2018•International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied SciencesOpen access

Training Needs of Farmers With Respect to New Agricultural Practices

HC Chhodavadia, Neha Joshi, V. S. Parmar, M.L. Patel, Pawan Prajapati

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The present study was conducted in Krishi Vigyan Kendras operational area of Amreli district. Out of 11 talukas, 5 talukas selected randomly. Out of 5 selected talukas, 2 villages will be selected from each taluka randomly 5 villages selected. Among selected villages, 10 Farmers from each village were selected for the study. Thus, total 100 respondents were selected for this study. Study revealed that majority of the respondents training needs related to fertilizers is vermi composting and in case of seeds, improved varieties and hybrids of different crops, related to pesticides it was control of disease and insect by proper pesticides and lastly, regarding farm machinery and implements it was getting subsidy and loan.

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The present study was conducted in Krishi Vigyan Kendras operational area of Amreli district. Out of 11 talukas, 5 talukas selected randomly. Out of 5 selected talukas, 2 villages will be selected from each taluka randomly 5 villages selected. Among selected villages, 10 Farmers from each village were selected for the study. Thus, total 100 respondents were selected for this study. Study revealed that majority of the respondents training needs related to fertilizers is vermi composting and in case of seeds, improved varieties and hybrids of different crops, related to pesticides it was control of disease and insect by proper pesticides and lastly, regarding farm machinery and implements it was getting subsidy and loan.

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The present study was conducted in Krishi Vigyan Kendras operational area of Amreli district. Out of 11 talukas, 5 talukas selected randomly. Out of 5 selected talukas, 2 villages will be selected from each taluka randomly 5 villages selected. Among selected villages, 10 Farmers from each village were selected for the study. Thus, total 100 respondents were selected for this study. Study revealed that majority of the respondents training needs related to fertilizers is vermi composting and in case of seeds, improved varieties and hybrids of different crops, related to pesticides it was control of disease and insect by proper pesticides and lastly, regarding farm machinery and implements it was getting subsidy and loan.

Key concepts: Agriculture, Agricultural science, Subsidy, Loan, Pesticide, Business, Socioeconomics, Toxicology

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