TRAINING NEEDS OF FARMER'S TOWARDS IMPROVED PRODUCTION PRACTICES OF MUSTARD IN KARAULI DISTRICT OF RAJASTHAN

Oil seed crops generally are one of the most important crops in the world. Their role in human diet and industrial application cannot be under estimated. The by-products (hull, meal and oil) of oil seed crops had been integrated in to human and animal diets due to its nutrients compositions. Mustard is the main cash crop of the farmers in Karauli district. The farmers having irrigation facility available by tube well and farm ponds. The most of farmers growing Mustard and Sesame as oil seed crops, Pearl millet &Wheat as grain crops, and Chickpea as pulse crops. White rust and frost is the serious problem in this area and soil productivity is medium. So many farmers adopted Line sowing for mustard cultivation. Irrigation generally mad by flood. The most of farmers done the main entrepreneur of animal production with the agriculture. 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 Karauli district to know training needs of farmers and different level of training needs between beneficiaries and non beneficiary respondents towards improved production practices of Mustard. In the result of study show that the highest training needs was expressed about "Intercultural operations and weed management" "selection of seed and seed rate" and "Plant protection measures" is the most needed by the overall categories of the farmers.