International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Prashant, Chaithra NR, Basavaraj Beerannavar, Subhash V, Veershetty and Srinatha TN

abstract
The study was conducted in Davanagere district of Karnataka state during the year 2019-20 to study the knowledge and adoption of Betel vine cultivation practices followed by the farmers. A total of 120 respondents were randomly selected based on betel vine cultivation area. Farmers are interviewed using a pre-tested interview schedule. Socio-economic variables like education, extension contact, mass media participation and information seeking behavior are positively significant at one percent level of significance, whereas one variable i.e., innovativeness was positively significant at five percent level of significance for knowledge level of the farmers. Land holding, annual income, innovativeness and risk orientation had positively significant relation at one percent level of significance, whereas extension contact was positively significant at five percent with adoption level of the farmers. Beetle vine growers faced many constraints like non-availability of the skilled labour, high cost of inputs, pest and disease problem (60.00%), lack of technical guidance (56.66%), lack of capital (52.50%), traditional belief (50.00%), lack of knowledge (39.16%), inadequate market facilities (35.83%), lack of plant material for raising of wind breaks (29.16%) and non-availability of packing material (16.67%) are the constraints facing by the respondents in relation to adoption of recommended cultivation practices.