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A. T. Krishnamurthy ¹, G. D. Vasanth Kumar ¹, V. B. Sanath Kumar ¹, N. Arun ¹

Affiliations
1 College of Horticulture, Mudigere (Karnataka), IN

Abstract

The present study was conducted during the year 2007, in Chikmagalur district of Karnataka with respect to know the extent of participation of farm women in different farm activities and post harvest practices. The study revealed that cent per cent of the respondents were participating in farm activities like transplanting and weeding followed by sowing (91.6 per cent), seed treatment (66.6 per cent), watch and ward (66.6 per cent) and manure application (58.3 per cent). With regard to post harvest practices, majority of the respondents participated in harvesting (87.5 per cent), cleaning (87.5per cent) and packing / bagging (58.33 per cent).

Keywords

Farm Women, Farm Practices, Farm Operations.

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A. T. Krishnamurthy ¹, A. Sreenatha ¹, G. P. Jayapalaiah ¹, N. Arun ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Horticulture, Mudigere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka), IN

Abstract

A study was conducted to know the production, marketing constraints and suggestions for further improvement by one hundred banana growers in Mudigere and NR Pura Taluks of Chikmagalur district during the year 2007. Majority of the growers expressed moisture stress in summer, excess of rain in monsoon and high wind speed were the major production constraints where as major marketing constraints expressed were fluctuation in market price and interference of middle men. Conducting training, establishment of processing unit, developing high yielding and short duration varieties and improvement of the marketing infrastructure were the important suggestions expressed for further improvement of banana by the banana growers.

Keywords

Marketing Constraints, Suggestions, Banana Growers.

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A. T. Krishnamurthy ¹, A. Sreenatha ¹, G. P. Jayapalaiah ¹, N. Arun ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Horticulture, Mudigere, Chikmagalur (Karnataka), IN

Abstract

The present study was conducted to know the personal, socio-economic status, adoption level and association between personal, socio-economic status with the adoption level of nursery practices of coconut growing farmers of Chikmagalur district. The study revealed that most of the respondents were middle aged (41-50 yrs.) having minimum education qualification with medium family size (7 to 10 members) and cent per cent of the farmers adopted recommended practices with regard to age of seedlings and majority adopted cultural practices, integrated disease and pest management, spacing and water management and neglected preventive measure and biological control of insect pest and diseases, IPM and IDM. The middle aged family size (7 to 10 members) of big farmers was significantly related to adoption level of nursery practices.

Keywords

Coconut, Improved Cultivation Practices, Adoption Level, Personal Socio-Economic Characteristics.

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