A Study on Training Need of Wheat Growers Regarding Improved Production Technology in Jabalpur District of Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

The study area most of the farmers are growing Wheat at the farm level due to its genetically advance 
which caused low cost of cultivation due to low use of chemical and realizing high yield and less losses 
by insect pest damage. For production of Wheat the agricultural practices required needs special 
package of practices to boost-up the productivity with low cost of production. Results reported that 
training need in adoption of improved wheat production technology. Highly training need in case of 
Improved variety (mean score 2.56) followed by Marketing (mean score 2.35), Plant protection (mean 
score 2.30), Application of herbicides uses   (mean score 2.25), Insect –pest management (mean score 
2.14), Storage (mean score 2.13), Use of affected equipment and machinery (mean score 2.12), 
Application of manure and fertilizers (mean score 2.11), Time of harvesting (mean score 1.96), Method 
of seed sowing (mean score 1.96) and Field preparation (mean score 1.80).Data reported overall 
training need in adoption of improved wheat production technology. Table show that majority of the 
respondents (45.00 percent) were need often training followed by 32.50 percent respondents were need 
always training and 22.50 percent respondents were need rarely training.