Knowledge of paddy growers about paddy cultivation in Haryana

Abstract

A study on “knowledge of paddy growers about paddy cultivation in Haryana. In this study, 240 paddy farmers from six villages (40 from each), Kalayat block in Kaithal district, and Tohana block in Fatehabad district were chosen at random. Random selection was used to select three communities from the Kalayat and three from the Tohana block. The objectives of the present study were to assess the knowledge of paddy growers about paddy cultivation. A prepared interview schedule was used to help gather data on the dependent and independent variables. The result showed that cent percent knew about the time of transplanting and method of transplanting followed by 96.67 percent of the paddy growers who knew rice varieties. The findings showed that 81.67 percent had a high level of knowledge about paddy cultivation while, 18.33 percent had a medium level of knowledge about paddy growers.