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- Constraints in Adoption of Recommended Package of Practices of Greengram Faced by the Farmers in Nagaon District of Assam
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1 Department of Extension Education, Biswanath College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, Biswanath Chariali (Assam), IN
2 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dhubri (Assam), IN
1 Department of Extension Education, Biswanath College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, Biswanath Chariali (Assam), IN
2 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dhubri (Assam), IN
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Agriculture Update, Vol 12, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 221-223Abstract
The study was carried out to see the extent of adoption of recommended package of practices of greengram and the problems faced by the farmers. The present study was conducted in Nagaon district of Assam. The survey was conducted in the month of February to March, 2016. The study revealed that the most important problems faced by majority of the pulse growers which ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd were non-availability of quality seeds, lack of irrigation facility and lack of knowledge on scientific cultivation of pulses. The other important problems which also need attention were high incidence of pest and diseases, post-harvest storage problem, price fluctuation in the market throughout the year, high cost of fertilizers and plant protection chemicals and flood damage the Kharif crops, lack of proper marketing facility, high rate of interest on loan charge by the professional money lender, high cost of certified seed/quality seeds, high incidence of intervention of middle men, complicated procedure for obtaining loan from the credit institution, heavy rainfall and lack of proper extension service.Keywords
Extent of Adoption, Pulse Crops, Package of Practice.
References
- Anonymous (2002). Statistics of 2001: Southern Economist, 40(4): 27-28.
- Jaiswal, P.K. and Sharma, P.N. (1990). Constraints in adoption of improved technology of rice. Maharashtra J. Extn. Edu., 9 (10) : 341-343
- Nath, D. and Patel, L.C. (2014). Constraints encountered by paddy growers of Tripura. Agric. Update, 9(2): 246-248.
- Pandit, A., Kumar, A. Rana, R.K., Pandey, N.K. and Kumar, N.R. (2010). A study on socio-economic profile of potato farmers: comparison of irrigated and rainfed condition in Himachal Pradesh. Potato J., 37(1-2): 56-63.
- Paswan, A.K. and Sinha, K.K (2014). Constraints faced by the wheat growers in adoption of wheat production technology. Agric. Update, 9(2): 166-169.
- Patel, Durgesh, Agrawal, Sonam, Singh, S.R.K. and Rajan, Parvez (2014). Constraints perceived by the soybean growers in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh. Agric. Update, 9(2): 170-173
- Patoliya, Jaydip, Deshmukh, Girish and Bariya, Minaxi (2014). Comparative evaluation of characteristics of farmers and perceived constraints and suggestions in adoption of groundnut production technology. Agric. Update, 9(2): 207-212
- Rai, D.P. and Singh.B. (2010). Extent of knowledge and constraints in cotton production technology in Madhya Pradesh. Indian Res. J. Extn. Edu., 10(2): 78-80.
- Rao, N.B.S. (2010). Nutrient requirement and safe dietary intake for Indians. NFI Bull., 31: 1-8.
- Problems Faced by the Farmers in Adoption of Recommended Package of Practices of Black Gram:A Study in Nagaon District of Assam
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1 Department of Extension Ecucation, Biswanath College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, Biswanath Chariali (Assam), IN
2 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dhubri (Assam), IN
1 Department of Extension Ecucation, Biswanath College of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, Biswanath Chariali (Assam), IN
2 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dhubri (Assam), IN
Source
Agriculture Update, Vol 12, No 2 (2017), Pagination: 274-276Abstract
The study was carried out to see the problems faced by the farmers in extent of adoption of recommended package of practices of black gram. The present study was conducted in Nagaon district of Assam. The study revealed that the most important problems faced by majority of the pulse growers which ranked 1st, 2nd and 3rd were non-availability of quality seeds, lack of irrigation facility and lack of knowledge on scientific cultivation of pulses. The other important problems which also need attention were high incidence of pest and diseases, post-harvest storage problem, price fluctuation in the market throughout the year, high cost of fertilizers and plant protection chemicals and flood damage the Kharif crops, lack of proper marketing facility, high rate of interest on loan charge by the professional money lender, high cost of certified seed/quality seeds, high incidence of intervention of middle men, complicated procedure for obtaining loan from the credit institution, heavy rainfall and lack of proper extension service.Keywords
Extent of Adoption, Pulse Crops, Package of Practice.References
- Anonymous (2002). Statistics of 2001: Southern Economist, 40(4): 27-28.
- Jaiswal, P.K. and Sharma, P.N. (1990). Constraints in adoption of improved technology of rice. Maharashtra J. Extn. Edu., 9(10): 341-343
- Nath, D. and Patel, L.C. (2014). Constraints encountered by paddy growers of Tripura. Agric. Update, 9(2): 246-248 Paswan, A.K. and Sinha, K.K (2014). Constraints faced by the wheat growers in adoption of wheat production technology. Agric. Update, 9(2): 166-169.
- Patel, Durgesh, Agrawal, Sonam, Singh, S.R.K. and Rajan, Parvez (2014). Constraints perceived by the soybean growers in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh. Agric. Update, 9(2): 170-173
- Patoliya, Jaydip, Deshmukh, Girish and Bariya, Minaxi (2014). Comparative evaluation of characteristics of farmers and perceived constraints and suggestions in adoption of groundnut production technology. Agric. Update, 9(2): 207-212
- Pandit, A., Kumar, A., Rana, R.K., Pandey, N.K. and Kumar, N.R. (2010). A study on socio-economic profile of potato farmers: comparison of irrigated and rainfed condition in Himachal Pradesh. Potato J., 37(1-2): 56-63.
- Rai, D.P. and Singh, B. (2010). Extent of knowledge and constraints in cotton production technology in Madhya Pradesh. Indian Res. J. Extn. Edu., 10(2): 78-80.
- Rao, N.B.S. (2010). Nutrient requirement and safe dietary intake for Indians. NFI Bull. 31: 1-8.