ADOPTION OF IMPROVED POTATO PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AMONG THE FARMERS OF CHHINDWARA BLOCK IN SAME DISTRICT, MP, INDIA

DEEPALI SURYAWANSHI¹*, K.V. RAMACHARI², D. JAYAPURIA³, V.K. PYASI^4
1Department of Extension Education, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, M.P.
²Department of Extension Education, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, M.P.
³Department of Extension Education, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, M.P.
⁴Department of Extension Education, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur, M.P.
* Corresponding Author : deepsuryaa@gmail.com

Received : 27-01-2016     Accepted : 02-02-2016     Published : 14-02-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 4       Pages : 991 - 992
Int J Agr Sci 8.4 (2016):991-992

Keywords : Potato growers, adoption behavior, improved production technology
Academic Editor : Dr Dinesh Kumar Pancheshwar, Hemant Rahangdale, Dr Parvez Rajan
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

The study was conducted in Chhindwara block of Chhindwara District of Madhya Pradesh India. The study revealed that the majority of the potato growers had (56.67%) low adoption, behaviour of improved practices followed by (33.33%) had medium adoption, behaviour and only (10.00%) had high adoption behavior regarding overall improved potato production technology respectively. The study also revealed that the socio-economic factors had positive and significant influence on the adoption of improved potato production technology.