Impact of Krishi Vigyan Kendra’s Trainings on Knowledge and Adoption of Cotton Production Technologies

The study was conducted in Sriganganagar on trainees trained by ZARS Krishi Vigyan Kendra Sriganganagar. A sample of 120 farmers was selected among the trainees who has under gone trainings in KVK from Sriganganagar block. Knowledge improvement and adoption of technologies was studies after the season. The result of the study pointed out that there was significant increase of KVK beneficiaries after the start of KVK. The study revealed that KVK trainings were effective and significantly increased knowledge levels of farmers about cotton production technologies. The areas in which knowledge gained recorded high, included improved varieties, seed rate, use of manures and fertilizers, plant spacing etc. Regarding adoption of recommended practices of cotton production, KVK trainees reported 25 to 30 percentage of adoption than the pre-training season. Favourable response was noticed towards different KVK trainings by the trainees.