CONSTRAINTS FACED BY COTTON GROWERS IN CRISIS MANAGEMENT OF COTTON CULTIVATION IN GUJARAT

G.R. GOHIL¹*, P.B. RAVIYA², A.M. PARAKHIYA³, B.N. KALSARIYA^4
1Office of Directorate of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
²Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
³Office of Directorate of Extension Education, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
⁴Department of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
* Corresponding Author : grgohil@jau.in

Received : 10-04-2016     Accepted : 22-04-2016     Published : 21-07-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 25       Pages : 1500 - 1502
Int J Agr Sci 8.25 (2016):1500-1502

Keywords : Crisis management of cotton cultivation, Cotton grower, Constraints suggestion
Academic Editor : Basa Swaminath
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

The study was carried out in Amreli and Bhavnagar District of South Saurashtra Agro-Climatic Zone of Gujarat State to identify the various constraints faced by cotton growers in cotton cultivation. A random sample of 200 cotton growers was selected from Amreli and Bhavnagar District and the constraints faced by cotton growers in cotton cultivation were to non-remunerative price, high price of soil reclamation materials, non-availability of information about future aberrant weather conditions including cyclone, high price of insecticides/ pesticides & fungicides, insufficient demonstration of improved technologies on farmers’ field, high price of chemical fertilizers, high price of organic manures, irregular supply of electricity and lack of knowledge to diagnose the pests and diseases in the crop. The important suggestions offered by the respondents were: quality seed supply should be ensured, effective insect-pest control methods should be developed, input should be supplied at subsidized rate, village level workers should frequently contact the farmers to make them aware about new technologies, crop insurance should be made available for all the farmers at cheaper rate, provision of sufficient and timely credit facilities, remunerative price of farm produce and sufficient electricity should be provided.