Constraints Faced and Suggestions Given by the Farm Women With Reference to Food Grain Storage Practices Followed in Pune (M.S.)

The storage of foodgrains is an important aspect in agricultural industry. In order to understand the constraints faced by the women in Pune district, this study was undertaken. Majority (75.88 per cent) of farm women faced constraints in foodgrains storage i.e. inadequate space for storage, lack of knowledge regarding the use of chemical fumigant (71.17 per cent), lack of guidance from extension worker (68.82 per cent), high cost of improved storage structure (60.58 per cent), lack of knowledge about proper storage and method of storage (58.82 per cent) and unavailability of storage structures (54.70 per cent). Majority (70.00 per cent) of farm women suggested that information on the use of insecticides to be given for storage of foodgrains. About (66.47 per cent) women expressed that the information on use of insecticides should be provided by the extension agencies.