Adoption level of farmers about recommended cultivation practices of green gram (summer season) in Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

The various legume crops grown in India Green gram (summer season) occupy an important place because of its excellent protein quality and high digestibility due to low flatulence. This quantum jump in production of this crop can meet the expectations of the policy makers and nutritional planners. To find out the adoption level of farmers about recommended cultivation practices of moongbean in the study area. The present study was carried out in Malwan block of Fatehpur district (U.P.). The Fatehpur district consists of 13 blocks. Out of which one block namely Malwanwere selected by Purposive. Among these, 5- villages from Malwan block were selected by Purposive random sampling and a sample of 100 respondents was selected from these villages by using simple random sampling with proportion by SRS to the size of sample in the selected villages. An interview schedule was developed consisting of measuring devices of adoption level. The assessment of farmer’s adoptiondevoted of three categories e.i. low, mediumand high farmers. The study indicated the medium adoption level of farmers 61.00 per cent having whereas, 27.00 per cent having lowadoption and remaining 12.00 per cent possessed highadoption about recommended cultivation practices of moongbean.