Extent of knowledge of the recommended production technology regarding major pulse crop grown in pulse based cropping system by the farmers of Chhattisgarh plains

Abstract

The study was conducted on 320 pulse based cropping system practicing farmers in Chhattisgarh plains to ascertain their Knowledge. The selected pulse growing farmers have been interviewed personally with the help of a well-structured and pre-tested interview schedule. The study shows that majority of respondents fall under age group of 36 to 50 years, educated up to middle school, belonged to other backward class, residing with up to medium family members, having membership in more than one organization. Most of the respondents were doing agriculture as main occupation for their livelihood. The respondents were also engaged in agricultural labour, non-agricultural labour and animal husbandry, average family income was found up to ₹ 200000 per annum. Most of them were having land holding between 2.1 to 4.0 ha. The findings reveal that average knowledge and adoption index about agricultural technologies in major pulse crops was 52.81.