Commodity Village Approach for Enhancing Knowledge and Adoption of Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Production Technology

The present investigation was carried out in a commodity village adopted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Doda, Jammu & Kashmir for the promotion of garlic cultivation in the District. Trainings, demonstrations and awareness programmes were carried out in the village since 2016 for the farmers and the present study assesses the knowledge and adoption patterns of garlic production technology among them. Mean knowledge score of the farmers from the commodity village was found to be 1.04 whereas, in case of farmers from non-commodity village the calculated mean knowledge score was 0.79. Average knowledge level of the farmers from commodity and non-commodity villages were 52.21 and 39.58 per cent respectively and 12.62 per cent average difference in the knowledge level of both the categories of garlic growers has been found. Besides, mean adoption score of the farmers from commodity village was 0.86 whereas, in case of farmers from non-commodity village, calculated mean adoption score was 0.57. Average adoption level of the farmers from commodity and non-commodity villages were 42.93 and 28.35 per cent respectively and a difference of 14.58 per cent in the overall adoption level of both the categories of garlic growers has been found. A significant difference in both the knowledge and adoption levels of the farmers from commodity and non-commodity villages regarding garlic production technology has been found.