Correlates of training needs to the sugarcane growers in Yavatmal district

Abstract

Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum l.) Is an important commercial crop of India. Sugarcane and sugar beet are used for large scale production of sugar in the world. The present investigation was carried out in Umarkhed and Pusad tahsils of Yavatmal districts (MH). The results of study revealed that the majority of the respondents had possessed medium Irrigation availability followed by economic motivation, innovativeness, knowledge, risk orientation while, 30.00 per cent of them were in with high category of training needs. The result of correlation analysis revealed that the Variables like age, education, land holding, farming experience, social participation, risk orientation, irrigation availability and extension contact found to be positive and significant relationship with training needs. The variables like annual income, innovativeness and economic motivation of the respondents were non-significantly related with training needs of sugarcane growers.