Title: Gap in Knowledge and Adoption of Improved Maize Production Technologies among Farmers of Agro-Climatic Zone IV A of Rajasthan, India
Abstract: The present study was undertaken to assess the Gap in knowledge and adoption of improved maize production technologies by farmers. The study was conducted in two purposively selected districts viz. Udaipur and Chittorgarh of Agro climatic Zone IV-A of Rajasthan. Two panchayat samities from each district were selected purposively and three villages from each panchayat samiti were selected on random basis. Thus, there were total six villages from each district and total 12 villages from both the districts. Fifteen farmers from each village and 90 farmers from each district were selected. Thus, total sample for the present study was 180 respondents. The interview schedule technique was used to know the Gap in knowledge and adoption the farmers. However, the overall adoption (83.99 MPS) was found to be higher as compared to the overall knowledge (70.89 MPS) with a difference of 13.10 per cent.