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A STUDY ON ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE PROFILE CHARCTERSTICS OF FARMERS AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT GRAIN STORAGE PRACTICES ...
ISSN: 2277 - 7601Publisher: author   
A STUDY ON ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE PROFILE CHARCTERSTICS OF FARMERS AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT GRAIN STORAGE PRACTICES ...
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ICC-0202
Publisher: Kiran Abasaheb More
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2277 - 7601
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Abstract
Grain storage means a site or physical structure regularly used to store grain for producers or to store grain acquired from producers forresale. Storage is method of storing grain for future use for human consumption. Storage and maintenance of agricultural products are veryimportant post-harvest activities and are usually carried out by farmers. A study was conducted in Junagadh district of Gujarat state. Out ofthese, four talukas have been selected for this study, and of each of taluka, three villages were selected randomly from each selected village,ten farmers were selected who are having grain storage practices. Thus, total 120 farmers have been selected for the study and wereinterviewed with a structural pre-tested interview schedule. It can be enunciated that education and mass media exposure had positive andhighly significant relationship with the knowledge about grain storage practices. Moreover, the variable like experience...