Bose and Chowdhury

economic factor i.e. owner of the tree plant had significant and positive correlation

with contacting the scientists.

Conclusion

Findings of the study indicate that access of the farm women to extension service

in paddy cultivation was low in the study area. Farm women have perceived

salesman and input dealers as the most credible extension personnel.

It has been found that the majority of the respondents have no contact with KPS

in the study area which implies that the linkage between the farm women and

the line department is very weak. Therefore, the scope for acquiring technical

assistance from the KPS with respect to crop cultivation is very limited. Therefore,

it is recommended to recruit and train more female KPS to update the technical

knowledge on farming of the women farmers or to orient and sensitise male

extension workers towards the need of the women farmers in order to make them

more responsive.

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