Abstract
Resource degradation has been rampant owing to the intensive practices of the farmers. Often soil health is bypassed with impunity. Pulses being endowed with unique ability of maintaining ecological security are viewed as long term benefit for soil conservation. So, this study attempted to explore the factors influencing the adoption decisions of the pulse producers of India. The questionnaire was structured across social, physical, institutional, marketing and attitudinal factors to elicit farmers' responses. The logistic model revealed that amongst pulse farmers; age, education and labor availability was statistically significant. In attitudinal factor, farmers who perceive soil erosion as risk are likely to adopt conservation agriculture. Policies targeting soil conservation practices, building an organized environment for farmers, working towards land tenure security, enhancing skills of civil servants and knowledge dissemination, can work towards increasing the uptake of soil conservation measures.