International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
Fidelity Dkhar and Dipak Kumar Bose

abstract
This study was conducted in Ri-bhoi district of Meghalaya to assess the adoption behaviour of the respondents towards improved cultivation practices of French bean. A total of 130 respondents were selected purposively from ten villages under Um-sning block based on maximum number of French bean growers. An interview schedule based on the study was prepared and data were collected and processed through primary and secondary tables and statistical analysis. The respondents were contacted personally and interviewed. The study indicates that the majority of the French bean growers belonged to the young age group, acquired primary school education, had medium level of annual income with less than 1acre of land holding. Majority of them had medium level of knowledge and adoption regarding improved French bean cultivation practices. It was found that among the twelve independents variables, including age, education, occupation, annual income, family type, land holdings, extension contact, mass media exposure, sources of agricultural information, social participation and risk orientations there is positive and significant correlation with the knowledge and adoption of farmers towards improved French bean cultivation practices. The major constraints faced by the respondents were lack of labour forces, lack of irrigation water, lack of proper market, inadequate resource machinery etc.