Training needs of farmer's regarding improved production practices of cumin in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan

Abstract

Cumin is the main cash crop of the farmers in Jaisalmer district. The farmers having large land
holding size and irrigation facility available by IGNP cannel and tube well. In the rabi season most of farmers
growing isbgol as medicinal crops, mustard as oil seed crops, wheat as grain crops, chickpea as pulse crop
and cumin as spices crop. Cumin wilt is the serious problem in this area and soil productivity is very low. So
many farmers adopted sifting farming for cumin cultivation. Irrigation generally mad by sprinkler. Above
1990 the most of farmer done the main entrepreneur of animal production. For transfer of new agricultural
practices to the farmers, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jaisalmer playing major role and trained to farmers
continuously. In this connection the present study was conducted in the Jaisalmer district to know training
needs of farmers and different level of training needs between beneficiaries and non beneficiary respondents
about improved cumin production technology. In the result of study show that "selection of seed and seed
rate", "plant protection measures" and "use of manures and fertilizer" is the most needed by the overall
categories of the farmers.