Adoption of Mushroom Cultivation Technology by the Beneficiaries of Krishi Vigyan Kendras of Manipur, India

Abstract

The main purpose of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is to impart learning by ‘work experience’ and they tailor the training and programs according to the needs of the farmers of the specific region. They organize trainings for the capacity development of the farmers by methods of ‘teaching by doing’ and ‘learning by doing’. North East India consists of eight states, viz.; Meghalaya, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Nagaland, Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur The study was conducted with the beneficiaries of KVK, Imphal East and KVK, Senapati under the administrative control of Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur and Foundation for Environment and Economic Development Services (FEEDS) NGO, Senapati, Manipur respectively to identify the adoption of mushroom cultivation technology by the farmers. The study revealed that 33.4 per cent of the respondents had high level of adoption in KVK, Imphal East whereas, 16.7 per cent of the respondents belonged to high adoption category in KVK, Senapati. Further, the percentage of farmers belonging to medium adoption category were 48.3 per cent and 53.3 per cent and in low adoption category were 18.3 per cent and 30 per cent for KVK, Imphal East and Senapati respectively.