Knowledge of farmers towards improved chilli cultivation practices in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

The study considers the level of knowledge of improved chilli production practices among farmers. The present study was conducted in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh. Data was collected through surveys, interviews and field observations. A total number of 130 respondents were selected randomly from Robertsganj block. In addition to this, all chilli growers selected from the selected village. It was found that almost half of the respondents percent were of age group of 36-55 years, 25.38 percent were educated up to higher secondary, 40.00 percent had an operational land holding ranging from above 3 hectare, 40.77 percent were have only agriculture as main occupation, nearly one third 42.31 percent respondents had medium level of extension contact, 50.10 percent had high level of mass media exposure, 58.46 percent had low level of social participation, 47.69 percent had medium level of economic motivation and 53.08 percent had high level of scientific orientation. Regarding the knowledge level 56.92 per had medium level of knowledge towards improved production practices of chilli crop, 23.08 per had low level of knowledge and 20.00 percent had high level of knowledge. Variables education, occupation, extension contacts, mass media exposure, scientific orientation had positive and significant association with the knowledge level of the respondents at 5 percent level of significance. Meanwhile, age, caste, land holding, social participation, economic motivation had positive and significant association with the knowledge level of the respondents at 1 percent level of significance.