Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

ADOPTION LEVEL OF FARMERS ABOUT HENNA PRODUCTIONTECHNOLOGY IN PALI DISTRICT OF RAJASTHAN, INDIA

Mamta Meena, R.S. Rathore, S.S. Sisodia, F.L. Sharma,B. Upadhyay and Jitendra Kumar Meena

Abstract

Agriculture sector is the heart of India’s social development. India is agriculture dependent country because2/3rd of its population depends upon agriculture for their survival and it contributes approximately 14% toIndia’s GDP. Henna (Lawsoniainermis L.), is a plantation crop native to tropical and subtropical regions ofAfrica, Asia, and Australia and is found in arid and semi-arid zones. From its leaves a red orange dye agentis extracted which has an affinity for bonding with proteins, and thus is used to dye human body parts(skin, hair, fingernails), as well as leather, silk and wool. The present study was conducted purposivelyselected Pali district in arid zone of Rajasthan State of India. One hundred and twenty beneficiaries wereselected purposively who have obtained training on improved henna production technologies and 120non-beneficiaries were selected randomly in same number from same villages of study area. Thus, a total of240 farmers was selected from 20 villages for the present investigation. it was found that more than half(57.91%) of respondents belong to medium level of adoption category followed by 27.08 percent ofrespondents belong to high level of adoption category. Only 15 percent of respondents belongs to low levelof adoption category of improved henna production technologies.