KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF COTTON GROWERS ABOUT CRISIS MANAGEMENT FOR COTTON CULTIVATION

G.R. GOHIL¹*, P.B. NAKUM², B.N. KALSARIYA³, R.I. PATEL^4
1Office of Directorate of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
²Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
³Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
⁴Office of Directorate of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
* Corresponding Author : grgohil@jau.in

Received : 10-04-2016     Accepted : 22-04-2016     Published : 21-07-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 25       Pages : 1503 - 1505
Int J Agr Sci 8.25 (2016):1503-1505

Keywords : Cotton grower, Knowledge, Crisis management
Academic Editor : P.R. Kanani
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

India has needed to increase production and area of important crops to secure the fiber production as well as fiber security for the people. Despite, technological advancement, there is a wide gap exists between the know-how already attained and their application in the farmers' fields. The study was conducted in South Saurashtra Agro-Climatic Zone and district of Gujarat state on total sample size of 200 respondents of cotton cultivation, which were selected randomly from two talukas viz; Rajula of Amreli district and Mahuva of Bhavnagar district for the study. Majority of the cotton growers (80.50 per cent) had medium level of knowledge about crisis management practices; whereas 12.00 per cent and 7.50 per cent cotton growers had low and high level of knowledge about crisis management practices, respectively.