Factors affecting the technological gap of bamboo growers

Abstract

Present study was conducted to technological gap of bamboo growers of Nagpur district. Twenty four villages of Nagpur district and three bamboo farmers from each village were selected for the study. Thus, in all 120 bamboo growers constituted the sample for the study. Out of different ten variables education, bamboo farming experience, economic motivation, source of information, training received were negative but significantly correlated with the technological gap and knowledge and innovativeness are highly negative significant with technological gap. Whereas, age, land holding, area under bamboo cultivation and annual income is non-significantly associated with overall technological gap.