Analytical study of level of knowledge beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers regarding potato production technology

Abstract

Knowledge is a familiarity, awareness or understanding of someone or something, such as facts, information, description or skills which is acquired through experience or education by perceiving, discovering or learning. The present study was conducted in Gwalior district of Madhya Pradesh. There are total four blocks in Gwalior district among them only one Barai block was selected purposively. It can be observed that nearly equal number of the beneficiary farmers (70%) and non-beneficiary farmers (66.67%) had partial level of knowledge about potato production technology. On the other hand 23.33 per cent and 6.67 per cent of beneficiary farmers and non-beneficiary farmers respectively had complete level of knowledge about potato production technology.