International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Satya Prakash, Samrat Sikdar and Ashok Kr. Singh

abstract
Vermicompost is basically the heterogeneous mixture of degraded farm waste, food waste, worm castings etc. produce organically by suing the various species of the earthworms. This is a nutrient rich organic fertilizer which is getting high attention in the contemporary period of climate change and organic production. The farmers are notably advised to shift from using the inorganic synthetic fertilizers to the use of organic manures by the farm experts and this context demands for conducting the different training programs on vermicomposting to make the farmers aware about this beneficial innovation. This research study tried to explore the adoption behaviour of the farmers who already attended 3 recent trainings on vermicomposting as organised by the 3 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) of Bihar province of India. This study also tries to divulge the impact of the training on the respondent farmers based on different degrees. This study was conducted in 3 districts of Bihar state viz. Samastipur, Muzaffarpur and Madhubani and the sample size considered for this study is 150. 2 blocks from each of these 3 districts were selected purposively for conducting the survey. Over 50% of the farmers indicated the moderate level of adoption of the vermicompost technology in Muzaffarpur and Madhubani district, but in Samastipur district over 60% of the farmers indicated the moderate level of adoption. Besides, most of the farmers (over 60%) pointed out the moderate level of impact on them in Muzaffarpur and Madhubani district but over 70% of the respondent farmers pointed out the moderate level of impact on them in Samastipur district. Data were analysed by using statistical tools in MS Excel for calculating index of the individual respondent farmer.