Training Needs of Farmers in Vegetable Production: A Study in North-Eastern Himalayas
2015
Pandey, Nitin Kumar | Inder Jit, | Paul, S. | Burman, R.R. | Dhakre, D.S.
Training considered as a very effective tool for boosting up crop production and income generation of the farming community. It has been a very important activity undertaken by research and development organizations since inception of the new extension strategy for enhancing agricultural production in India. The present study was conducted to assess the training needs of vegetable growers and related problems of vegetable cultivation in North Eastern Himalayan region. Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh was purposively selected as the locale of the study. A total of twelve villages were randomly selected under three blocks, four villages from each block of the district. The sample of the study comprised of one hundred and twenty vegetable growers, randomly selected from the twelve villages. Training need was measured on a three point continuum viz., ‘very important’, ‘important’, and ‘not important’. Data were collected using a personal interview schedule. The findings revealed that even in the most popular area of training, nursery management, plant protection measures, irrigation and intercultural operation were the ‘most training needs’ of the farmers. Income generating activities for empowering of rural women's, formation and maintenance of SHG. It was observed in training related to improved package of practices of vegetable cultivation may be given preference for imparting training in the prioritized areas of training as identified.
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