Title: KNOWLEDGE OF FARMERS REGARDING PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA

Authors: Sanjay B. Agale, D. B. Patel and Aniket R. Deshpande

Publisher: The President, Society of Extension Education Gujarat

Keywords: PMFBY, knowledge, farmers

Volume: 36

Issue: 1

Year: December 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56572/gjoee.2023.36.1.0020

Abstract: The present investigation was conducted to known knowledge level of farmers regarding Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY). The study was conducted in North Gujarat. From North Gujarat, three districts and from each selected district three talukas were purposively selected. Five villages from each taluka and from each village eight crop insured farmers were selected randomly. Multistage sampling method was followed for selection of the crop insured farmers. Thus, total 360 crops insured farmers were selected as sample size. The data were collected through personal interview and it was compiled, tabulated and analyzed to get proper answer with the help of various appropriate statistical tools. From the result of the study it can be concluded that 58.89 per cent of crop insured farmers had high to very high level of knowledge regarding PMFBY. Age, education, land holding, annual income, economic motivation, decision making ability, social participation, source of information and extension participation were highly significantly related with level of knowledge level of farmers towards PMFBY.