CONSTRAINTS FACED BY FARMERS IN ADOPTING GREENHOUSE TECHNOLOGY (GT) IN ANAND DISTRICT OF GUJARAT
Journal Title: International Journal of Agriculture Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 62
Abstract
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.
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S. SMITHA
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