Knowledge level of cotton growers about cotton production technology in Khandwa District of Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

Cotton (Gossypium spp.) is one of the most important fibre and cash crop of India and plays a leading role in the industrial and agricultural economy of the country. It provides the basic raw material (cotton fibre) to cotton textile industry. The study was conducted in two blocks namely Khandwa and Pandhana block of Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. The data were collected from randomly selected 200 cotton growers. In the light of objectives set for the study, the variables studied were knowledge level of cotton growers, socio- economic & personal, communication and psychological attributes like age, education, caste, family size, type of family, annual income, land holding, farm mechanization, extension participation, information seeking behaviour, cosmopoliteness, economic motivation, scientific orientation and risk orientation. The primary data were collected by interviewing the selected respondents with the help of semi structured interview schedule. The study also revealed that the knowledge level of cotton growers was significantly associated with their age, education, family size, family type, land holding, farm mechanization, extension participation, information seeking behaviour, economic motivation, scientific orientation & risk orientation.