Vol. 11, Special Issue 11 (2022)

Author(s):
Arvindra Kumar Bharati and Amit Kumar Mishra

Abstract:
The present experiment entitled “A comparative study of knowledge and adoption behaviour of vegetable and non-vegetable growers in Bundelk and Region”. The present investigations were thus, proposed on communication vegetable and non-vegetable growers with the following objectives: was carried out during Rabi 2018 and 2019. In this investigation attempts to scrutinize the socio-economic profile of vegetable farmers of Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh having five tehsil i.e. Jhansi, Mauranipur, Garautha, Tehroli and Moth and There are eight development block i.e. Eight Blocks i.e. Babina, Badagaun, Bamaur, Bangra, Chirgaon, Gursarai, Mauranipur and Moth and There are 4 constituencies i.e. Babina, Jhansi. Nagar, Mauranipur and Garautha in Jhansi District were purposively selected having potential of vegetable production and strategic location near the city area of Jhansi to fulfill the local demand of fresh vegetables. Vegetable growing villages 4 from each selected block were purposely selected. For this study 125 commercial vegetable growers having minimum 5 years of experience in vegetable cultivation were selected randomly. To collect information a schedule was specially developed. Participatory constraint analysis method was utilized where the respondent farmers were asked to mention the constraints, place the constraints in a four point continuum and rank them. The findings of the study reveal that, the Personal socio attribution of the respondents On the basis of age, vegetable farmers (45.6%) were in 22-58 years old middle manage group, On the basis of education a higher percentage of (27%) of respondents possessed high school, On the basis of land holding size Investigated depicts that 47.2 percent of vegetable farmers were having 1.0-1.5 ha of land thus belonged to small farmers category, On the basis ofSocial Participation, vegetable farmers were the member of one organization are low (1-10) 24.8 percent On the basis of Farm Power, vegetable farmers (50.0 percent) had have low level of farm power. On the basis of farm material process, vegetable farmers farmer majority (46.0 percent) had have low (up to 10) level of farm power, Responsible of the physical attributes, On the basis of responsible of economics, vegetable farmers majority (38.4 percent) had have medium (31 to 36) level of farm power, On the basis of scientific orientation, vegetable farmers majority (53.5 percent) had have high (37 to 42) level of farm power On the basis of innovation proneness, vegetable farmers majority (52.8 percent) had have high (above-9) level of farm power, Communicational attributes of the respondents On the basis of mass media exposure, vegetable farmers majority (40.4 percent) had have high (above - 11) level of farm power On the basis of contact with development agencies, vegetable farmers majority (34.8 percent) had have medium (7 - 10) level of farm power, Vegetables production potential at farmer’s field, Area of vegetables, B Hindi 750.5 hectare, Average productions of vegetables brinjal (13875), Duration of vegetable crops brinjal 141 days, Vegetables production potential at farmer’s field Cost of cultivation (Rs.) capsicum, Rs.14593.0, Net returns (Rs) capsicum, Rs.14593.0, cost benefit ratio cost benefits ratio was obtained i.e. radish (1:6.9). In addition to their routine work from their production of different vegetables.