Dynamics of Biofertilizers in North Karnataka

Biofertilisers are low cos t and high value agriculture inputs playing a vital role in maintaining the sustained agrilculture production. Looking at the importance, the study highlighted present trends of biofertilisers production, demand, supply and their gap and utilization pattern of biofertilisers. A total sample of ninety farmers and thirty dealers/retailers were randomly selected from fifteen villages in selected Talukas. The data were subjected to compound growth rate (CGR) and tabular analysis. The results revealed that there was a growing trend of biofertilisers production with 2.52 per cent CGR and the entire district showed deficit supply of biofertilisers with -112.53 tonnes of gap in supply. Utilization pattern of biofertilisers showed that agricultural assistants were the major source of information (27.78%) for availability of biofertilisers and usage was concentrated more in case of pulse production. Jaggery solution treatment, mixed with compost and seedling dip methods were extensively adopted methods of biofertilisers application.