Application of Kusumi Lac Production Techniques at Kanker District of Chhattisgarh, India: Paradigm Shift from Traditional to Modern

Abstract

Adopting the recommended kusumi lac production technology will shift the traditional method to the modern production techniques of kusumi lac. Lac is a natural resin obtained from the lac insect (Karria lacca), and Kusumi is one of the strains of the lac insect. The study was conducted in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh in 2021-2022 to assess the adoption level of respondents that is recommended by the National Institute of Secondary Agriculture (NISA), Namkum, Ranchi, Jharkhand. The study was conducted with 112 lac growers using proportionate random sampling in 2 primary committees, out of which 17 primary committees of Antagarh block of Kanker district. The data were analysed using a range of statistical tests and procedures, employing tools such as frequency distributions, percentages, means, standard deviations, adoption indices, correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis. The study's findings reveal that 56.25 percent of respondents had a medium level of adoption of kusumi lac production technology, and overall adoption index was 64.90 percent. Most of the respondents adopted recommended host plants according to strain and Selection of recommended seed lac of all 12 attributes of Kasumi lac growers, nine attributes positively had a significant relationship with adoption, and the remaining three attributes had a significant relation with adoption.