Constraints and Suggestions in Adopting Groundnut -pigeonpea Relay Cropping System in Saurashtra Region of Gujarat

The study was undertaken in the Suarashtra region of Gujarat to know the constraints faced by the farmers in adoption of Groundnut pigeonpea relay cropping system on a sample of 104 farmers. For the study farmers were selected from Saurashtra region of Gujarat state. Statistical data analyses (frequeturing (Rank IX) and unawareness about the recommendations of pesticides and fungicides (Rank X). To overcome these constraints, important suggestions offered by the majority (70.00%) respondents were: remunerative price of the product should be made available (Rank I), farmers should be protected by crop insurance, if crops fails (Rank II), inputs should be made available at subsidised rate (Rank III) and multiple resistance varieties should be developed (Rank IV).