An Assessment of Knowledge and Adoption Level of Farmers on Onion Production Technologies
Journal Title: International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research (IJASR) - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 4
Abstract
India was the second largest producer of onion in the world and occupies first position in acreage and third in export. It contributes 11.35 per cent to the total World production (FAO, 1998). One of the major onion growing states was Tamil Nadu. In Tamil Nadu the districts viz., Tiruchirappalli, Dindigul, Namakkal, Coimbatore, Erode, Virudhunagar, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Salem were the major onion cultivation area which contribute nearly 75 per cent of the total onion production in Tamil Nadu with a productivity of 12 tones’ per hectare. An understanding about the various characteristics of the onion growers and knowledge about the cultivation technologies in onion would enable extension workers to develop appropriate strategies to educate the farmers and to inculcate the required knowledge to improve their adoption. Hence, Tirunelveli district was purposively selected for the study; as it stands seventh position in Tamil Nadu with 2255.31 ha under onion cultivation. Out of 19 blocks of Tirunelveli district, blocks with major cultivation area, namely Keelapavoor and Alangulam were selected. A random sample of 120 farmers (60 farmers from each block) cultivating onion in the selected villages (5 villages in each block) were considered for the study. The data was gathered through pre-tested interview schedule and subjected to percentage analysis. The level of knowledge and adoption of the farmers in onion cultivation is found to be almost similar with knowledge level slightly higher than adoption in all the categories.
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Dhivya S, Karthikeyan C.
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