Perceived Attributes of Soybean Production Technologies

The study was an “expost-facto” research carried out in Dharwad district of Karnataka State during the year 2013- 14. In Dharwad district, three taluks were selected based on the highest area under Soybean crop cultivation. The total sample size was 150. The results revealed that relative advantages of soybean production technologies were 95.24 per cent, followed by 97.33 per cent of the technologies were found to be compatible, but 47.69 per cent technologies were found complexity, 91.84 per cent of technologies were observability of results and 94.14 per cent of technologies can be trialable in small scale. The overall perceived attributes of soybean production technologies effectiveness were found to be 86.17 per cent. The probable reason might be the soybean production technology having high relative advantage, compatibility, observability, trialability and very less complexity. Hence the appropriate educational activities like demonstrations, field days etc. should be undertaken to reduce the remaining complexity of the technology.