Integrated Horticultural Development Programme:An Impact Analysis

The study was conducted in Junagadh district of Gujarat State. Total 128 beneficiary farmers (BFs) and 128 non-beneficiary farmers (NBFs) were selected as respondents. The level of knowledge and extent of adoption of respondents were measured using the developed standardized scales. Majority of the BFs (70.31 per cent) and NBFs (68.75 per cent ) had medium level of knowledge about Improved Mango Production Technology (IMPT) with mean knowledge score 28.51 and 19.23, respectively. The practices like varieties, chemical fertilizers, planting distance, irrigation, disease control, tillage, organic manure, insect-pest control, use of hormones were adopted more than 60.00 per cent by BFs. Whereas, the higher per cent (more than 60.00 per cent ) adopted practices of IMPT by NBFs were chemical fertilizers and variety. The adoption index of BFs was found significantly higher than NBFs. Majority (73.44 per cent) of the BFs had favourable attitude towards IHDP with respect 86.20 mean attitude score, whereas 64.84 per cent of the NBFs had favourable attitude towards IHDP with 56.20 mean attitude score.