Awareness and perception of prevailing environmental issues in eco-friendly crop management practices

Abstract

The study aimed to find the overall awareness, perception about environmental issues in eco-friendly crop management practices of the farmers. The study was conducted in Theni district of Tamil Nadu with 120 farmers by simple random sampling method. Pre-tested interview schedule, Percentage analysis, cumulative frequency, coefficient of correlation and multiple regression analysis were used for data analysis. The results reveals farmers had high level of awareness and perception about the prevailing environmental issues in the study area.

Keywords

• awareness
• eco-friendly
• environmental issues
• intensive cultivation
• perception