A Study on the Knowledge and Adoption Level of Pineapple Growers about Improved Management Practices in Dimapur District of Nagaland

Abstract

The present study entitled ‘‘a study on management practices of pineapple growers in Dimapur district of Nagaland”. The
study was conducted in Medziphema block of Dimapur District of Nagaland. A total of 120 respondents from 6 villages
were randomly selected and data were collected and analysed by using appropriate statistical tools. It was found that
majority (75.83%) of the respondents belonged to the old age group, (above 51 years) , with majority (67.50%) of the
respondents having educational attainment up to high-school, majority (52.50%) of the respondents belonged to high
farming experience category, majority (65%) of the respondents belonged to high annual income (more than 3 Lakh), 45
per cent of the respondents had farming as their main occupation and only source of income, majority (78.33%),
majority(72.50%) of the respondents had media exposure to both mobile and television, majority (56.67%) of the
respondents had contact with Extension workers and agents sometimes, most (44.17) of the respondents belonged to
medium level of innovativeness, majority (50%) of the respondents belonged to the medium level of overall-knowledge
category and most (48.33%) of the respondents had medium level of adoption category. The correlation coefficient ‘r’
between the independent factors and adoption level of respondents was found to be positive in terms of age, education,
land holding, farming experience, type of house, family size, media exposure, extension contact, innovativeness and level
of knowledge. The ‘r’ value for occupation, annual income and is non-significant