Author(s):

Nitesh Agnihotri, Dr. Dipak Kumar Bose and Dr. Jahanara

Abstract: Agriculture is the backbone of Indian economy and agricultural development is central to all strategies for planned development. The agricultural growth has powerful leverage effects on the rest of the economy and all the three basic objectives of economic development of the country, viz. output growth, price stability and poverty alleviation are best served by the growth of the agricultural sector. Sugarcane is the most important cash crop. India rank first both in respect of area and total production among the sugarcane growing countries of the world. Even if, there is enormous opportunity of making further progress in relation to increase the sugarcane production by way of adoption of modern technology in sugarcane production. Hence, this study is being undertaken to analyze the adoption level of sugarcane production technologies in Ealliya block of Sitapur district (Uttar Pradesh) and found that beneficiaries have medium level of adoption followed by high low level of adoption respectively. Whereas majority of the non beneficiaries were categorized in the low level of adoption followed by medium and high level of adoption respectively.

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