Training of sugar industries professionals, an effective tools to disseminate the sugarcane production technology

In spite of evolution of high yielding high sugar varieties, as well as production technology developed by sugarcane research institutions of U.P, the average cane yield of Uttar Pradesh is 66 ton/hectare which is less than country's average yield 70 ton/hectare. About 35 lakh sugarcane farmers are producing sugarcane in the state and supplying in 116 sugar factories through 168 cane societies. Due to low adoptability of sugarcane production techniques by farmers is partially responsible for that. The Cane development personnel of sugar industries and cane department of Uttar Pradesh played effective role to disseminate the production techniques as they are very close contact to the farmers and frequently interactions made over the year for the purpose of cane development and cane marketing. To know the impact of scientific training on the participant's knowledge level, training programme conducted at sugarcane research institute Shahjahanpur during 29 August to 02 September 2016. In the training programme 51 participants were participated and 22 scientific lectures delivered through slide presentation with Lab and farm visit. Before and after training, pre & post knowledge test were conducted to know the knowledge level of the participants. It is observed that after completion of training programme, knowledge level of participants increased on the basis of educational qualification, working experience and age factors respectively.