STUDY ON KNOWLEDGE LEVEL OF FARMERS TOWARDS VALUE ADDITION OF MAJOR REGIONAL CROPS IN SATNA DISTRICT, MADHYA PRADESH

N. GARG¹, Y.K. SINGH², N. PATEL³*, A. PATEL^4
1Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, Chitrakoot, 485334, Madhya Pradesh, India
²Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, Chitrakoot, 485334, Madhya Pradesh, India
³Scientist, ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dewas, 455111, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
⁴Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, Chitrakoot, 485334, Madhya Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : neerja.patel1988@gmail.com

Received : 22-06-2023     Accepted : 28-07-2023     Published : 30-07-2023
Volume : 15     Issue : 7       Pages : 12526 - 12528
Int J Agr Sci 15.7 (2023):12526-12528

Keywords : Value addition, Attitude, Knowledge level, Crops, Farmers
Academic Editor : Kamini Bisht, Sunil Mandi
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, Chitrakoot, 485334, Madhya Pradesh, India and ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dewas, 455111, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior, 474002, Madhya Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The present study was conducted in Satna district, Madhya Pradesh to investigate knowledge level of value addition of major regional crops by the farmers. There are eight blocks in Satna district but Sohawal, Nagod, Amarpatan, Majhgawan block purposive because having maximum number of farmers which are involved in value addition in regional crops. Five villages were selected by using simple random sampling. 30 farmers from each selected block will be selected using random sampling. Thus, total 120 respondents will be selected for the investigation. The data were collected by using personal interview method. The collected data were tabulated, analyzed and interpreted with the help of appropriated statistical tools. The result of this study revealed that maximum farmers had favourable attitude about the value addition process. It was observed that out of total farmers, (54.66) had medium knowledge about value addition of regional crops, (23.33) per cent had low knowledge and only (25.50) per cent farmers had high knowledge about value addition of regional crops. The knowledge and adoption level of value addition on major regional crops by the farmers was found positive and significant relationship between independent variable with some constraints reported by the farmers likewise Lack of marketing facility in villages, Non-availability of skill-full labors followed by Inadequate storage facility

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