Extent of Adoption about Improved Cultivation Practices of Cumin Production Technology and Source of Information Preferred by Respondents in Jalore District of Rajasthan

Cumin is one of the important and ancient spices. India is the world's largest producer and consumer of the cumin. It is almost exclusively cultivated in Rajasthan and Gujarat. In year 2007, 167200 tonnes cumin seed was produced in India. It is used as powder, medicinal, beverages, cumin sips, organic cumin, oil and oleoresin, besides manifold medicinal uses. The present investigation was undertaken in Sanchore Panchayat Samiti of Jalore district of Rajasthan with the specific objectives to study the adoption level of improved cultivation practices of cumin production technology among respondents and find out the adoption gap. The farmers had medium to low adoption level of improved cultivation practices of cumin production technology. The highest adoption gap was found in practice of seed treatment (97.67%) followed by plant protection measures and use of high yielding varieties. There was highly significant difference between extent of knowledge and level of adoption about the improved cultivation practices of cumin production technology among respondents. On the basis of occupation, education, land holding, social participation, type of house and farm powers, the respondents in the present study were having middle socio-economic status.