期刊名称：Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology
电子版ISSN：2320-7027
出版年度：2021
卷号：39
期号：2
页码：23-39
DOI：10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i230527
语种：English
出版社：Sciencedomain International
摘要：Aim: To study the socio-personal, economic, communication, psychological, and situational characteristics of the farmers. Study Design: Descriptive design. Place and Duration of Study: Malwa region of Punjab, between first week of October 2019 to mid-December 2019. Methodology: Multi-stage sampling was followed. Malwa region was selected purposively because of the maximum number of stubble-burning incidents reported in the area during 2018. Within Malwa region, three districts (Bathinda, Sangrur and Ludhiana) were selected randomly. One block was selected randomly from each district and two villages were selected randomly from each selected block. The sample size of 246 was determined using Cochran’s formula and the selection of farmers was based on proportional allocation. Based on the literature, a total of 14 characteristics were taken to document the profile of the farmers who were engaged in the stubble burning behaviour. Results: The results indicated that most of the respondents were middle-aged (65.46%), male (91.06%), had formal education up to intermediate level (21.95%) and possessed semi-medium (5-10 acres) landholding (27.24%). Economic characteristics revealed that 51.46% farmers earned low annual income (
