International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Syed Shafat Kubrevi and Quadri Javeed Ahmad Peer

abstract
The study was conducted in the Nyoma block of district Leh Ladakh during the 2023-24 period. A total of 120 respondents were selected randomly from Nyoma village of Community Development Block based on the high number of farmers engaged in garlic cultivation. The study revealed that 61.67% respondents belong to the middle age group, majority 98.33% respondents were from Schedule Cate and Schedule Tribe caste, majority 60.00% respondents were engaged in farming showing a strong dependence on agriculture for livelihood, 55.00% of respondents have medium income level suggesting moderate earning levels, majority 92.50% respondents had joint family, majority 70.00% respondents were having hut/mud housing type, 76.67% respondents had marginal land holdings, maximum 68.33% respondents were having above 20 years of farming experience and 75.83% respondents had low level of mass media exposure. Additionally, the study found that 57.50%% of the respondents exhibited a low level of adoption, reflecting a generally positive trend in adoption of improved production practices with scope for further extension efforts to enhance uptake among the lower adopting group. And it was revealed that independent variables i.e., age, caste, education, annual income, land holding, occupation, family type, mass media exposure, and farming experience, exhibited a positive and significant correlation with adoption of improved production management practices in garlic cultivation, while housing type exhibited a negative and significant correlation. Overall, these findings high light the socio-economic characteristics of the respondents and their correlation with adoption level.