Knowledge of improved sugarcane (saccharum officinarum l.) production technology by the farmers of Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan

Sugarcane is an important commercial crop playing a key role in social and economic status of the country. The present study was conducted in Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan. There are total ten tehsils in Chittorgarh district, out of which two tehsils namely, Chittorgarh and Gangrar were selected on the basis of maximum area under sugarcane cultivation. Four villages from each identified tehsil were selected on the basis of maximum area under sugarcane cultivation. For selection of respondents, 120 sugarcane growers (40 marginal, 40 small, and 40 large farmers) were randomly selected from identified villages for data collection.

The study revealed that 36.67 per cent of the total respondents possessed in medium level of knowledge while, 35.83 and 27.50 per cent sugarcane growers had low and high level of knowledge about improved sugarcane production technology. In overall farmers had more knowledge about soil and field preparation and time of sowing, whereas, less knowledge regarding soil treatment and plant protection measure.