Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important staple food crops of India for more than 2/3rd of its population. Considering the importance regarding the training needs assessment of the respondents, the present study was conducted in Keirao Bitra subdivision of Imphal East District, Manipur. Ten independent variables were selected regarding the socio-personal, psychological and communication characteristics of the respondents. Out of 38 villages in Keirao Bitra sub-division, 4 villages viz., Angtha, Top Chingtha, Nungbrung & Yambem were selected through random sampling method and a total of 120 respondents were selected for the study. The selected respondents were interviewed personally using pre-tested well-structured questionnaire schedule. | A study on training needs assessment of rice growing farmers in imphal East district, Manipur, India (2020) 9(3): 66-74 International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 3 (2020) Journal homepage: Original Research Article A Study on Training Needs Assessment of Rice Growing Farmers in Imphal East District, Manipur, India Niranda Sharma Leihaothabam1*, Aheibam Tarajit Singh2, Khumukcham Stina3, Mutum Suraj Singh3, Rajkumar Sandeep Singh3, Yaikhom Vivekananda3 and Konsam Cha Shyamananda3 1 Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Utlou, Bishnupur, Manipur, India 2 KVK Utlou, Bishnupur, Manipur 3 Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur *Corresponding author ABSTRACT Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important staple food crops of India for more than 2/3rd of its population. Considering the importance regarding the training needs assessment of the respondents, the present study was conducted in Keirao Bitra sub- division of Imphal East District, Manipur. Ten independent variables were selected Keywords regarding the socio-personal, psychological and communication characteristics of the respondents. Out of 38 villages in Keirao Bitra sub-division, 4 villages viz., Angtha, Socio-personal, Top Chingtha, Nungbrung & Yambem were selected through random sampling Psychological and communication method and a total of 120 respondents were selected for the study. The selected characteristics, respondents were interviewed personally using pre-tested well-structured Training needs questionnaire schedule. Correlation analysis between training needs areas of the assessment, respondents and the independent variables revealed that out of ten independent Dependent and variables, three independent variables , cropping .
