Socio-Economic Profile Contraints Faced by Aonla Growers in Ratlam District of Madhya Pradesh

The study was conducted in Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh to find out the constraints faced by aonla growers in adoption of improve cultivation practices of aonla. 120 aonla growers were selected randomly from three Blocks of district. The data were collected by personally interviewing the respondent and analysed statistically. The result of study depicted that majority of aonla growers faced the major constraints towards adoption of improved cultivation practices, non-availability of planting material from reliable sources, lack of knowledge about budding and grafting, higher cost of pesticides and fungicides, fertilizers and non-availability food processing and value addition units for overcoming these constraints. Aonla growers suggested to make strategies for marketing guidance, ensured transportation, popularizing high density orcharding, proper pruning after harvesting and availability of quality planting material for aonla cultivation.