The present study was undertaken in KVK at Deesa of Banaskantha district. Out of 14 talukas Banaskantha District seven talukas falls under the jurisdiction of KVK, Banaskantha-I (Deesa). Among the seven talukas four taluka was purposively... more
The present study was undertaken in KVK at Deesa of Banaskantha district. Out of 14 talukas Banaskantha District seven talukas falls under the jurisdiction of KVK, Banaskantha-I (Deesa). Among the seven talukas four taluka was purposively selected on the basis of maximum numbers of activities carried out by KVK. From each selected talukas three villages were selected purposively on the basis of maximum numbers of beneficiary farmers. A comprehensive list of the beneficiary potato growers of each adopted village was obtained from KVK. From this list, ten beneficiary potato growers from each village were selected randomly for the study. Thus, 120 beneficiary potato growers were selected for the study. To know the impact of KVK, the same numbers of non beneficiary potato growers were selected randomly from same villages. Thus, altogether 120 beneficiary and 120 non beneficiary potato growers were selected for the study. Thus, total 240 potato growers were selected. Among the selected variables, the variable viz., education, extension participation, source of information, scientific orientation, risk orientation, economic motivation and attitude had exerted positive and highly significant relationship while farming experience, size of land holding, occupation, yield and social participation had positive and significant relationship. Whereas, age exerted negative and non-significant relationship and annual income had positive and non-significant relationship with knowledge level about potato production technology.
Agriculture is the most pivotal sector of Indian economy in the current phase of development. There is need for transfer of improved agricultural technology from research station to the farmer's field. The ICAR mooted the idea of... more
Agriculture is the most pivotal sector of Indian economy in the current phase of development. There is need for transfer of improved agricultural technology from research station to the farmer's field. The ICAR mooted the idea of establishing KVK for imparting vocational training to the farmers and field level extension functionaries. The present study was conceived with measuring the impact of KVK in terms of knowledge of farmers about potato production technology in Deesa KVK of Banaskantha district of Gujarat State. For research study, from seven talukas of KVK, Banaskantha-I (Deesa) four taluka and total twelve villages from each selected talukas was purposively selected on the basis of maximum numbers of activities carried out by KVK, Deesa. From each selected villages 10 beneficiary and 10 non beneficiary potato growers were selected randomly. Thus, 120 beneficiary and 120 non beneficiary potato growers were selected for the study. Ex-post facto research design was used for this study. Results of the investigating showed that nearly three-fifths (57.50%) of the beneficiary farmers had medium level of knowledge followed by 25.00 per cent with high and 17.50 per cent with low level of knowledge about potato production technology. Whereas, half (50.00%) of the non beneficiary farmers had medium level of knowledge, whereas remaining 31.67 per cent and 18.33 per cent of non beneficiary farmers had low and high level of knowledge about potato production technology, respectively.
In the heartland of Banaskantha, Gujarat, a digital revolution is quietly unfolding as potato growers embrace the transformative power of ICT tools, paving the way for enhanced agricultural practices and a promising future in farming. The... more
In the heartland of Banaskantha, Gujarat, a digital revolution is quietly unfolding as potato growers embrace the transformative power of ICT tools, paving the way for enhanced agricultural practices and a promising future in farming. The study highlights the promising role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools in enhancing agricultural practices for potato growers. The study was purposively conducted in the potato-growing region, comprising 150 respondents. Out of 9 independent variables six were significant. Education and Landholding were significant at a 1% level, where p=0.002 and p =0.005, respectively. Attitude towards ICT was significant at a 5% level, and Extension participation, Laggard, and Debt were significant at a 10% level. There was no severe multicollinearity issue. Creating a favourable atmosphere for ICT tool acceptance among potato growers can significantly improve agricultural practices. Using ICT technologies in potato farming has enormous promise for sustainable and efficient agricultural practices, resulting in higher yields and improved farmer livelihoods. Most farmers used ICT tools for weather information, Market information, Various Govt. Schemes, Latest Package of Practice and Disease and Pest Management.
ABSTRACT The present study was conducted in Kachchh district of Gujarat state as the district ranks first so far the area and production under date palm is concerned. Two talukas viz. Mundra and Anjar were selected purposively as they... more
ABSTRACT The present study was conducted in Kachchh district of Gujarat state as the district ranks first so far the area and production under date palm is concerned. Two talukas viz. Mundra and Anjar were selected purposively as they occupy more than 70 per cent area of date palm in the district. Five villages having highest area under date palm cultivation were selected purposively from each taluka. Using proportionate random sampling technique, 15 per cent date palm growers were selected from each village making a sample of 120 respondents. Major technical constraints faced by date palm growers were high price of good quality off shoots (66.66 %) and lack of knowledge about improved variety(63.33 %) while, main extension constraint was lack of timely and appropriate extension services (61.66 %). The major marketing constraints were; non remunerative price (84.16 %) and high cost of transportation(83.33 %). Keywords: date palm cultivation technology, date palm growers, constraints