STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE GAP AND POTENTIAL CONSTRAINTS OF BANANA GROWERS IN BHAGALPUR DISTRICT OF BIHAR

P. JAISRIDHAR¹*, S. DIVAKAR^2
1Department of Social Sciences, Horticultural College & Research Institute for Women, Tiruchirappalli, 620009, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
²Department of Extension Education, Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, 813210, Bihar, India
* Corresponding Author : drjai.extn@gmail.com

Received : 30-12-2019     Accepted : 27-01-2020     Published : 30-01-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 2       Pages : 9436 - 9438
Int J Agr Sci 12.2 (2020):9436-9438

Keywords : Knowledge gap, Training need, Constraints, Banana growers and Bhagalpur
Academic Editor : Dr H.V. Pandya, P. K. Singh, Darusha Witharana, Swapnil Pandey, Subhrajyoti Mishra, Rajpal Diwakar, P Kumar, Darshan Dharajiya
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Social Sciences, Horticultural College & Research Institute for Women, Tiruchirappalli, 620009, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 641003, Tamil Nadu, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The current study is a part of a large project work assessed in Bihar and Tamil Nadu. The first part was carried out in Bhagalpur district of Bihar to examine the knowledge gap of banana growers in Bhagalpur district of Bihar. In Bihar, banana is the second most important fruit crop after mango and is mostly grown in Vaishali and the north eastern Khoshi region. In the tract around the Ganga basin of Bhagalpur district, banana cultivation is commercially cultivated compared to cereals and other plantation crops. Agro climatic situation of Bhagalpur district is well suited for banana cultivation and possesses abundant scope for extension of area under this fruit. The study was conducted with 95 banana growers in Naugachia block of Bhagalpur. The results revealed that 74.84 percent of the respondent expressed knowledge gap in improved banana cultivation technology. Analysis of data related with knowledge gap in different sub – areas of main areas indicated a knowledge gap ranging from 40 percent to 73 percent.

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