Training needs assessment of farmers of improved chick pea cultivation in Neemuch district, Madhya Pradesh

Chick pea is the most important pulse crop of India. Neemuch is one of the major chick pea producing districts of Madhya Pradesh. The present study was conducted in the district in Neemuch block and four villages in the block were selected by random sampling technique. For the collection of data 10 marginal, small and large each (total 30) chick pea growers were selected randomly from each identified village thus making a total of 120 respondents. From the results it was concluded that growers of all the categories were in need of more trainings on soil treatment with chemicals and application of insecticides, weedicides and fungicides. The least important fields of training were high yielding varieties, field preparation, appropriate time and method of harvesting and threshing as majority of the growers possessed appropriate knowledge and skill about these aspects.