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TRAINING NEEDS OF FARMER'S TOWARDS IMPROVED PRODUCTION PRACTICES OF ISABGOL IN JAISALMER DISTRICT OF RAJASTHAN

Journal: International Journal of Advances in Agricultural Science and Technology (IJAAST) (Vol.6, No. 5)

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Page : 34-41

Keywords : FARMERS; PRODUCTION PRACTICES; ISABGOL; JAISALMER DISTRICT; RAJASTHAN;

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Abstract

Isabgol is the main cash crop of the farmers in Jaisalmer district. The farmers having large land holding size and irrigation facility available by IGNP Cannel and Tube well. In the Rabi season most of farmers growing Isbgol as medicinal crops. Mustard as oil seed crops. Wheat as grain crops, Chickpea as pulse crop and Cumin as spices crop. Seed dropping is the serious problem in this area and soil productivity is very low. So many farmers adopted sifting farming for Isabgol cultivation. Irrigation generally mad by sprinkler. Above 1990 the most of farmer done the main entrepreneur of animal production. For transfer of new agricultural practices to the farmers, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Scientist playing major role and trained to farmers continuously. In this connection the present study was conducted in the Jaisalmer district to know training needs of farmers and different level of training needs between beneficiaries and non beneficiary respondents towards improved production practices of Isabgol. In the result of study show that "selection of seed and seed rate". "Irrigation management" and "Harvesting, storage and marketing" is the most needed by the overall categories of the farmers.

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