PROBLEMS FACED BY SUGARCANE GROWERS IN GUJARAT STATE

V.P. CHAUDHARI¹*, S.M. TRIVEDI^2
1Post Graduate Institute of Agri-Business Management, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 362 001, Gujarat, India
²Post Graduate Institute of Agri-Business Management, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 362 001, Gujarat, India
* Corresponding Author : viral6929@gmail.com

Received : 01-02-2023     Accepted : 26-02-2023     Published : 28-02-2023
Volume : 15     Issue : 2       Pages : 12209 - 12210
Int J Agr Sci 15.2 (2023):12209-12210

Keywords : Sugarcane growers, Sugar Co-operatives, Problem analysis, Garratt’s ranking
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Post Graduate Institute of Agri-Business Management, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, 362 001, Gujarat, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

The study was intended to identify the problems faced by the sugarcane growers in Gujarat state. A total 240 farmers were selected by the random sampling method from Gujarat state. When attempting to rank the problems, Garratt's ranking method was used. The result revealed that the majority of farmers faced low rate for sugarcane with a 80.24 mean score (rank I) followed by the high labour charges and non-availability of labour with mean score 71.34 (rank II) and 66.53 (rank III) dishonest in weighing at weigh bridge. Other significant issues were high cost of transportation, delay in payment of instalments, unnecessary deductions in the name of toll, charges, lack of mechanical harvester, diseases and insect pest, lack of regular visit and guidance by expert, lack of training facility on sugarcane cultivation and non-availability of credit at proper time and as required quantity.

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