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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2021, Volume : 9, Issue : 1
First page : (145) Last page : (149)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8504

Impact Assessment on Improved Groundnut Varieties and Technologies in Cuddalore District

S. Elakkia^1* , J. Pushpa², K. Mahandrakumar³ and K. Prabakaran^4
1PG Scholar, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology,
²Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology,
³Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology,
⁴Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics,
Agricultural College and Research Institute, TNAU, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: elakkiasp@gmail.com
Received: 5.12.2020 | Revised: 9.01.2021 | Accepted: 16.01.2021 

 ABSTRACT

India is the second largest groundnut producer in the world. India shares 22 per cent of groundnut production in the world production. Area under groundnut cultivation in India is 7 million/ha. Production and productivity of groundnut is 8.5 million tonnes and 1.2 million tonnes/ha respectively. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has released groundnut varieties and technologies. This study was carried out in Cuddalore district where groundnut cultivation is predominant. Out of 13 blocks, 4 blocks and 3 villages from each block were selected for the study. Totally 120 respondents were selected through proportionate random sampling method.
The extent of adoption was assessed by obtaining responses from the farmers for dichotomous questions (Adoption and Non-adoption) and score was provided for each responses. The impact was calculated with two point continuum scale viz., agree and disagree with score value of 2 and 1 respectively. The weightage mean score was calculated for each impact and same was ranked based on the scores.The study revealed that 80 percent of farmers adopted TNAU released groundnut varieties. Most of the farmers also adopted TNAU released groundnut technologies and recommended practices. These varieties and technologies released from TNAU has created impact on 3 aspects namely economic impacts, social impacts and personal impacts. Increase in yield and income were recorded with the highest score in economic impacts, increase in organisational participation was recorded with highest score in social impacts and increase in outside contact was recorded with highest score in personal impacts.

Keywords: Groundnut, Wonder nut, Cashew, Oil

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Cite this article: Elakkia, S., Pushpa, J., Mahandrakumar, K., & Prabakaran, K. (2021). Impact Assessment On Improved Groundnut Varieties And Technologies In Cuddalore District, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 9(1), 145-149. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8504