A Study on Knowledge and Adoption level of Cauliflower Growers in Meerut District of Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

1"'1tesis title : ''A study on knol\'lcdge and adoption level of Cauliflo,ver gro\vcrs in Meerut District of Uttar Pradesh" The pr~scnt study was conducted during tl1~ year 2015-201 6~ in Meerut district of Western Uttar Pradesh. It was observed that 45 percent cauliflower grov ers \Vere belong to the 111ediu1n age group 75 percent back\vard caste n1ost of the cauliflov.rer gro,ver were educated 92.50 percent married" 78.75 percent living in nuclear fan1ily systen1~ 47.50 percent having mediun1 size of family 86.25 percent having pakka house~ n1ost of cauliflower gro\ ers \Vere belongs to n1arginal and small fan11ers category" 81._5 percent cauliflower growers n1ain occupation was fartning, 70 percent cauliflower gro\Yers \Vere having n1ediw11 fru11ily resow·ces" 70 percent havit1g small dairy, 42.50 percent had pakka shed for anin1al" 51.25 percent using belo\V 5 nw11bers of farn1 machinery and equiptnents, 62.50 percent cauliflo\ver gro\vers were using one irrigation source, 73.75 percent cauliflower gro\vers \Vere not participated in any orgru1izational activity~ 5_.50 percent cauliflower growers were using 5-l 0 conu11unication sources for obtain inforn1ation, 83.75 percent having electric city cotmection at hon1e as \Vell as fann" 62.50 percent using 4-6 nun1ber of trru1sport facilities, 42.50 percent caulitlo,ver gro,ver rumual incon1e was above Rs. 1.5 lack, 68.75 percent cauliflo\ver gro,vers \Vas found n1ediw11 level of econon1ic n1otivation 50.00 percent cauliflo,ver gro\vers \Vere ha' ing fair level of knowledge regarding cultivation of cauliflov.rer, 52.50 percent caulitlo\ver gro\vers were havitlg n1ediw11 level of adoption i11 selection of in1proYed variety, 43.75 percent seed rate, 45 percent using of plru1t protection n1easure, 5_._5 percent packing. 40.00 percent caulitlower gro\vers \Vere w1der high level of adoption categor~ of nursery n1anagen1ent and trru1splanth1g, 63.7 5 percent fertilizer n1anagen1ent 61._5 per ent harvesting 48.75 percent grading and 46 percent in n1arketing. Most in1portru1t constraints of caulitlo,ver gro\vers \Vere supply of inferior qualit ' seeds by the input dealers~ application of technology is highl.' technicaL lack of n1otivation and education" insufficient training progrru11111ed is orJanized b.' the Govt Department on cauliflower cultivation. tmavailability of procmement pri ·~:::s t 1f ~h product absence of assw11ed n1arketing at ren1w1erative price and th re is no c )Op~ratJV ·society to sale caulitlo Gver o t. rate~ etc.