Farmers’ perception of groundnut production technology

Abstract

Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L) cultivation in Gujarat is predominantly concentrated in Saurashtra region. To assess the farmers’ perception of groundnut production technology, this study was undertaken in Jamnagar and Rajkot districts of North Saurashtra agroclimatic zone. It was found that in the sampled population, majority of the groundnut growers (66.67 percent) were in medium perception category of the groundnut cultivation practices. Whereas, 20.00 percent were low and 13.33 percent were in high perception category of the groundnut production technology. Innovativeness, adoption level, extension participation, risk orientation, education, attitude towards modern agriculture, and annual income were found to be the major contributing factors playing crucial role in farmers’ perception of groundnut production technology.