KNOWLEDGE OF AGRI INPUT DEALERS REGARDING IMPROVED TOMATO PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY

The study evaluated cooperative and private agri-input dealers’ understanding of improved tomato production technology. The information was imperturbable from 240 agri-input dealers in the Jaipur and Tonk districts of Rajasthan. It was observed that the maximum number of cooperative agri-input dealers (43.33%) belong to the medium knowledge level. In contrast, 55.83 percent of private agri-input dealers had a high knowledge level regarding improved Tomato production technology. Also, it was described that there was a meaningful variation in the knowledge level of cooperative & private agri-input dealers except fertilizer management.