Constraints Experienced by Vegetable Growers of Barwani District of M.P. in Adoption Scientific Vegetable Production Technology

Abstract

The study was carried out in Barwani District of M.P. 200 vegetable farmers were selected for the study as a sample. The results reveal that higher percentage of the respondents (49.50%) belonged to middle age group. They had primary education (36.50%) and belong to SC/ST (49.00%) cast. The results also reported that most of the vegetable growers were male (66.00%), small family size (59.50%), had medium experience (48.00%), small size of land holding (40.00%). The majority of farmers had medium scientific orientation (61.00%), per cent respondents were in the medium economic motivation (41.50%) and medium knowledge (59.50%) about vegetable cultivation. The most important technical constraints faced by the vegetable growers were lack scientific understanding of the package and its procedures (87.00 %), regarding socioeconomic factors, the main constraints mentioned by vegetable farmers were lack of knowledge about newer technologies and less exposure to the media (80.50%) and major constraints associates with organizational aspects expressed by the vegetable growers were low price during harvesting of vegetables/ market surplus (69.50%). The majority vegetable farmers suggested that vegetable growers need training on the scientific manner of vegetable producing techniques (67.50%) and there should be more cooperatives and FPOs readily available (70.00%).