National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692 Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
An investigation on impact of training among one hundred twenty trainees was purposively under taken in twelve cluster villages under two Blocks of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya during the year 2017-18in order to study the knowledge gain of the tomato growers through training and the suggestions for improvement. A knowledge test during off campus training programme on organic cultivation of tomato was conducted for two groups of 60 trainees each and primary data was collected through personal interview using structured interview schedule. Results revealedthat45.83 per cent of the trainees belonged to middle age group (35-55 yrs),majority of them (89.16%) were married, and 41.66%studied upto primary school with large family size (42.50%).Majority (62.50%) had no extension contact and 60.83% had medium economic motivation. About 52.50 percent participated in training mainly for crop improvement and knowledge gain of the trainees were on seed treatment (68.33%) followed by improved varieties (49.16%) and soil treatment (47.50%). More than half suggested more importance be given to training demonstration classes especially on insect and disease management for training improvement.
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