Innovativeness of mango growers of Tamil Nadu

Mango known as king of fruits is grown widely in India and cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions. Mango cultivars cultivated in India have certain ecological and geographical requirements for best development and productivity. A significant impact is seen due to the incidence of pests and diseases on the quality of mangoes produced domestically and for export. Farmers should be the updated on the weatherrelated information and newer technologies to avoid yield losses and get secured gains. The farmers should be innovative to adopt the modern innovations more rapidly. The study analysed the innovativeness of Mango growers of Tamil Nadu state. A sample of 100 farmers was selected from four villages namely Kalvehalli, Chaparthi, Maruderi and Thatrahalli from Kaveripattinam block in Krishnagiri district was selected for the study. The findings of the study stated that 69 percent of the respondents belonged to medium category followed by 25 percent and 6 percent belonged to low and high levels of innovativeness respectively. The study illuminated the need to improve the innovativeness among the mango growers of Tamil Nadu.