KNOWLEDGE AND ADOPTION OF FARMERS ABOUT CHICKPEA PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

The area under the cultivation of chickpea is increasing every year as it is one of the most important pulse crops of India due to its qualitative as well as quantitative importance. However, its average yield on farmer¿s field is low than its potential yield on research station. The main reason for low production is lack of knowledge and adoption of improved or recommended chickpea production technology. Therefore, it was worthwhile to study entitled ¿Knowledge and Adoption of Farmers about Chickpea Production Technology in Junagadh District¿. This study was carried out with specific objectives: to study the personal, socio-economic, communicational, psychological and situational characteristics of chickpea growers as well as to study the extent of knowledge and adoption of them about recommended chickpea production technology, to study the association between chickpea growers¿ knowledge and adoption about chickpea production technology with their selected characteristics, to find out constraints and seek suggestion from the respondents to overcome constraints faced by them.