Vol. 12, Special Issue 12 (2023)

Author(s):
KV Chaudhary, SP Pandya and RJ Patel

Abstract:
The progress in agriculture depends to a large extent on the quick and effective dissemination of new agricultural practices among the farmers and the reciprocal receiving of farmers problems at the research stations for their solutions. Looking into these facts, it is necessary to undertake impact assessment study of Krushi Vigyan Kendra. The present study was undertaken in KVK at Deesa of Banaskantha district. Out of 14 talukas of Banaskantha District seven talukas falls under the jurisdiction of KVK, Banaskantha-I (Deesa). Among the seven talukas four taluka and from each selected talukas three villages were selected purposively. From the list of KVK beneficiary, ten beneficiary potato growers from each village were selected randomly. To know the impact of KVK, the same numbers of non beneficiary potato growers were selected randomly from same villages. Thus, altogether 120 beneficiary and 120 non beneficiary potato growers were selected for the study. Thus, total 240 potato growers were selected. The findings of the study revealed that constraints faced by the beneficiary potato growers in getting benefits from KVK were; shortage of time to visit KVK and attend its activities frequently followed by the place of training organized by the KVK is so far, unavailability of the improved tubers from KVK, training period of KVK is not sufficient to cover all the aspects of potato production technology in details. The most important suggestions offered by the beneficiary potato growers for getting benefits from KVK were: the time of training organized by the KVK should be suitable according to conveniency of farmers followed by the place of training organized by the KVK should be suitable, provide improved tubers with subsidized rate in required quantity and at appropriate time.