CONSTRAINTS FACED BY FARMERS IN ADOPTING GREENHOUSE TECHNOLOGY (GT) IN ANAND DISTRICT OF GUJARAT

S. SMITHA¹*, A. PARVATHY², MADHAVAN M. MISHA³, DIKSHA PATEL^4
1ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, Haryana
²University of Agricultural Sciences, Krishi Nagar, Dharwad, 580005, Karnataka
³ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, Haryana
⁴ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132001, Haryana
* Corresponding Author : smithasiva88@gmail.com

Received : 25-03-2016     Accepted : 15-12-2016     Published : 24-12-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 62       Pages : 3510 - 3511
Int J Agr Sci 8.62 (2016):3510-3511

Keywords : Constraints, Farmers, Adoption and Greenhouse technology
Academic Editor : Dr Shubhadeep Roy, Dr R Premavathi
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : With full honor and ecstasy of delight, I express my heartfelt and special thanks to “ASPEE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, Mumbai” for awarding me “Junior Research Fellowship” for the period of two years
Author Contribution : None declared

To sustain the self sufficiency in food production we need effective technologies which can improve the productivity and sustainability of our major farming systems .Greenhouse technology, one among improved technologies which ensures stability in agriculture production. But farmers are facing different constraints while adopting greenhouse technologies. Therefore, present study was undertaken with the objective to study the constraints faced by farmers in adopting greenhouse technology in Anand district of Gujarat. . Five talukas of Anand District viz., Anand, Borsad, Petlad, Khambhat and Sojitra, was selected purposively looking to the more number of respondent who adopted greenhouse technology. The data were collected from each respondent through personal interview method with the help of structured schedule. Percentage score were allotted for each of the constraints affecting the adoption of greenhouse technology. For better understanding all the constraints were divided into five categories viz. knowledge and information, technical, socio-economic, infrastructural and managerial.