Vol. 12, Issue 2 (2023)

The present study explored the profile characteristics of pomegranate cultivators regarding the technological gap in adoption of improved pomegranate cultivation practices. The present study was conducted during the year 2021-2022 in Aurangabad district of Marathwada region which has considerable area under pomegranate cultivation. From the district, four talukas were selected purposively where pomegranate is extensively cultivated. Three villages from each tehsil were selected, a total number of 12 villages were selected from the four tehsil. The data from the pomegranate cultivators were collected through personal interview schedule. An Ex-post-facto research design was followed for the study. The collected data was analyzed, classified and tabulated. Statistical tools such as frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation were used to categorize the profile characteristics. It was observed that 28.33 percent of the pomegranate cultivators had secondary education, medium (65.83%) farming experience, 40.83 percent were possessing semi medium size of land holding, 76.67 percent of them medium annual income group, 54.17 percent were having medium size of orchard, 70.83 percent were having medium level of social participation, 67.50 percent medium level of extension contact. There after the (68.33%) of the pomegranate cultivators of the pomegranate cultivators had the medium level of risk orientation and 58.33 percent were having the medium level of scientific orientation. Most of the pomegranate cultivators were in the medium level of mass media exposure and economic motivation category i.e. (60.83%) and (65.83%), respectively. Further, (80.00%) of the pomegranate cultivators were having medium level of knowledge.