Assessment of the knowledge level of mango orchardist about the post harvest processing and marketing practices.
Yadav R. N., Triveni Dutt, Dan Singh
Author Affiliation: Department of Agricultural Communication and Rural Development, S. V. B. P. University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut - 250 110, India.
Progressive Research 2 : 96-98
Abstract : This study was carried out to assess the knowledge level of mango orchardists regarding postharvest processing and marketing practices in Saharanpur and Bulandshahr districts of western Uttar Pradesh, India, during 2002-03. The majority of the orchardists have partial knowledge about postharvest management of plants and grading of fruits, 52.13 and 51.06%, respectively. Most of the orchardists are not familiar with storage of fruits after harvesting (60.64%), packing of fruits for disposal (73.40%), and marketing procedure and assessment of maturity of fruits for harvesting (53.73%).