Vol. 7, Special Issue 6 (2019)
Technological gap in production of cauliflower and cabbage among farmers of Patna District
Author(s): Utpal Kant, AK Paswan and Satyaprakash
Abstract: The study was carried out in Patana district of Bihar. There are twenty three blocks in Patana district. Out of twenty three blocks, two blocks namely Khusrupur and Bakhitiyarpur were selected purposively. The study revealed that, majority of Cauliflower and Cabbage growers were of middle age group (42.5 percent), secondary & higher secondary level education (45.00 percent), backward classes (45.00 percent), medium size of family (446.25 percent),marginal land holding (45.00percent), medium economic motivation (62.50 percent), medium level of market orientation (52.50percent), medium level of farm mechanization (56.25 percent), medium level of income (78.75 percent) and medium level of contact with extension agency (58.75 percent). The study shows that, maximum 56.25 percent of respondents were having medium level of technology adoption and 25.00 percent were having high level of technology adoption. The study also reveals that, maximum of 61.25 percent respondents were having medium level of technological gap and only 15.00 percent were having high level of technological gap. The findings indicate that, variable age, contact with extension agency and castes were negatively and significantly associated with technological gap. The other variables like annual income, farm mechanisation and size of land holding were negatively and highly significantly associated with technological gap among the Cauliflower and Cabbage growers. The finding also indicated that, variables education, family size and market orientation were positively but non- significantly associated with technological gap. However variable economic motivation were negatively and non- significantly associated with technological gap among the Cauliflower and Cabbage growers.
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Utpal Kant, AK Paswan and Satyaprakash. Technological gap in production of cauliflower and cabbage among farmers of Patna District. International Journal of Chemical Studies. 2019; 7(6): 467-469.
