Knowledge of the Farmers towards the Improved Production Practices of Jowar in Ghazipur District of Uttar Pradesh

The present study was conducted in UTTAR PRADESH state during the year 2019-2020 to assess the knowledge and adoption of farmers about improved production practices of Jowar and to find out the relationship with socio- economic characteristics of farmers about improved production practices of Jowar. Total 120 farmers were randomly selected from 10 villages from Ghazipursadar block of Ghazipur district. The descriptive research design was used for the study. The findings of the study revealed that 47.5 per cent of the respondents had medium level of knowledge about improved production practices of Jowar followed by high 20.33 per cent and low 31.66 per cent level of knowledge. Variables such as Farming experience, Risk orientation, Market orientation, Social Participation, Land holding and annual income at 0.05 level of significance whereas education and economic motivation at 0.01 level of significance.