A Study on the Knowledge of the Farmers about Mandarin Cultivation Practices in East Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya

Abstract

The main purpose of the study was to determine the extent of farmer’s knowledge on orange production. The aforementioned study was conducted in Saipung Block in East Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya in the year 2022. A descriptive research designed was applied for this study. The primary data was collected from 120 respondents by personal interview method using pre-structure interview schedule. Knowledge of the farmers was measured by asking 18 questions in respect of orange production. Pearson’s Product Moment coefficient of correlation (r) was calculated to determine the relationships between independent variables and knowledge of the respondents. Findings showed that 60.83 per cent of the respondents have medium level of knowledge mandarin plantation, 22.5 per cent have low level and 16.67 per cent have high level of knowledge about mandarin production. Co-efficient of correlation (r) analysis indicated that educational qualification, social participation, mass media exposure, farming experience and extension contact were found to be positively significant whereas variables like age, family Size, marital status, land holding, annual income and occupation were found to have no relationship with the knowledge of the farmers. The finding clearly indicates that the respondents have medium knowledge over mandarin cultivation and most of the selected independent variables had positively and significant correlated with the knowledge of the farmers.