CONSTRAINTS FACED BY FARMERS IN PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF SELECTED PULSES IN MAHABUBNAGAR DISTRICT OF TELANGANA STATE

M. VINAYA KUMARI¹*, A.K. MASIH², N. SINGH³, K. SHUKLA^4
1Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, 211007, India
²Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, 211007, India
³Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, 211007, India
⁴Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, 211007, India
* Corresponding Author : vinayakrishnan89@gmail.com

Received : 07-04-2019     Accepted : 26-05-2019     Published : 30-05-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 10       Pages : 8536 - 8540
Int J Agr Sci 11.10 (2019):8536-8540

Keywords : Pulses, Constraints, Production, Marketing, Redgram, Bengalgram, Greengram, Mahabubnagar, Telangana state
Academic Editor : Dr Soman Padmanabhan, Dr Abhishek Pratap Singh, Rohit Pandey
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, 211007.
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The study was conducted to investigate the constraints faced by farmers in production and marketing of selected pulses farmers in Mahabubnagar district of Telangana State. The State of Telangana was selected purposively for the study as the investigator hails from the state. Out of 31 districts of Telangana State, Mahabubnagar district was selected purposively for the study. In this district, the blocks recorded highest area was selected. In each block two villages with highest area under cultivation of particular crop were selected. The sample frame work incudes selection of three crops, three blocks and six villages purposively. From each selected village, 10 percent respondents were selected randomly thus making a sample of 145 respondents for the study. The study has revealed that the Redgram farmers in Narva block, Production related constraints results that the problem of labour scarcity during peak time with rank first, Garret value 86 and Average score (80.82),among the Marketing constraints faced by Redgram farmers in Narva block, the most important constraints was frequent price fluctuations first major among all the constraint faced by them, Garret value 80 and Average score (81.06).The Bengalgram farmers in Utkoor block, Constraints related production results that the first major constraint they faced was lack of knowledge of scientific crop production, Garret value 81 and Average score (82.00),among the Marketing constraints faced by Bengalgram farmers in Utkoor block said that frequent price fluctuations is major and is ranked first among the all other constraints, Garret value 85, Average score (78.62). The production constraints faced by the Greengram farmers in Damaragidda block results shows that the first major constraint they faced was lack of knowledge of scientific crop production, Garret value 80 and Average score (80.02), the marketing constraint faced by Greengram farmers in Damaragidda block said that the frequent price fluctuations is major and is ranked first among the all other constraints, Garret value 85, Average score (80.05).The finding of the study indicate that there is need to call from Government and policy makers to pay attention on effective planning that would overcome the constraints faced by farmers.

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