Impact of Training Programmes on the Gain in Knowledge of Farmers in Chatra District of Jharkhand

The present study was conducted purposively in Chatra district of Jharkhand as the Krishi Vigyan Kendra is catering to the needs of the farmers of the district. The data were collected from 900 respondents about the knowledge concerning improved goatry, piggery, farm mechanization, pest management in vegetables, vermicompost production, its marketing and off season vegetable and flower cultivation with the help of six structured interview schedules. The impact of training was measured in terms of gain in knowledge. The Z-value (3.96) was found significant (P<0.01) which indicated that highly significant gain in knowledge was recorded in all the fields on which the trainings were imparted. It was also revealed that the overall gain in knowledge was higher for off season vegetable and flower cultivation and vermicompost production and its marketing