EXTENT OF ADOPTION OF KHARIF GROUNDNUT PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Journal Title: International Journal of Agriculture Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 8, Issue 36
Abstract
Oilseeds crops have major role in Indian economy next to cereals. Among the oilseed crops, groundnut is an important edible oilseed crop of India. Groundnut seed contains 45 to 47 per cent edible oil, which is used as feeding (edible oil) purpose. Groundnut is most favourable oilseed crop in Banaskantha district. The average productivity of kharif groundnut was 1319 kg/ha. The cultivating area under kharif groundnut in this district was 39,425 ha during 2012-13 (Anon. 2013). But the potential yield of groundnut crop recorded on the research station was recorded as 2400 kg/ha. This means that the groundnut crop has still potentiality to increase the productivity. The area under kharif groundnut is increasing year by year, but the production is not increasing. The average yield of farm level is always lower than yield obtained in FLDs. This is wide gap between the farmer and FLD yield. This means that the groundnut crop has still potentiality to increase the productivity. This comparatively low productivity of kharif groundnut crop may be governed by many factors including adoption as well as many hindrances in the farmer's field situation. The present study was undertaken in Banaskantha district as having large area and more production under kharif groundnut in North Gujarat. Three talukas viz., Deesa, Dhanera and Dantiwada were selected purposively having higher area under kharif groundnut cultivation in the district. Five villages from each selected talukas were selected randomly. Majority of the groundnut growers (71.34%) were possessing medium level of adoption regarding recommended kharif groundnut production practices. From the above discussion, it can be concluded that considering the no-cost and low cost inputs in the package of practices had obtained more mean score, means those practices were adopted by more number of the groundnut growers. While in case the cost effective practices viz., irrigation, improved varieties, harvesting, sowing were adopted by majority of the farmers. In case of the complex practices which were got less adoption mean score index had adopted by less number of farmers.The correlation coefficient indicated that among 11 independent variables under study, education, land holding, annual income, extension participation, sources of information, yield gap index and farm mechanization were found associated positively and significantly associated with extent of adoption of recommended kharif groundnut production technology by the groundnut growers. The major constraints faced by the groundnut growers in adoption of recommended kharif groundnut production technology were; high cost of input (96.67%), high wages of labour (92.00%), high cost of seed (85.33) and lack of pure and good quality seed (80.00).
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M. M. PRAJAPATI
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