Technological Gap in Adoption of Kinnow Production Technology among the Farmers of Sri Ganganagar District of Rajasthan
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2022
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Agriculture University, Jodhpur
Abstract
Indian agriculture depends on cereals, pulses, millets, and oilseed crops, which
do not earn farmers remunerative rates. There has been rapid movement in the
farming systems from the traditional crops to the high return commercial crops, which
include horticultural and medicinal-cum-aromatic plants. Fruits are of great
importance in human nutrition and play an important role in the agricultural economy
of India. The major fruits grown in India are mango, citrus, banana, apple, grapes,
guava, sapota, papaya, ber, litchi, pomegranate, kinnow, pineapples, strawberry and
jack fruit etc. Rajasthan is considered to be the potential area for cultivation of the
fruits like Mango, Orange, Lemon, Kinnow, Ber, Pomegranate, Date palm, Aonla,
Malta and Falsa etc.
Research study entitled “Technological Gap in Adoption of Kinnow
Production Technology among the Farmers of Sri Ganganagar District of Rajasthan”
was undertaken to study the knowledge level of kinnow growers, find out the
technological gap in adoption of kinnow production technology and assess the
relationship between technological gap and selected independent variables. The study
also emphasized to identify the constraints faced by the kinnow growers.
The study was conducted in ten villages of two panchayat samities viz. Sri
Ganganagar and Sri Karanpur of Sri Ganganagar district with a sample size of 120
respondents. The farmers interviewed personally by a well structured interview
schedule. The data were collected, tabulated and interpreted using suitable statistical
tools.
The profile of the respondents revealed that majority of the respondents were
from middle age group, belong to other backward caste, and had agriculture as main
occupation. Most of them were educated high school level of education, categorized
under medium category of land holding, were from medium annual income category,
medium level of mass media utilization, medium level of extension contacts and were
associated with one organization as means of social participation.
The study also revealed that majority of respondents possessed medium level
of knowledge about kinnow production technology. Practice wise maximum
knowledge was about “Irrigation” and “Soil selection” while minimum knowledge
was reported in “Yield and post-harvest management” and “Propagation”.
It was found that majority of the respondents were in medium technological
gap category. Practice wise highest technological gap in “Yield and post-harvest
management” and “Propagation” practices while least technological gap was found in
“Irrigation” and “Soil selection and preparation of field” practices.
The occupation, education, size of land holding, annual income, mass media
utilization and extension contact and were found to be negative and significant and
age and social participation was found to have positive significant association with the technological gap. While, the other variable like, caste was found to be positively and
non-significantly associated with the technological gap.
Among the five major constraints the constraint related to “Marketing and
storage constraints” perceived with highest intensity followed by financial,
technological and general constraint. Least perceived constraints were
“Environmental constraints”.
The constraints “Fruit price fluctuation” and “Lack of transport facilities”
were perceived as most and least severe Marketing and storage constraints,
respectively. The constraints “High initial cost in establishing kinnow orchard” and
“Labour wages are high” were perceived as most and least severe financial
constraints. The constraint “Lack of skill in performing technical operation” was
perceived as major while “Lack of knowledge about drip irrigation system” was
perceived as least severe technological constraints. The constraint “Lack of need-based training” and “Low consumption of kinnow in local area” were perceived as the
most and least severe general constraints. The constraint “Scarcity of water for
irrigation” and “Higher incidence of weed” were perceived as the most and least
severe environmental constraints.
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Bishanoi, Ankita 2022. Technological Gap in Adoption of Kinnow Production Technology among the Farmers of Sri Ganganagar District of Rajasthan. M.Sc. Thesis, College of Agriculture, Agriculture University, Jodhpur