KNOWLEDGE OF BENEFICIARIES AND NON-BENEFICIARIES OF RKVY ABOUT RECOMMENDED INTERVENTIONS OF MAIZE

S. KUMARI¹*, F.L. SHARMA^2
1Subject Matter Specialist (Extension Education), ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dausa, 303 303, Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, 303329, India
²Department of Extension Education, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India
* Corresponding Author : sunitaladsar@gmail.com

Received : 01-07-2020     Accepted : 13-07-2020     Published : 15-07-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 13       Pages : 10043 - 10047
Int J Agr Sci 12.13 (2020):10043-10047

Keywords : Knowledge, Beneficiary, Non-beneficiary respondents and RKVY
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Department of Extension Education, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, Rajasthan, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

This research was conducted in four panchayat samities (two tribal and two non-tribal) of Udaipur district of Rajasthan. Four beneficiary villages and two non-beneficiary village from each selected panchayat samiti were taken and 10 respondents were selected randomly from each selected village for the study. Data were collected through pre-structured interview schedule. It was found that there was a significant difference in level of knowledge between beneficiary and non-beneficiary farmers about recommended maize interventions. The beneficiary farmers had more knowledge than non-beneficiary farmers about recommended maize interventions. It indicates that there was positive impact of RKVY on beneficiary farmers in gain in knowledge about recommended maize interventions.

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