Assessment of knowledge and skill gained by farm women through institutional training.

摘要

A study was conducted to examine the impact of training on the knowledge and skill levels in paddy cultivation of farm women who had undergone a training on Farmers Training Institute, Hebbal, Bangalore, India. The mean knowledge score difference was observed to be 2.92 from before and after training conducted. The knowledge gain was observed as high in case of 47.17% trainees. The factors like education, land holding, mass media participation and innovativeness were found to have a significant relationship with the knowledge gain. Of the skill acquired due to training, it was observed that 41.51% had high skill levels, and the characteristics involving social participation, land holding, decision-making and innovativeness were found to have a significant relationship with the skill level acquired. [Survey size and date not given].