Pre and Post Training Assessment of Mango Growers Regarding Mango Production in Sindhudurg District of Maharashtra, India

Abstract

The investigation was undertaken to study the assess pre and post training assessment of mango growers regarding mango production in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. The training were organized in three tahsils during the December, 2019 on different management aspects in mango production. The overall average of knowledge level indicated that 49.44 per cent growers had medium knowledge and 32.22 per cent mango growers had high knowledge level. However, low knowledge level was seen in 18.33 per cent growers. Among different phases and management practices, 67.78 per cent growers were well acquainted with harvesting technique. Before training, the lowest score (25.56) was in knowledge about induction of flowering as the flowering in mango is complex phenomena and associated with several factors which may need to explain deeply. The maximum score (82.22) was recorded in harvesting technique. The mean knowledge score on Pest and diseases in mango blossom phase and their management after imparting training was maximum (95.56) compared to the mean knowledge score 48.89 before training. The highest per cent change in knowledge (112.12 per cent) was observed in the causes of fruit drop and remedy for control.