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Soybean is a major crop grown during the kharif or monsoon season (July-October) in the dry land areas of central and peninsular India. Madhya Pradesh is known as major soybean producer of India, comprising 55 per cent of the total national area of soybean cultivation. Higher soybean production can be achieved by adoption of all the recommended production technologies by large number of farmers. This study was conducted during 2008–09 in five villages of district Sagar of Vindhyan Pleatue Agro-climatic zone of Madhya Pradesh. The overall adoption level of respondents on soybean cultivation was assessed and findings revealed that most of the respondents had medium level of adoption (45.00 per cent) followed by low (37.00 per cent) and higher (18.00 per cent). The practice wise data collected for the extent of adoption of recommended soybean cultivation practices revealed that only 25 per cent …