one third (36.67%) of beneficiaries and nearly half (48.33%) of non-beneficiary farmers belonged to seasonal cropping pattern, 41.66 percent of beneficiaries receive one training and nearly half (48.33%) of non-beneficiaries not received signal training, nearly three fourth (71.67%) of the beneficiaries and 68.30 percent of the non-beneficiaries had medium level of sources of information, majority (61.67%) of the beneficiaries and 63.33 percent of non-beneficiaries were having to medium level of extension contact, more than half (55.00%) of beneficiaries and 51.67 percent of non-beneficiaries found medium level of knowledge about CROPSAP, nearly three fourth (78.33%) of the beneficiaries and 63.33 percent of non-beneficiaries were having to medium level of risk orientation, majority (70.00%) of the beneficiaries and, 66.67 percent had medium level of scientific orientation, majority (78.33%) of the beneficiaries and 73.33 percent of non-beneficiaries had medium level of economic motivation.