Training Needs of Vegetable Growers in Jaunpur District of Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

Importance of training as an indispensable instrument for the development of skill and knowledge cannot be ignored.  Training has become a critical input especially in view of the growing sophistication in agricultural technology as well as  its cost intensive nature. However, no training programme would bring desirable change in knowledge, skill, attitude and  other behavioural components of the farmer unless it is need based. Much can be achieved in the direction of increasing  vegetable production and productivity if the farmers are trained after assessing their level and extent of training needs and  requirements. To know the profile and the level of training need of farmers to carry out their vegetable farming the study  was undertaken in Karanjakala block of Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Two hundred fourteen (214) vegetable growers  were randomly selected as respondents for the purpose of study. The findings reveal that the Majority of the respondents  were in 36 to 54 years age group, having education up to Intermediate, from Other Backward Caste Category, from joint  families, having large size family, large land holdings, agriculture as main occupation, from medium income group, and  having 21 to 32 years of farming experience. Respondents' first choice of training was in the area of Pumpkin cultivation  followed by Bottle Gourd (2nd rank), and Radish (3rd rank). Pumpkin cultivation and Bottle Gourd cultivation were most  preferred vegetable for training. While, the training need preferences in main areas and sub areas of vegetable cultivation  are different for each vegetables.