• Dr. B. GUNA
• Dr.D.VENGATESAN

The world population of 7.56 billion in 2016 is expected to increase over 10 billion by 2050. Such a growth in population has created and will create unprecedented pressures on the limited natural resources base to produce additional food, fiber, fuel and raw materials. In the past, these increased requirements were met through technological innovations, institutional and infrastructural development and policy initiatives that promoted growth in agricultural productivity. The present study was undertaken to study the extent of adoption of recommended eco-friendly technologies for paddy cultivation. The study was conducted in Nagapattinam district of Tamilnadu. A sample size of 300 small farm women was selected from 20 villages from three blocks viz. Sirkazhi, Kollidam and Nagapattinam by using proportionate random sampling technique. From the findings, it was noticed that most of the eco-friendly farm technologies for paddy were perceived as medium to high level of adoption by small farm women. Low cost women oriented eco-friendly technologies should be developed to put them into immediate use in the rural farm setting.

Eco-friendly farming, environmental sustainability, small farm women, low cost farming

"ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDED ECO-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES FOR PADDY FARMING", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.81-86, January-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRX006017.pdf

"ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDED ECO-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGIES FOR PADDY FARMING", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp81-86, January-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRX006017.pdf