Vol. 12, Issue 10 (2023)

Author(s):
Akshay Vithalkar, Vidyanand Manvar and Abhishek Hiwarale

Abstract:
The present study was conducted on “Knowledge and adoption of mandarin production technology by the growers” was purposively conducted in Yavatmal district of Vidarbha region. The study was conduted in Digras, Babulgaon, Ner talukas. The sample constituted 120 mandarin growers from 12 villages. Ex-post facto research Design was used for present study. Data from the respondents were collected by personally interviewing with the help of structured and pretested interview schedule. Collected data were classified, tabulated and analysed by using statistical methods like frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, correlation coefficient. It was noticed that 55.00 percent of respondents belonged to middle age category. It was also observed that, 33.33 percent of the respondents were educated up to High school level category. It was reported that, less than, half of the respondents 44.17 percent possessed semi medium category of land holding. The findings also indicated that 83.33 percent possessed small size of orchard up to 2 ha. Maximum percentage of respondents 55.83 percent belonging to medium annual income category, 66.67 percent of the respondents belonged to medium extension contact category. It is revealed that 56.67 percent of the respondents had medium level of sources of information, Majority i.e. 68.33 percent of respondents were having medium level of risk orientation. More than half of the respondents 59.17 percent had belonging to medium social participation category; majority i.e. 65.83 percent of the respondents had medium level market orientation. It was observed that, the results of correlation of coefficient (r) showed that the independent variables namely age of respondents was negatively and significant relationship with knowledge of the mandarin growers regarding mandarin production technology. Variables like education, land holding, orchard size, annual income, extension contact, sources of information, risk orientation, social participation and market orientation had positively and significant relationship with knowledge of the mandarin growers regarding mandarin production technology.