Impact of farmers’ training on adoption of polythene mulch in Rabi summer groundnut

The impact of farmers’ trainings conducted by the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) on use of polythene mulch in Rabi summer groundnut was studied in Raigad district of Maharashtra in 2010–11. The proportion of trained farmers was higher than the proportion of untrained farmers appearing in high level of adoption of polythene mulch in groundnut. The ‘Z’ value of difference between the mean of two samples was also found to be significant at 1 per cent level of probability and the trained farmers were well informed and had higher desire to learn the new technologies. The study thus shows that the KVK trainings had a strong impact on the adoption level of the use of polythene mulch in Rabi summer groundnut in the district.