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Impact of Organic Farming Training on the Knowledge of Farm Women: A Pre-Post Analysis

Sunil Kumar, Gajanand Nagal, Priyajoy Kar and Banwari Lal

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Context: People are awakened now a day about of the detrimental effects of the over adoption of the green revolution. Our country has achieved food security self-sufficiency, and it is high time to prioritize the quality of food grain production above its quantity. Government of India has given focus on the adoption of traditional farming systems i.e., organic and natural farming systems through launching various schemes on the promotion of the production of quality food grain. Objective: The existing enquiry was taken under a NABARD-sponsored LEDP project to evaluating the impact of training programme on trainees. Methods: Quasi experimental i.e. Before and after was used to conduct the research. Sample consisting of 150 women farmers were selected randomly from five villages of KVK Jodhpur II jurisdiction areas for a ten-day intensive training program for practicing organic farming. A knowledge test and interview schedule was developed to collect the data from respondents (pre and post training). Results & Discussion: The study's reported that before training the level of knowledge of the women farmers towards organic farming practices was low i.e. 63.33 per cent followed by 30.00 per cent and 6.66 per cent medium and high respectively. The average knowledge index score before training was 25.56 per cent and after training was 74.40 per cent. The gain in knowledge index after the training program is 49.64 per cent. Additionally, the study revealed that there was a significant difference in mean knowledge score before (10.28) and after (16.44) training program. Significance: This indicated that training has a significant effect on the knowledge level of the woman farmer. The in-depth areas based training should be carried out for skill development particular for women farmers will help to adoption of organic farming.

Keyword: Organic farming, Livelihood enterprise development programme (LEDP), farm women, knowledge, KVK.

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