Adoption of gram production technology by the farmers in Diara land of Bihar

The Diara ecosystem known as the future grain bank of the country can meet the challenge of food security of the nation. It is spread over large area of UP, Bihar and the state of West Bengal. The present study was carried out in Mokama block of Patna district which is commonly known as Green Bowl of Bihar with the objective to study the adoption behaviour of gram producers. The results revealed that majority of gram growers had medium level of knowledge followed by high and low level of knowledge towards gram production technology in Diara land of Bihar. The level of knowledge related with gram growers across different components of gram production technology was highest in the area of land preparation followed by different varieties of gram and seed treatment. The extent of adoption of gram producers across different components of gram production technology was highest in the area of use of high yielding variety of gram (80.00%) followed by use of recommended seed rate and treatment of seed with fungicides (67.00%).