Agriculture Update

Viresh Andhari ¹, Hrishikesh Sonawane ², P. G. Khalache ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar (M.S.), IN
2 Division of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Pune (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The research was conducted in two district of Western Maharashtra. The personal interviewing method used for data collection. The major objective of the research was to study extent of technological gap between recommended and actually adopted tomato technologies by the tomato growers from Western Maharashtra. The present study revealed high technology gap in use of growth regulators, irrigation and nutrient management and plant protection. A majority of the respondents had medium level of marketing behaviour.

Keywords

Technological Gap, Respondent, Tomato Growers, and Marketing Behaviour.

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Viresh Andhari ¹, H. P. Sonawane ², P. G. Khalache ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar (M.S.), IN
2 Division of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Pune (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The research was conducted in two district of Western Maharashtra. The personal interviewing method used for data collection. The major objective of the research was to study extent of technological gap between recommended and actually adopted tomato technologies by the tomato growers from Western Maharashtra. Relationship between selected personal, social, economic, situational, communication and psychological characteristics of the tomato growers and their extent of overall technological gap was also observed. The present study revealed high technology gap in use of growth regulators, irrigation and nutrient management and plant protection so, it is suggested to organise result demonstration and field visits for minimizing technological gap by State Agricultural Department. It was observed that technological gap was decreasing with increasing education, farming experience, social participation, socio-economic status, size of land holding, area under tomato, annual income, annual income from tomato, cropping intensity, cosmopoliteness, knowledge, scientific orientation, economic motivation and marketing behaviour all these factors should be taken into consideration while disseminating tomato technology.

Keywords

Technological Gap, Respondent Tomato Growers, Tomato Cultivation Technology.

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Viresh Andhari ¹, Hrishikesh Sonawane ², P. G. Khalache ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, Ahmednagar (M.S.), IN
2 Division of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Pune (M.S.), IN

Abstract

The research was conducted in two districts of Western Maharashtra. The personal interviewing method was used for data collection. To find out the reasons for existence of technological gap and the suggestions made by the tomato growers in minimizing the technological gap in the cultivation of tomato crop were the two important objectives studied under this research. It was found that majority of the respondent tomato growers reported that lack of knowledge of selection of proper growth regulator was the reason for existence of technological gap, followed by the lack of knowledge of proper application of growth regulator. The respondent tomato growers suggested that they need stabilization of market prizes and supply of fertilizer within time.

Keywords

Technological Gap, Respondent Tomato Growers, Reasons and Suggestions.

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