Volume 4, Issue 9, September – 2019 International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology ISSN No:-2456-2165 IJISRT19SEP1243 www.ijisrt.com 630 Adoption Behaviour of Farmers about Recommended Wheat Production Practices in Prayagrag District of Uttar Pradesh Dr. Dipak Kumar Bose* Dr. Om Prakash Maurya**, Dr. A.K.Rai*** *Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension & Communication, SHUATS, Prayagraj ** Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Economics, RSM (PG) College, Dhampur, Bijnor. ***Head, Dept. of Agril. Economics and Statistics, K.A. PG College, Prayagraj. Abstract:- The present investigation was conducted in Jasra block of Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh. One hundred twenty respondents were selected randomly from six villages which were selected purposively. The primary data were gathered by the researcher himself through pre structure interview schedule. Appropriate statistical tools were used to interpret the collected data to draw logical conclusion. The finding inferred that majority of farmers were having medium level of adoption of recommended production practices of wheat crop. Age, annual income and Education were observed positive and significant correlation with their adoption level. Keywords:- Adoption, Production Practices, Wheat. I. INTRODUCTION India is one of the important wheat producing and consuming countries in the world. The important wheat growing states are Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat in India. Wheat is the most extensively grown cereal crop in the world, covering about 237 million hectares annually, and accounting for a total of 420 million tones. Uttar Pradesh has registered the highest-ever wheat produce in the year 2017-18, revealed officials in the agriculture department. The wheat production data of agricultural directorate shows that in the year 2017-18 total production was 357.19 lakh MT which indicated 7.50 lakh MT more than the production of previous year. The credit of the record production and productivity goes to continuous Government efforts, balanced monsoon as well as creating awareness and advanced scientific production practices among the farmers with a target to double the income of the farmers by 2022. (Parashar 2018). The present study was conducted to access the socio economic status of the respondents and to find out the adoption behaviour of farmers about recommended wheat production practices. II. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study was purposively undertaken in Jasra block of Prayagraj district in Uttar Pradesh. Six villages were purposively selected on the basis of higher number of farmers practicing wheat cultivation. From each selected village, 20 farmers were selected randomly making a sample of 120 respondents. Pretested interview schedule was used for collection of data. The collected data were classified, tabulated and analyzed in the light of the objectives. Descriptive research design was followed and the variables were measured by using suitable scale and procedure adopted by various researchers in past with few modification. Appropriate statistical tools were used to draw the inferences. III. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION:  Socio-economical characteristics of the respondents: The socio-economic characteristics of the respondents were studied and the data are given below.