An analytical study on training needs of farmers on organic farming

Organic farming is a popular agriculture system nowadays. Majority of the consumers is preferring organic products in market and price of the organic products is also higher as compared to others. The farmers are doing organic farming in their fields to get higher income, improve their farming and also for production of healthy produce. This study is about training need analysis of farmers on organic farming. The mango farmers of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu were selected for the study. Saturated sampling method was adopted and the sample size was 30. All the farmers preferred their training subject as preparation of Panchakavya and vermicompost and use of bioinsecticides and fungicides. Majority (83.34%) of the famers needed peripatetic trainings followed by institutional trainings (16.66%). Half (50.00%) of the respondents preferred the place of trainings as agriculture office at their own village and majority of them preferred training duration of 3–5 days. Regarding training season, majority (66.68%) of the farmers preferred trainings in summer season and one-third of the famers preferred their trainers as scientists (33.33%). Half the farmers (50.00%) preferred their training inputs as pamphlets.