Assessment of the Knowledge Level of Pomegranate Production Technologies in Maharashtra, India
Ramesh Jadhav *
College of Agriculture, Loni, India.
Pravin Gaikar
College of Agricultural Biotechnology, Loni, India.
Vikram Anap
College of Agriculture, Loni, India.
Kiran Gonte
Shikshan Prasarak Sanstha’s M.B.A. Institute, Sangamner, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
China is the world's top fruit grower, with India ranking in second. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujrat, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh are the main fruit-growing states in India. The present study was conducted in Maharashtra with the specific objective of determining “Knowledge Level of the Pomegranate Growers”. Nashik, Sholapur and Ahmednagar districts were purposively selected for the study, as they are some of the maximum pomegranates growing districts in Maharashtra state. A Total of 180 pomegranate growers were selected from six talukas of these districts. Descriptive statistics was used for data analysis. The study revealed that more than four fifth (83.34 %) of the pomegranate growers had medium level of knowledge about pomegranate production technologies, followed by 12.77 per cent and 03.89 per cent of the pomegranate growers having low and high level of knowledge, respectively.
Keywords: Pomegranate growers, knowledge, level, technologies
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