International Journal of Agriculture Extension and Social Development

author(s)
MP Nande, BK Ashwar and SS Patil

abstract
Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) has been organizing on-farm and off-farm training Programmes for effective dissemination of new technologies for the benefit of farmers in the country. Current study was undertaken to analysis KVK training about scientific dairy farming practices against the statistically formed comparison group of non-trainees’ dairy farmers in Gujarat state of India. Three KVKs of North Gujarat region were purposively selected for the present investigation. Total 300 respondents selected for the research, out of it 150 KVK trainees and to generate the comparison group, 150 non-trainees were selected. A study revealed that majority (76.33 per cent) of trainees and non-trainees had medium level of adoption of scientific dairy farming practices, followed by high (12.67 per cent) and low (11.00 per cent) level. Also, highly significant difference found between trainees and non-trainees regarding adoption of scientific dairy farming practices at one percent level of significance. Mean of trainees and non-trainees also had significance difference in adoption of scientific dairy farming practices. It indicated that trainees had higher significant impact on adoption of scientific dairy farming practices than non-trainees.