Impact of KVK on adoption of improves agriculture production practices of farmers in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh

Krishi Vigyan Kendra are well known for their massive role in rural development in term of uplifting life of rural people either culturally, socially and economically. The investigation was done in ten village of Jungle Kauria block. A total of 120 farmers were selected as respondent for the study purpose. The study reveals that majority of the respondents had middle age group (64.17%), having education high school (35.00%), (60.00%) of respondents belongs to OBC category, (67.50%) of respondents belongs to nuclear family,(58.34%) of respondents belongs to medium number of family size, (64.17%) of respondents are marginal farmers. Their main occupation (51.67%) is agriculture and having medium (66.67%) family income, (47.50%) of respondents have mixed housing pattern, (65.00%) of respondents have one social participation, (56.67%) of respondents have medium level of scientific orientation, (55.00%) of respondents having medium extension participation, (56.67%) of respondents have medium level of risk orientation, majority (62.50%) of respondents have medium level of adoption.