Journal Articles Journal of Experimental Agriculture International Year : 2025

Knowledge Level of Coffee Growers Regarding Coffee Cultivation Practices

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Coffee has cemented a position for itself in Odisha. For the district's development, wealth, and economic growth, coffee production has been crucial. In order to increase farming’s profitability as well to achieve sustainability in production, farmers need to have appropriate knowledge of coffee cultivation practices. This study thus explores the knowledge of coffee growers regarding different coffee cultivation practices and the relationship between the profile of farmers with their level of knowledge. Using multi-stage sampling, data were collected from 100 farmers across selected blocks in Koraput district of Odisha. The research employed an ex-post-facto design to examine the level of knowledge of the farmers regarding different coffee cultivation practices and influence of various factors on their level of knowledge. The findings revealed that majority of the respondents had low to semi-medium and semi-medium to high level of knowledge with regards to the land preparation practices and water management practices respectively. The level of knowledge for planting and spacing and fertilizer and manuring, ranged in semi-medium to high and low to semi-medium level respectively. The knowledge level of the respondents for flowering and berry formation and marketing was found high to medium and semi-medium to high respectively. The level of knowledge of the respondents for weed management was found low followed by high level. The level of knowledge of the respondents for harvesting and drying was found high. Regarding the level of knowledge on the central govt. policies, the level ranged in low to high. Overall level of knowledge of respondents regarding coffee cultivation practices was found to be in the medium range. Correlation results showed that the respondent-farmers education, age, family education, total land owned, area under coffee, personal cosmopolite index and mass media index, annual income and income from coffee had positive and significant correlation with the level of knowledge regarding coffee cultivation practices. The social participation index and personal localite index did not have any significant correlation with the level of knowledge. The constraints had a negative and significant correlation with the level of knowledge regarding coffee cultivation. The regression analysis showed that out of all the demographic variables; annual income, total land owned, family education and area under coffee explained 73.5% of the variance (Adjusted R2) in the level of knowledge whereas annual family income alone could explain 67.4% of the variance in level of knowledge of respondents as shown in results of stepwise regression. This manuscript provides valuable insights that advances current understanding in the knowledge of coffee growers regarding cultivation practices. It highlights the significance of knowledge of coffee farmers concerning cultivation techniques is crucial for their economic development. This paper strongly supports that knowledge is the key to empowerment of farming community.

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hal-05072408 , version 1 (19-05-2025)

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Aaryaa Raaj, Abhishek Mishra, S.D. Mukhopadhyay. Knowledge Level of Coffee Growers Regarding Coffee Cultivation Practices. Journal of Experimental Agriculture International, 2025, 47 (5), pp.613-627. ⟨10.9734/jeai/2025/v47i53450⟩. ⟨hal-05072408⟩
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