Study on level of attributes involving knoewledge, adoption and awareness of livestock farmers engaged in institution village linkage programme

Principal Component Analysis based upon Correlation Matrix involving Knowledge practices showed that seven components were extracted explaining about 74% of total variance of the study. Component-1 alone explained 31% of total variance where it was clear that all knowledge practices were highly loaded along with all socio-economic, socio-psychological and communication variables except age. Other six components which were extracted also depicted some hidden relation among all variables including knowledge practices. Here loading of knowledge practices and other variables having similar impact if the signs are same and loading are high. Principal Component Analysis based upon Correlation Matrix involving Adoption practices depicted that eight components were extracted explaining about 69% of total variance of the study. Component-1 alone explained 22.22% of total variance where adoption of urea molasses, feeding green fodder, cultivation of green fodder are nothing but due to impact of all socio-economic, socio-psychological and communication variables except age. Principal Component Analysis based upon Correlation Matrix involving Awareness practices stated that five components were extracted explaining about 66% of total variance of the study. Component-1 though explained 28.54% of total variance but failed to show any impact of all socio-economic, socio-psychological and communication variables together on awareness index.