Surekha Panthi¹ , Sapana Acharya¹ , Manish Pandit² , Bishal Shrestha¹ , Dikshya Subedi¹ , Shristi Tiwari¹

1 Agriculture and Forestry University, Chitwan, 44800, Nepal
2 Kentucky State University, Kentucky, 40610, USA
Author    Correspondence author
International Journal of Horticulture, 2024, Vol. 14, No. 6   doi: 10.5376/ijh.2024.14.0039
Received: 15 Oct., 2024    Accepted: 03 Dec., 2024    Published: 21 Dec., 2024

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Panthi S., Acharya S., Pandit M., Shrestha B., Subedi D., and Tiwari S., 2024, Adoption status of improved ginger (Zingiber officinale) production technology in Syangja, Nepal, International Journal of Horticulture, 14(6): 394-404 (doi: 10.5376/ijh.2024.14.0039)

The study was carried out from February to July 2021 to assess the adoption status of improved ginger production technology in Syangja, Nepal. The sample population of 80 ginger growers was selected using a simple random sampling technique. The data obtained was analyzed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and Microsoft Excel. The chi-square test and independent t-test were applied to determine the association between dependent and independent variables. The analysis showed that the majority of the respondents were male, middle-aged group, literate, and had medium size family. Mulching (93.7%) was the most adopted practice followed by intercropping (88.7%), weeding (87.5%), and rhizome preservation whereas use of recommended fertilizer (13.8%) was the least adopted practice. Socioeconomic factors like level of education, and extension-related factors like training and contact with extension agents had positive and significant relationships with the adoption of improved ginger production technology. The majority of the respondents (67.5%) had not received training related to ginger cultivation, were not in contact with extension agents, and were low adopters of improved ginger production technology. The average annual income and production from ginger cultivation were found to be statistically higher for high adopters. Lack of irrigation facilities, high cost of inputs, incidence of diseases, lack of training facilities, and postharvest loss were the major constraints faced by the farmers in ginger cultivation. The study noted that ginger is the potential spice crop in the Syangja district of Nepal and its productivity can be increased by addressing various factors affecting its production technology.

Ginger; Production technology; Adoption; Socioeconomic factor