Step 2: Selection of participating farmers
Through a purposive random sampling technique, 100 farm households were selected. In addition, farm size and existing resources, number and area of interventions, awareness of the farmers, resource base and management capability of the farmers, easy accessibility to the households in all seasons, and other aspects were considered in selecting the participating farm households. The results of this questionnaire produced a view of each farmer’s awareness and understanding regarding organic rice production. A descriptive cum exploratory research instrument was created, the data were analyzed, and relationships between the variables were examined.