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Knowledge Level of Disadvantaged Women Beneficiaries on Production Technologies of Horticultural Crops in Tripura


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The study was conducted among the women beneficiaries of Divyodaya Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tripura West district of Tripura. A total of 200 respondents belonging to SC and ST population were selected randomly from the 14 purposively selected villages. The study revealed that 49.00 per cent of the respondents had high level of knowledge followed by 37.50 per cent in medium and 13.50 per cent respondents in low level of knowledge category on production technologies of horticultural crops. The socio-personal characteristics like age (r=0.761), educational level (r=0.890), mass media exposure (0.767), family's operational land holding (r=0.649) and social participation (r=0.759) had positive and highly significant relation whereas marital status (r=0.541) and family type (r=0.534) had positive and moderately significant relation with the knowledge level of women beneficiaries on production technologies of horticultural crops.

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Women Beneficiary, Knowledge Level, Production Technology, Horticultural Crop.
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Dipak Nath
Divyodaya Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Khowai (West Tripura), India
Subhra Shil
Divyodaya Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Khowai (West Tripura), India

Abstract


The study was conducted among the women beneficiaries of Divyodaya Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tripura West district of Tripura. A total of 200 respondents belonging to SC and ST population were selected randomly from the 14 purposively selected villages. The study revealed that 49.00 per cent of the respondents had high level of knowledge followed by 37.50 per cent in medium and 13.50 per cent respondents in low level of knowledge category on production technologies of horticultural crops. The socio-personal characteristics like age (r=0.761), educational level (r=0.890), mass media exposure (0.767), family's operational land holding (r=0.649) and social participation (r=0.759) had positive and highly significant relation whereas marital status (r=0.541) and family type (r=0.534) had positive and moderately significant relation with the knowledge level of women beneficiaries on production technologies of horticultural crops.

Keywords


Women Beneficiary, Knowledge Level, Production Technology, Horticultural Crop.

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