CONSTRAINTS FACED BY FARMERS IN ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDED GROUNDNUT PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES

P.B. RAVIYA¹*, A.M. FULMALIYA², D.B. MAVANI³, B.N. KALSARIYA^4
1Department of Extension Education, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 362001, Gujarat
²Department of Extension Education, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 362001, Gujarat
³Department of Extension Education, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 362001, Gujarat
⁴Department of Extension Education, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 362001, Gujarat
* Corresponding Author : praviya29@gmail.com

Received : 11-04-2016     Accepted : 23-04-2016     Published : 28-07-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 26       Pages : 1557 - 1559
Int J Agr Sci 8.26 (2016):1557-1559

Keywords : Constraints, suggestions, recommended Groundnut Production Technologies
Academic Editor : Dr Basa Swaminath
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : None declared
Author Contribution : None declared

Groundnut is the most important crop among the oilseed crops grown in the country. Groundnut is considered as the world’s fourth largest source of edible oil and third most important source of vegetable protein. It is also a major oilseed legume crop in India and meets about 30 per cent of the edible oil requirements in the country. The present study was conducted in Junagadh districts of Gujarat state to identify the constraints in adoption of groundnut production technologies. Two villages were selected randomly from each taluka viz. Keshod, Mendarda and Manavadar talukas of this district and 20 respondents were selected randomly from each village. Thus, total 120 respondents were selected as sample. The data were collected through personal interview schedule. These data were tabulated and analyzed. The results were indicated that failure of crop due to heavy rainfall (89.16 per cent), timely unavailability of fertilizers (85.00 per cent), weight and quality loss during storage and transportation (80.00 per cent), inadequate storage facility’s (75.00 per cent), lack of marketing infrastructure facilities (71.66 per cent), fluctuation of groundnut price in the market (66.67 per cent) were major constraints faces by groundnut grower in recommended groundnut production technology. The groundnut growers were gave the important suggestions were: remunerative price should be given to groundnut growers got first ranked followed by market facilities should be strengthened and inputs should be made available at subsidized rate got second and third ranked, respectively.