Knowledge of improved chickpea production technology of chickpea growers benefited under national food security mission of Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) generally known as “Chana”/ “Gram” or “Bengal gram” is an important leguminous food grains in India. Chickpea is the world’s third most important food legume with 96% cultivation in the developing countries. The present study entitled “Knowledge of Improved chickpea production technology of chickpea growers benefited under National Food Security Mission of Narsinghpur district of M.P.” was undertaken to evaluate the knowledge level of the chickpea growers towards the improved production technology. There were 120 respondents were selected for the investigation. Total five villages were selected from Narsinghpur block of Narsinghpur district. The findings revealed that higher percentage (50.00%) of chickpea growers had high knowledge of improved chickpea production technology.