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A Study on Psychological Behaviour of Lac Growers on Lac Production Technology:A Case Study in Chhattisgarh State


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1 Department of Agricultural Extension, Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur (C.G.), India
2 Directorate of Seed Research (ICAR), Mau (U.P.), India
     

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The study was conducted during year 2012-2013 in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh state. The analysis of the data shows that majority the respondents (78.13%) had medium level of cosmopoliteness, followed by 15.00 per cent had low level and 6.87 per cent had high level of cosmopoliteness. It was found that majority of the respondents (55.00%) had medium level of scientific orientation on lac production technology followed by 44.38 per cent had low level and 0.62 per cent had high level. The overall knowledge level of the lac growers towards lac production technology was found that maximum number of respondents (48.75%) had medium level of knowledge followed by 28.13 per cent and 23.12 per cent had low and high level of knowledge, respectively. The results of the study would be helpful in organizing training and skill development programmes at various level of lac production technology which will be helpful to increase knowledge level of lac growers of Bastar district of Chhattisgarh state.

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Knowledge, Cosmopoliteness, Scientific Orientation.
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Authors

Rohit Dwivedi
Department of Agricultural Extension, Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur (C.G.), India
K. K. Shrivastava
Department of Agricultural Extension, Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur (C.G.), India
Govind Pal
Directorate of Seed Research (ICAR), Mau (U.P.), India
Uma Rani Singh
Department of Agricultural Extension, Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur (C.G.), India

Abstract


The study was conducted during year 2012-2013 in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh state. The analysis of the data shows that majority the respondents (78.13%) had medium level of cosmopoliteness, followed by 15.00 per cent had low level and 6.87 per cent had high level of cosmopoliteness. It was found that majority of the respondents (55.00%) had medium level of scientific orientation on lac production technology followed by 44.38 per cent had low level and 0.62 per cent had high level. The overall knowledge level of the lac growers towards lac production technology was found that maximum number of respondents (48.75%) had medium level of knowledge followed by 28.13 per cent and 23.12 per cent had low and high level of knowledge, respectively. The results of the study would be helpful in organizing training and skill development programmes at various level of lac production technology which will be helpful to increase knowledge level of lac growers of Bastar district of Chhattisgarh state.

Keywords


Knowledge, Cosmopoliteness, Scientific Orientation.

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