A STUDY ON TECHNOLOGICAL GAP AND CONSTRAINTS ANALYSIS IN CABBAGE CULTIVATION OF WESTERN UTTAR PRADESH
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2021
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SARDAR VALLABHBHAI PATEL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY, MEERUT- 250110 (U.P.),
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S. V. P. University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut-250110 (U. P.)
Name of students: Dheerendra Kumar ID. No. – PG/A-3720/2016-17
Degree: Ph. D (Agril. Ext. and Comm.) Admission – 2016 - 2017
Advisor: Dr. Dan Singh (Deptt - Agricultural Extension and Communication)
Topic: A Study on Technological Gap and Constraints Analysis in Cabbage
Cultivation of Western Uttar Pradesh
Abstract
The present study was carried out during the year 2019-20 in four blocks of
Meerut and Hapur district of Western Uttar Pradesh. This study was done up on 200
respondents of different categories and data were collected through personal
interview. The study revealed that the majority of cabbage growers (59.00 per cent)
were belonged to middle age group, (54.50 per cent) belonged to Other Backward
Caste, (22.50 and 22.50 per cent) respectively were having education up to 10th
passed and intermediate level, (90.00 per cent) were married, (73.50 per cent)
belonging to joint family system, (64.00 per cent) were having 5 to 8 members in
family, (93.00 per cent) were having Pucca house, (96.00 per cent) respondents were
engaged in agriculture as main occupation, (28.00 per cent) respondents were having
membership of only one social organization, (39.50 per cent) were having 1 to 2 ha of
land, (47.00 per cent) were using own electric tube well/diesel engine for irrigation,
(99.00 per cent) were having toilets, (94.50 per cent) were having Gas stove/Gas
cylinder for food making, (85.50 per cent) were having Motorcycle as transportation
facility, (47.00 per cent) were having tractor-trolly and major source of information as
extension Contact was found neighbors/ relative, while major source of information as
mass media contact was found news paper. The most of the respondents earning
income between Rs. 1 - 2 lakhs per annum. The study revealed that most of
respondents were having high knowledge about package of practices in cabbage crop
cultivation. The study also revealed that most of respondents were fully adopting of
package of practices of cabbage crop cultivation in research area. The study revealed
that the overall technological gap between knowledge and adoption level of
respondents was found (18.49 per cent) with regard to improved cultivation package
of practices in cabbage crop. The majority of the respondents (87.50 per cent) were
reported ‘good quality seed is not available at governmental seed sale centre under
input constraints, majority of the respondents (72.50 per cent) were reported “Lack of
whole family approach for development” under extension constraints, majority of the
respondents (64.50 per cent) were reported “lack of knowledge about improved
varieties” under technological constraints, majority of the respondents (80.50 per
cent) were reported “day by day fluctuation in market price” under marketing
constraints and the majority of respondents (69.00 per cent) were reported that
“Unavailability of labour at proper time” under miscellaneous constraints. The
variable “Education” was found highly significant correlated with knowledge level
and moderate significant correlated with adoption level.
Advisor Author
Dr. Dan Singh Dheerendra Kumar